Want to Start a Business in Poland? 5 Things to Check Before Registration
Sole proprietorship (JDG) or a company? Before you register a business in Poland, check five things: your residence rights, the legal form, your budget, hiring and accounting.
Changing Employer During Temporary Residence – When Do You Need to Change Your Permit?
LEGAL STAY STEP BY STEP · 10/12 Changing employer, position or employment terms? Or maybe you’re ending your job and starting your own business? Not every one of these situations calls for the same action. Depending on exactly what is changing, the right path may be amending your existing permit, filing a completely new residence…
Legal Stay Does Not Always Mean Legal Work – How Do These Two Conditions Differ?
Legal Stay Step by Step · 09/12 Legal stay and legal work are not the same thing. You can stay in Poland legally without having the right to work. You can also hold a document related to employment, but if your stay is not legal or its basis does not allow you to work, the…
Change of Address, Voivodeship, or Family Situation During the Procedure – What Must Be Reported?
Legal Stay Step by Step · 08/12 Some changes during a residence case are not “optional information for the office.” They must be reported, and some of them directly change which office has jurisdiction, or the basis on which the voivode assesses the application. Key takeaway A change of your address for service must be…
Can You Leave Poland While Waiting for a Residence Card?
Legal Stay Step by Step · 07/12 A foreign national waiting for a decision can, as a rule, leave Poland. What matters, however, is not leaving the country itself, but whether they will have a valid basis for re-entry on the day they plan to return. Key takeaway A foreign national waiting for a decision…
MOS Certificate – What Does It Confirm and What Does It Not Authorize?
Legal Stay Step by Step · 06/12 The MOS certificate can document the legality of your continued stay in Poland while proceedings are ongoing, but it is not a visa, a residence card, or a travel document. As of 27 April 2026, it replaced the former passport stamp and is issued by the voivode after…
I applied for a residence card – is my stay still legal?
Legal Stay Step by Step · 05/12 Submitting a residence permit application can let a foreign national keep their legal stay in Poland while the case is being processed, but this does not happen automatically or in every situation. As of 27 April 2026, applications for a temporary residence permit, a permanent residence permit, and…
