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2 programs for Poland. Explore the options and get an expert assessment.
Poland's residence-and-work permit for highly qualified non-EU professionals (Niebieska Karta UE). It requires higher qualifications and a salary above a defined threshold, and offers easier employer changes and EU mobility over time.
This permit is for non-EU nationals running or managing a business in Poland — sole traders, board members, general partners and commercial proxies. The business must meet a viability or job-creation test, and you must show stable income.
There are several routes — including long-term lawful residence, Polish origin, holding a Karta Polaka, or being the spouse of a Polish citizen — applied for through the voivode.
Yes. A lawfully resident non-EU sponsor can usually bring a spouse and minor children through a family-reunification residence permit.
The main business route is the Temporary Residence Permit for Business Activity, for entrepreneurs, company directors and partners. The business must meet a viability or job-creation test, and you must show stable income and proper company documentation.
It is a document confirming Polish heritage for eligible people of Polish descent. It is not a residence permit but gives a fast track to permanent residence and later to Polish citizenship.
Poland is an EU member that decides permits through the voivode. The main non-EU routes are the single permit, EU Blue Card, study, business activity, family reunification, permanent residence (pobyt stały), the EU long-term resident permit, and citizenship by recognition.
It is one decision by the voivode that authorises both residence and employment in Poland, so you do not need a separate residence permit and work permit.
Yes. Most third-country nationals need a single permit (combined residence and work) or a separate work permit; EU/EEA and Swiss citizens do not.
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Work abroad — Poland