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Strona domowa 9 Baza 9 Legal employment 9 I am a foreigner – I want to be legally employed 9 Work permit
Strona domowa 9 Baza 9 Legal employment 9 I am a foreigner – I want to be legally employed 9 Work permit

Work permit

If you want to be employed in Poland, but none of the conditions exempting you from the obligation to have a work permit apply to you, then before employing you, your employer must obtain a work permit from the competent voivode

INTERESTING FACT:
In the past, this permit was called “Type A work permit.” Currently, the name is more complicated – since June 2025 you will find it under the name “Work permit for the benefit of a Polish entity entrusting work to a foreigner.”

This is the most common document legalizing the work of foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland, which, unlike the declaration or notification, may be issued to any foreigner regardless of their citizenship.

Po kliknięciu w „ declaration” i „ notification” następuje przekierowanie do (2. a. ii. 2.) i (2. a. i. 2.)

The application for the issuance of a work permit should be submitted by the employer to the voivode competent for the company’s registered office or for the employer’s place of permanent residence as of the date of submitting the application.

IMPORTANT!
Before the amendment of the regulations in June 2025, employers could submit applications for a work permit both electronically and on paper (either directly at the voivodeship office or by mail). However, starting from 1 June 2025, such an application can be submitted only electronically via the online system (on the website praca.gov.pl – there is a ready-made form that must be completed and signed, e.g., via ePUAP). Applications submitted in any other way will not be considered. ”

When submitting an application for a work permit, your employer attaches an appropriate declaration of no criminal record (using a pre-made template) along with the necessary attachments. A detailed list of attachments will be specified in a regulation issued by the minister responsible for labor (which, as of 06.09.2025, has not yet been issued); however, a scan of the foreigner’s travel document relevant to the application is always required. Therefore, don’t be surprised if your future employer asks you to provide a scan of your passport.

The decision on the application for a work permit should be issued within one month, but if the case proves to be more complicated – within two months.

IMPORTANT!
A condition for obtaining a work permit is that the foreigner’s remuneration must not be lower than that of employees performing comparable work, and it must not be lower than the minimum wage. Moreover, after the amendment of the regulations in June 2025, a foreigner’s working time cannot be less than 1/4 of full-time and cannot exceed full-time. Therefore, if you want to earn a few extra hours per week (e.g., with another employer), this may be impossible, as the additional employer would not be able to obtain a work permit for you for less than 1/4 of full-time.

Once the work permit is obtained, your employer will give it to you – the so-called “foreigner’s aspect” is taken care of. Now you can sign the contract and start working.

Also read RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE (link do innego artykułu dot. obowiązków)

REMEMBER!
Your work should comply with the work permit (e.g., job position, type of contract, place of work, remuneration, etc.), and as a rule, any change in working conditions should be preceded by an amendment or issuance of a new work permit. Nevertheless, an amendment or a new work permit will not always be necessary. For example, in the case of a change in your company’s registered office, takeover of the workplace by another entity, or a change in the job title (without changing the scope of the foreign worker’s duties) – this will not be required.
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