Type A work permit - applies to a foreigner performing work in Poland on the basis of a contract with an entity whose registered office or place of residence, or branch, plant or other form of organized activity is located in Poland.
Type B work permit - applies to a foreigner performing work consisting in performing functions in the management board of a legal person entered in the register of entrepreneurs or being a capital company in the organization for a period of 6 months during the next 12 months.
Type C work permit - applies to a foreigner who performs work for a foreign employer and is delegated to Poland for a period exceeding 30 days in a calendar year to a branch or plant of a foreign entity or a related entity, within the meaning of the Act of 26 July 1991. on personal income tax, with a foreign employer.
Type D work permit - applies to a foreigner who performs work for a foreign employer without a branch, plant or other form of organized activity in Poland and is delegated to Poland for the purpose of providing temporary and occasional services (export service).
Type E work permit - applies to a foreigner who performs work for a foreign employer and is delegated to Poland for a period exceeding 30 days during the next 6 months for a purpose other than that indicated in the type B, C, D permits.