As of January 1, 2025, the minimum gross monthly wage is PLN 4,666, and the minimum gross hourly rate for specific civil-law contracts is PLN 30.50.
Legal basis: The Regulation of the Council of Ministers of September 12, 2024 on the amount of the minimum remuneration for work and the amount of the minimum hourly rate in 2025 (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 13662).
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A document confirming your tax declaration for a given financial year, submitted to the competent tax office.
A written statement authorizing a designated person to obtain information about the status and progress of your case. The scope of the authorization includes access to information only. It is not the same as the power of attorney.
These are the funds you must ensure for the invited foreigner. Currently, the minimum amount is PLN 515 for yourself, each family member financially dependent on you, and each invited foreigner during their stay. If the above costs are covered jointly with your spouse, attach a written consent from your spouse along with documents confirming your spouse’s financial resources to the application.
Return travel costs for the invited foreigner to their country of origin or residence are considered to be:
• PLN 200 for return to a country bordering Poland,
A notary public is a legal professional appointed by the Minister of Justice, authorized to prepare notarial deeds and perform other notarial acts, such as certifying the authenticity of signatures or confirming that a copy of a document is consistent with the original. Pursuant to the law, documents prepared by a notary carry the status of official documents.
If the proceedings were suspended at your request, you may submit a request to reopen them at any time. No special justification is required. It is enough to state that the suspended proceedings may now continue. If there are any changes to your address, please notify us. You have 3 years to submit a request for reopening the proceedings, counted from the date of the suspension of proceedings. After that time, it shall be assumed that you withdraw your application, and the proceedings will be closed.
Also referred to as a certificate of sponsorship or an invitation — it is a document confirming that the inviting person (e.g. a Polish citizen) has undertaken the obligation to cover the costs related to the planned stay of the invited foreigner in Poland, including accommodation, meals, and return travel expenses to the country of origin. The ability to fulfil this obligation is verified during the processing of the application for the entry of the invitation into the Invitation Register.
Voivode is a government-appointed governor who represents the central government at the regional level, specifically within a voivodeship (province) The Voivode is the authority responsible for issuing decisions on granting residence permits in Poland.
The person who signed the application; in the case of minors, the applicant is the parent or legal guardian.
