National visa D and work: visa purpose decides legality
The purpose code printed on the visa sticker decides whether a valid work permit can be used at all.
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Penalty for Illegal Employment of a Foreigner in 2026
A fine calculated per foreigner, an inspector's ticket and the duty to copy documents: what a company that failed to check papers faces.
Legal employment check for foreigners: key documents
A legal employment check starts where people work, so it's worth having the full document set quickly on hand on site.
EU Blue Card: conditions, salary threshold and procedure
Instead of checking the local labour market, the office checks the salary from the contract and the foreigner's qualifications.
Permanent residence permit and work: no work permits
Permanent residence removes the need for a work permit, so legalization procedures drop out of employment costs. The residence card still has an expiry date.
Single residence and work permit: rules and timeframes
One application instead of two paths, but any change in work terms may hit the right to stay immediately.
Starost's opinion: labour market test abolished
A step that once added weeks to the procedure now applies only to a small number of cases opened before the June 2025 reform.
Passport stamp and legal stay: what changed
Since 2026, legal stay during proceedings is confirmed by a certificate from the MOS portal, not a passport stamp.
Residence card documents: a complete set the first time
Formal gaps in a residence card application don't end in refusal, but they add weeks to the process.
Work without a permit: who is exempt in Poland
The most important residence titles exempt from the work permit requirement, and a warning against stretching them to similar situations.
Legalizing stay vs. legalizing work: the difference
The right to stay in Poland and the right to work run on separate tracks, and confusing them can lead to illegal employment.
Changing employer and work permit in Poland: what counts
A work permit is tied to the employer and the position: some changes need a new document, others only a notification.
PESEL number for foreigners: how to get one
The number without which you can't settle taxes or see a doctor, and it can be obtained in two different ways.
Extending a Polish work permit in 2026: what to do
The extension procedure no longer exists: a new application must be filed by the last day the current permit is valid.
Type S seasonal work permit: industries and month limit
The type S seasonal permit applies to a closed list of industries and has a hard monthly limit: it is not a cheaper version of the standard permit.
PESEL with UKR status: when it can be lost
UKR status on a PESEL number works automatically and expires just as automatically after a longer trip away from Poland.
Notification of entrusting work to a Ukrainian citizen
The deadline for notification shortened in 2026 to 7 days, and the duty returns with every change of employment terms, not only at hiring.
Permit types C, D, E: work under posting
Under posting the employer stays abroad, but the permit application is still filed, just with a different time threshold for each of the three types.
Type B work permit in Poland: when it's required
A type B work permit is required when a foreigner sits on a management board for more than 6 months within 12: what counts is time, not the contract.
Visa-free work in Poland: what's allowed in 90 days
Visa-free entry permits stay, not work; the right to work depends on citizenship and a separate document.
Employment of Ukrainian citizens in Poland: 2026 rules
On what basis Ukrainian citizens work in Poland in 2026, what deadlines apply and what the employer must do.
Residence card and work: what the annotation means
Does a residence card let you work for any employer, and how to read the labor market access annotation.
Declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner in 2026
A simplified path for citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine: who qualifies, for how long, and what duties it places on the employer.
Legalizing a Foreigner's Stay in Poland in 2026
Grounds for stay, applying for temporary residence through the MOS portal, and mistakes that extend the case by months.
Type A work permit: application, timeline, changes
The most common permit type: who applies, what the document covers and when it stops being enough.
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