FAQ

INVITATION

Created on: 12.02.2020

You can submit current bank account statement with the information regarding closing balance on this account.

Created on: 12.02.2020

No. You will have to provide documents confirming the ownership of a property and amount of funds.

Created on: 12.02.2020

The length of the invitation depends on the amount of funds you have to cover the costs of accommodation for a foreigner and the costs of the invited foreigner's return trip to his/her place of origin or residence or his/her transit to a third country that will permit the entry, equal to the price of the ticket to this country.

Created on: 12.02.2020

Invitation can be issued for up to one year period. The period of the invitation depends on how long you can provide accommodation for the foreigner and on the amount of your funds.

Created on: 12.02.2020

No. Invitation is a documents that might be needed during visa procedure at the Polish consulate and only for tourist purpose. If you want to work in Poland, your employer should apply for work permit or register a declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner. If you are in Poland, you can apply for temporary residence and work permit.

Created on: 12.02.2020

No. Invitation is a documents that might be needed during visa procedure at the Polish consulate. If you are granted a visa, you will be allowed to cross the border.

Created on: 12.02.2020

See the invitation procedure details

Created on: 12.02.2020

No, you need an invitation only while applying for visa in order to come to Poland. If you are already in Poland and you would like to extend your stay you should apply for a visa extention or temporary residence permit.

Created on: 12.02.2020

Yes, but only if they have been staying in Poland directly before the issuance of the invitation legally and continuously for the period of 5 years or were granted a permanent residence permit or a residence permit for a long-term resident of the EU.

Employment of a Foreigner

Created on: 09.04.2020

The stamp in the passport confirms that a temporary residence application has been submitted and you are waiting for your decision - your stay is legal until the decision is issued. It does not mean, however, that you can "automatically" start working in Poland.

For you to legally work one of the following circumstances must occur:

  • on the day of application for a temporary residence permit, you had the right to work in Poland (e.g. a declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner from the local employment office or a work permit), and you currently hold that permission;
  • your application follows a previous one for a temporary residence and work permit in the same company and the same position, the same type of contract (continuation of employment);
  • on the day of application for a temporary residence and work permit, you had a valid work permit type A, and you applied for the same company and the same position, the same kind of contract (continuation of employment) for which you had your work permit type A;
  • on the day of application for a temporary residence and work permit, you had a valid declaration of entrusting work to a foreigner from a local employment office issued for an employment contract, on which you worked without interruption for over 3 months, and you have applied for the same company and the same position and the same the type of contract (continuation of employment) for which you had the declaration;
  • on the day of application for a temporary residence and work permit, you had a valid declaration on entrusting work to a foreigner from local employment office issued for an employment contract on which you worked less than 3 months, your application was formal errors free, and you received a stamp - you are waiting for your decision - you can only work until the end of the declaration, unless your employer applies additionally for a work permit type A, after a full 3 months of your work on the declaration, but before its end, and the work permit type A is for the same the company, position and type of contract for which the declaration from the local employment office was issued.

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