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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PESEL number is an eleven-digit numeric identifier that enables easy identification of the person it is assigned to. PESEL number includes the date of birth, a serial number, gender designation, and a control digit. The PESEL number is commonly used in contacts with various institutions and in legal transactions, such as:
• all types of official matters, e.g., marriage, change of residence, inheritance or court proceedings;
• employment purposes, including employment contracts, contracts for specific work, or mandate contracts;
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.
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.
Entry and stay entitlement that entitles you to stay in Poland, granted for a period from 3 months up to 3 years. The conditions for obtaining a temporary residence permit vary depending on the purpose of stay in Poland, e.g., temporary residence and work permit, temporary residence permit due to studies, etc. The permit is issued in the form of a decision by the voivode competent for your place of residence in Poland.
You must leave the territory of Poland no later than the last day of:
• your visa validity, unless you have applied for a visa extension;
• your temporary residence card validity, unless you have applied for a new permit;
• your visa-free travel, if you are entitled to enter and stay in Poland without a visa,
• the validity of another entry and stay entitlement, (e.g. a residence card issued by another Schengen country), provided that the conditions for stay under that document are met;
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.
