FAQ

• You should inform us about it and provide your current correspondence address. We will send you a notice in which you will be requested to submit documents confirming your purpose of stay in Poland. In you still want to work in Poland, submit Annex No 1. Furthermore, you will also be required to submit the labour market test  or provide documents confirming you are exempted from the obligation to obtain it.  
• If you would like us to further examine your case on the basis of any other circumstances, you need to submit a written declaration on the change of purpose of stay – then you will be requested to submit relevant documents confirming your new purpose of stay.

• If the foreigner continues to work for the same employer/industry on the same conditions of employment as those indicated in previous residence permit, s/he can legally work;
• If work is performed on different conditions than those indicated in the residence and work permit, the foreigner will not be entitled to work legally, unless s/he holds another document entitling to legal work, such as a registered  declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner issued by District Employment Agency, or a work permit.
• Having a stamp, the foreigner can travel form Poland to his/her country of origin, provided that the country of origin borders with Poland or has a direct flight connection with Poland. However, in order to re-enter the territory of Poland, the foreigner will need to obtain a new visa from the competent Consular Office in his country of origin, or be eligible for the visa waiver (provided that the foreigner is a citizen of one of the countries whose nationals are exempted from visa requirement).

• If you work on the basis of an employment contract or a contract of mandate, submission of additional health insurance policy is not required;
• If you perform work on the basis of a project delivery contract, you need to submit documents confirming you have health insurance.

The stamp does not entitle you to take up legal employment in Poland. In order to work legally, you need to fulfil one of the following conditions:

1. On the day of the submission of your application, you were a holder of a valid document entitling you to work legally (a valid declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner or a work permit) and that document is still valid;
2. You applied for a new residence and work permit, and the grounds of your employment have not changed since your previous permit was issued, i.e. you still occupy the same job position in the same company (continuation of employment);
3. On the day of your application, you held a valid type A work permit and you applied for a residence and work permit on the basis of employment in the same company for which the work permit was issued (on condition that your position and type of employment contract have not changed) - continuation of employment;
4. On the day of your application, you held a valid declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner, based on employment contract (excluding civil law contracts), on the basis of which you had been working for the three months preceding the application, and you occupy the same position in the same company for which the declaration was issued – continuation of employment;
5. On the day of your application, you held a valid  declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner issued by District Employment Agency, based on employment contract (excluding civil law contracts), on the basis of which you had been working for at least three full months, your application contained no formal errors and you received a stamp in your passport – certifying that you applied for a residence permit – you can legally work for as long as the declaration is valid, unless your employer applies for a type A work permit (not earlier than after full three months of your work on the basis of the declaration, but before it expires). Additionally, your job position, the employer and the type of contract must remain the same as those indicated in the declaration of work entrustment issued by District Employment Agency;
6. You are exempted from the necessity to obtain o work permit, for instance: you are a graduate of Polish secondary schools, or have completed full time studies (tertiary education), or full-time doctoral studies at Polish universities and scientific and research institutions.