20/12/2021
If you are considering working in Poland and want to apply for a work visa, you must know that employer should apply for a specific type of work permit
It is the employer who has to apply for the work permit for the hired foreigner. Work permits are issued by a relevant regional office called Voivodship Office relevant for the region of employer's location. The work permit authorizes the foreigner to work only for this particular employer specified in the work permit. In order to perform work for another employer, a new work permit is required.
The document includes: the name of the employer, position or type of work, minimum salary required by law, mode (full-time/part-time) and the permit's validity date.
The work permit is issued for a set time period, not longer than 3 years; it can be renewed.
Types of work permits:
Work permit A - for foreigners working in the Republic of Poland on a contract basis with an entity which is headquartered, has a branch, place of residence, facility, or another form business within the territory of the Republic of Poland.
Work permit B - for foreigners: holding a post on the board of a legal entity entered in to the commercial register or being a limited company, in an organization or in relation to managing a limited or a limited joint-stock partnership as a general partner or due to having been appointed proxy rights for a period of at least 6 months within the last 12 subsequent months.
Work permit C - for foreigners who are employed by an employer abroad, who delegates them to the Republic of Poland for periods longer than 30 days in a calendar year to a branch or facility of the foreign entity or an entity related to the foreign employer, as understood by the provisions of the Act of 26 July 1991 on Personal Income Tax (Journal of Laws of 2016, item 2032, as amended)
Work permit D - for foreigners who work for a foreign employer that does not have a branch, facility, or other business activity in the Republic of Poland, who are delegated to the Republic of Poland to provide occasional and temporary services (export services).
Work permit E - for foreigners who are employed with an employer abroad, who delegates the foreigner to the Republic of Poland for periods longer than 30 days in 6 consecutive months for reasons different than those outlined in permits B, C, or D.
In cases where the specificity of the work carried out makes it impossible to pinpoint the main place of the work, the permit is issued by the Mazowieckie Voivode.
If you’re submitting documents in a foreign language, you also have to provide a Polish translation, certified by a sworn translator.
Be aware of fake work permits!!!
Contact only with legal employment agencies!!!
