Temporary residence permit for the purpose of performing work in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer (ICT)

Regulations

A temporary residence permit for the purpose of performing work as part of an intra-corporate transfer is regulated in the Regulations of Chapter 3a. of Section V. of the Act of 12 December 2013 on foreigners (i.e., Journal of Laws of 2024, item 769).

The substantive requirements for its granting are set out in Article 139a (1) and, in the case of an employee undergoing an internship, additionally in Article 139a (2) of the said Act.

The Regulations on the granting of ICT permits shall apply in conjunction with the regulations on the granting of all types of temporary residence permits adopted in Chapter 1 of Chapter V: General Part.

The Act also contains a reference to implementing acts regulating the relevant issues concerning the granting of this permit, in particular to:

• Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of April 17, 2019 on the application for granting a temporary residence permit to a foreigner (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 779);

• Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of 26 July 2022 on fees collected in the Republic of Poland from foreigners for issuing and exchanging documents that may be issued to foreigners and the procedure for their payment (Journal of Laws of 2022, item 1583).