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Entry conditions

Information for EEA citizens (EU+Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) and Switzerland

  1. In order to cross the border of the RP, a citizen of the EU needs a valid travel document or other document certifying his/her identity and citizenship.
  2. If you are a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Economic Area (EU+Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) or Switzerland, you may stay in Poland for the first three months on the basis of your travel document (ID or passport).
  3. Those who stay longer than three months require a residence permit or temporary residence permit.
  4. The procedure of granting a residence permit or a temporary residence permit results in granting an EU citizen the EU citizen's residence card.

The above-mentioned documents are issued by the voivode of the voivodship where you intend to reside.

Once you get these documents, you should register at the place of your residence, that is in the Local Registration Office of your district. Upon registration you will be given PESEL (personal number of Public Electronic System of Population Evidence).

Information for non-EEA citizens

In order to enter Poland and work in Poland legally, you need to have a valid travel document (passport) and a visa for employment purposes. Different types of visas are issued by Polish embassies or consulates located in your home country (to check their location, see website of Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
 
Generally, there are two types of visas relevant for foreign researchers:
 
1) type C Schengen visa (issued by a country of the Schengen zone) - is issued for max 3 months within a 6-month period for a stay in Poland;
 
2) type D national visa - entitles you to stay in Poland legally for a period of usually up to 1 year; also having this type of visa, you can travel to other Schengen countries for max 3 months within a 6-month period.
 
Foreign researchers planning to come to Poland usually apply for the national type D visa which is issued as the employment visa.
 
The procedure of applying for the visa varies depending on whether a researcher is coming to Poland to work in a PUBLIC or NON-PUBLIC institution.
 
1. In the first case in order to receive the employment visa, you only need to present a document (letter) from the future employer which confirms that you will be working for this particular institution.
 
2. In the second case, in order to apply for the employment visa, you will need a work permit. It is your employer in Poland who applies for the work permit for you and pays for it (the procedure is described in the Polish part of the portal "For institutions"). The procedure lasts up to 1.5 month. Having received the work permit, the employer needs to send it to the researcher.
 
If you plan to come to Poland with your family, you need to include their details in the visa application form; plus you need to enclose documents certifying family relationships.
 
You can stay in Poland legally until your visa expires.

What to do if I want to stay in Poland after my visa expires?

If you plan to prolong your stay in Poland, you should do the following - at least 45 days before the visa's expiration date:
 
You need to legalise your stay in Poland by:
  1. obtaining a residency permit for a determined period of time (the most frequent in case of researchers)
  2. obtaining a permit to settle on the territory of the Republic of Poland
  3. obtaining a EC-long term residence permit.
Having one of these documents, you should register at the place of your residence in the local commune (or municipal) office of your district. Upon registration, PESEL (personal number of Public Electronic System of Population Evidence) number will be assigned to you.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 December 2011 11:11
 
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