On 29 January 2022, the long-awaited reform of the Polish immigration law came into force, the purpose of which is to facilitate the procedures for legalising the stay and the obtaining of work permits by foreigners. The new regulations promise quite far-reaching facilitation, but only practice will show whether they will actually improve the whole process.

Main principles of the reform

Under the new regulations:

• the catalogue of circumstances that do not require a change in the temporary residence and work permit is expanded;
• the period of work has been extended to 24 months on the basis of a declaration of entrusting work to a foreigner;
• the deadline for granting a temporary residence permit in the first instance is 60 days, and in the appeal instance 90 days;
• instructing foreigners about their rights and obligations or the course of the proceedings and the exchange of certain information between the provincial governor or the Head of the Office for Foreigners and the competent services and authorities may take place electronically;
• priority for consideration by the provincial governor is given to applications of foreigners who are to perform work for entities conducting activities of strategic importance for the national economy.

We wrote in detail about some of these issues in pervious post: Positive changes in the employment of foreigners.

Changes for the better?

The extension of the period of work on the basis of the so-called statement on entrusting work to a...

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