Temporary residence and work permit

Documents

a. Documents required at the application stage

A foreigner applying for a temporary residence and work permit submits to the voivode competent for their place of stay:

• completed, in accordance with the instruction, application form for a temporary residence permit - under pain of leaving the application unprocessed. Rules for completing the application are presented in the following stage: “Completing the application”.

• Appendix 1 to the application for a temporary residence permit, completed in full by the employer and signed by a person authorized to represent the employer - under pain of leaving the application unprocessed. It should be remembered that the terms of entrusting work specified in Appendix 1 must be valid on the day of issuing the permit and must comply with the conditions resulting from other documents, e.g. employment contract or information from the starost.

• 4 up-to-date photographs that clearly show the foreigner's face, without a hat and obscuring lenses, meeting the detailed criteria defined by law - under pain of not processing the application.

• a photocopy of a valid travel document (at the same time presents the person accepting the application with its original for inspection - under pain of leaving the application unprocessed); Note: The requirement to present a travel document at the voivodship office does not apply to the Ukrainian citizens and other foreigners having the status "UKR".

  In a particularly justified case, if a foreigner does not have a valid travel document and they are not possible to obtain it, they may present another document confirming their identity in a way that does not raise any doubts. At the same time, they should document the objective inability to obtain a travel document and the efforts made to obtain it.

• Proof of payment of stamp duty. Go to the "Stamp duty” step for more information.

b. Other documents

At the stage of submitting the application, it is also desirable to present the documents necessary to confirm the data contained in the application and the circumstances justifying the application for a temporary residence permit. The date of settling the matter depends on the date of its submission. If the required documents are not attached to the application, the voivode calls for them to be sent within a period of not less than 14 days.

Such evidence is not subject to the consequence of leaving the application unprocessed and may be supplemented in the course of the proceedings. However, it should be remembered that attaching full documentation already at the stage of submitting the application is in accordance with the interest of the party. It organizes and simplifies the procedure, because already at the initial stage, the authority can make correct determinations with regard to the foreigner's situation, which undoubtedly speeds up the process of processing the application and reduces the risks associated with the need for supplementing documentation by a foreigner in the further course of the procedure for granting a temporary residence permit.

The evidence to be presented in the proceedings includes:

• Information from the starost that it is not possible to meet the employer's staffing needs based on the registers of the unemployed and jobseekers or about the negative result of recruitment organized for the employer, alternatively, document / s confirming the exemption from the obligation to present it;

• an employment certificate from the latest employer if they previously performed work in Poland;

• in the case of work under a contract for specific work - a current document confirming health insurance;

• in the case of regulated professions - documents confirming formal qualifications or meeting the required conditions;

• in the event of the will to be represented in the proceedings by an attorney - a power of attorney with a confirmation of payment of stamp duty.

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Remember!

• the documents should be attached in the original or in a copy certified to be a true copy of the original by a notary public or the party's attorney who is an attorney-at-law or legal advisor; certification of the compliance of the copy with the original may also be made by an authorized employee of the voivodeship office in the administration office, upon presentation of the original document;

• documents drawn up in a foreign language must be presented together with a sworn translation into Polish; the register of sworn translators is kept by the Ministry of Justice and is available HERE.

• closely related documents should be presented jointly (e.g., a sublease agreement with a lease agreement) and be valid on the date the permit is issued.

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