Of course, yet the employment process depends on a few factors. Depending on your nationality, different documents and procedures at the Employment Office (Urząd Pracy) will be needed.
We remind you that all documents must be up to date. Stamps, dates, and other data must be readable.
👍 You DON’T need a work permit in the following situations:
You have the status of a full-time (daytime) student in Poland
- Required confirmation: photos/scans of both sides of the student ID and a student status confirmation from your school/university
You are a graduate of a Polish secondary school or daytime Polish university or other science and research institutes
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of the certificate of completion of studies or a high school diploma).
You have a permanent residence permit in Poland
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of both sides of the permanent residence card.
You have a Pole’s Card (Karta Polaka)
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of both sides of your Pole’s Card).
You have permission to stay for humanitarian reasons, tolerated stay in Poland, refugee status granted in Poland, or you benefit from subsidiary protection or temporary protection in Poland
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of the residence card).
You have a temporary residence permit in Poland granted in connection with marriage to a Polish citizen or a foreigner with refugee status, subsidiary protection, permanent residence permit or long-term EU resident status, tolerated stay or temporary protection granted in Poland
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of the temporary residence card and an extract from the civil status act (in case of marriage).
You are a citizen of Turkey entitled under the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Turkey
You have a valid visa issued for humanitarian reasons
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of the visa).
You have a valid visa with the annotation “Poland. Business Harbor”
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of the visa).
➡️ The full list of exceptions is available at: https://www.biznes.gov.pl/pl/portal/00295
Citizens of the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland 🇪🇺🇨🇭
➡️ Citizens of the EU, EEA, and Switzerland can work in Poland without a work permit.
- The only information we require is a readable photo/scan of an ID document, preferably a passport.
EU countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, and Sweden.
EEA countries: Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein.
Citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, and Moldova 🇦🇲🇧🇾🇬🇪🇲🇩
If you are a citizen of one of these countries, but do not meet any criteria from the above section “You DON’T need a work permit in the following situations”, you need a declaration of entrusting work to a foreigner (PSZ-OPWP - in Polish, it's "Oświadczenie o powierzeniu wykonywania pracy cudzoziemcowi") from the Employment Office. Without it, you can’t legally work in Poland - you have to wait until the Employment Office confirms that PSZ-OPWP is ready.
❗ The declaration is submitted by Appjobs. When done, Work Office has 7 days to approve it. The Work Office requires 100 PLN to prepare such declaration - we will deduct from your settlements after you start working.
➡️ To prepare such declaration, Appjobs needs:
- Confirmation of legal stay in Poland - your passport (all filled pages of the passport) and a visa or residence card.
Citizens of Ukraine 🇺🇦
If you are a citizen of Ukraine or their husband / wife, and entered Poland from the territory of Ukraine after February 23, 2022, the conditions of your employment are very much simplified. All you need is a notification of entrusting work to a citizen of Ukraine (in Polish: powiadomienie o powierzeniu pracy obywatelowi Ukrainy). The declaration is submitted by Appjobs. These declarations are free of charge for Ukrainian citizens.
➡️ To prepare such delaration, Appjobs needs at least 1 of the following documents:
Your passport
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of all filled pages of your passport.
Your Permanent or Temporary Residence card
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of both sides of the residence card.
Your School ID
- Required confirmation: provide scans/photos of both sides of the ID.
Citizens of other countries
❗ If you are a citizen of any country not specified above, and you don’t meet any of the requirements specified in the “You DON’T need a work permit in the following situations” section above, you can't start working with us.
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