Legalization of work in Poland

Type A - Local Work Type B - Management Type C - Delegation Type D - Occasional Services Type E - Long-term Delegation Type S - Seasonality

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A work permit of type A

  • A work permit of type A is issued to a foreigner who is employed in Poland under a contract with an entity (employer) whose registered office, place of residence, branch, establishment, or other form of organized activity is located in Poland.
  • The foreigner’s salary cannot be lower than that of employees performing similar work or in a comparable position. The monthly salary must also not be lower than the minimum wage.
  • The employer must have information from the relevant county governor’s office regarding the inability to meet the employer’s personnel needs based on the registers of unemployed and job seekers.
  • A work permit of type A is issued for a period not exceeding 3 years but can be extended. The application for the extension of the permit should be submitted by the employer no earlier than 90 days and no later than 30 days before the expiration of the permit’s validity.

A work permit of type B

  • This pertains to a foreigner who holds a position on the management board of a legal entity registered in the business register, serves on the management board of a legal entity that is a capital company, manages the affairs of a limited partnership or limited joint-stock partnership as a general partner, or acts as a proxy if they have held this position for more than 6 months within the past 12 months.
  • The company, of which the foreigner is to be a member of the management board, general partner, or proxy, must meet certain financial and employment conditions or demonstrate the means or activities necessary to meet these conditions in the future.
  • A type B permit can be issued for a period of 3 years, unless the legal entity employs more than 25 people, in which case the permit can be issued for a period not exceeding 5 years.
  • Similar to a type A permit, a type B permit can be extended. The application for the extension of the permit should be submitted by the employer no earlier than 90 days and no later than 30 days before the expiration of the permit’s validity.

A work permit of type C

  • A type C work permit is intended for a foreigner employed by a company based outside the European Union, the European Economic Area, or Switzerland, and is delegated to work in Poland for a period exceeding 30 days in a calendar year. The company delegating the employee may be connected to another entity through capital, organizational, or personal ties.
  • A type C work permit is not required for a foreigner delegated to Poland for a period not exceeding 3 months in a calendar year, for tasks such as assembly, maintenance, or repair of supplied equipment, structures, machines, or other equipment, acceptance of ordered equipment, employee training, or assembly and disassembly of trade fair booths.
  • The application for a type C work permit is submitted solely by the employer delegating the employee to work in Poland.
  • A type C work permit is issued for a specified period, covering the planned delegation of the foreigner, but not exceeding 3 years. This permit can be extended by submitting an application no earlier than 90 days and no later than 30 days before the expiration of the current permit’s validity.

A work permit of type D

  • A type D work permit is intended for a foreigner employed by a company based outside the European Union, the European Economic Area, or Switzerland, and is delegated to work in Poland to perform temporary and occasional services, known as export services. The delegating company must not have a branch, establishment, or other organized form of activity on the territory of Poland.
  • A type D work permit is not required for a foreigner delegated to Poland for a period not exceeding 3 months in a calendar year, for tasks such as assembly, maintenance, or repair of supplied equipment, structures, machines, or other equipment, acceptance of ordered equipment, employee training, or assembly and disassembly of trade fair booths.
  • The application for a type D work permit is submitted solely by the employer delegating the employee to work in Poland.
  • A type D work permit is issued for a specified period, covering the duration of the export service, but not exceeding 3 years. This permit can be extended by submitting an application no earlier than 90 days and no later than 30 days before the expiration of the current permit’s validity.

A work permit of type E

  • A type E work permit is intended for a foreigner who is employed by a company based outside the European Union, the European Economic Area, or Switzerland and is delegated to work in Poland for a period exceeding 30 days within the following 6 months. The foreigner must be delegated to Poland for a purpose different from type C permits (delegation to the employer’s branch, establishment, or affiliated entity for more than 30 days in a calendar year) and type D permits (providing temporary and occasional services, also known as export services).
  • A type E work permit is not required for a foreigner delegated to Poland for a period not exceeding 3 months in a calendar year, for tasks such as assembly, maintenance, or repair of supplied equipment, structures, machines, or other equipment, acceptance of ordered equipment, employee training, or assembly and disassembly of trade fair booths.
  • The application for a type E work permit is submitted solely by the employer delegating the employee to work in Poland.
  • A type E work permit is issued for a specified period, typically covering the planned delegation of the foreigner, but not exceeding 3 years. This permit can be extended by submitting an application no earlier than 90 days and no later than 30 days before the expiration of the current permit’s validity.

 

A work permit of type S

  • A type S work permit is intended for foreigners who perform seasonal work, i.e., work in industries dependent on seasons or weather conditions. Such work must be carried out for a period not exceeding 9 months in a calendar year and within activities recognized as seasonal. Foreigners can only engage in seasonal work based on a seasonal work permit, unless they are exempt from the obligation to obtain a work permit.
  • Citizens of Ukraine and their spouses, if they are in Poland legally, can perform seasonal work without any permits. When hiring citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, or Ukraine for seasonal work, the employer, when submitting an application for a seasonal work permit, does not need to provide information from the county governor regarding the inability to meet the employer’s personnel needs in the local labor market.
  • For citizens of other countries outside the European Union, it is necessary to include information from the county governor about the inability to meet the employer’s personnel needs in the local labor market.
  • A type S work permit can be issued as a multi-season permit for periods not exceeding 9 months in a calendar year, for no more than 3 consecutive calendar years if the employer intends to systematically employ foreigners from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, or Ukraine for seasonal work and has at least once in the 5 years preceding the date of the application assigned work to a foreigner based on a seasonal work permit. The application for a seasonal work permit should be submitted before the foreigner starts working.

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