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The difference between Work Permit and Residence and Work Permit in Poland.

The difference between Work Permit and Residence and Work Permit in Poland. These two at first sight very similar concepts carry quite different meanings and functions: Work permit is a document issued to foreigners intending to start working in Poland. This document is not a basis for crossing the borders of Poland or other EU member countries. To receive it, the future employer must apply for issuing such permit to the immigration office. If a foreigner stays outside of Poland, he can use #work permit to obtain a work visa at the consular section of the Polish Embassy. If a foreigner legally resides in Poland (has actual work visa), then on the basis of #work permit, he can simply start working with this employer. If a foreigner has entered Poland on the basis of work visa obtained by a #work permit from a specific employer, he can only start working with that specific employer. If a foreigner wants to change his employer, the new employer must obtain a new #wor...

Permanent residence in Poland: Long-Term EU and Permanent Residence

Poland provides for two forms of indefinite duration residence permits for foreigners: • Permanent residence permit (pobyt stały) • Long-term EU residence (długoterminego UE) The knowledge of the Polish language at the intermediate level (B1), confirmed by a state certificate, is a requirement for obtaining a permanent residence permit or a long-term EU residence permit Permanent residence permit You can submit the application if: You have Polish origins and you want to live on the Polish territory permanently or you have been married to a Polish citizen for more than 3 years before the day of submission of the application to obtain permission for permanent residence and directly before submitting this application you stayed on the Polish territory for at least 2 years with no break, based on the permission for stay issued connected to being married to a Polish citizen or connected to getting refugee status, supplementary protection, or permission for stay due to humanit...

B1 Language Level Required for Permanent and New Citizens

The knowledge of the Polish language at the intermediate level (B1), confirmed by a state certificate, is to be a requirement for obtaining a permanent residence permit or a long-term EU residence permit, pursuant to the draft amendments to the Act on foreigners . Foreigners of Polish origin, holders of the Card of the Pole, foreigners granted asylum (not subsidiary protection), victims of human trafficking, children born in Poland and children under the age of 16 are to be exempted from this obligation. For the Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights , the new integration requirement for permanent residence is not justified because the majority of foreigners (apart from foreigners granted international protection) are not entitled to state-organised integration programmes nor Polish language courses. Similar argument raised by NGOs persuaded the previous government not to introduce this additional residence requirement to the 2013 Act on foreigners. Currently, the level of the ...