When to apply?
You can obtain a temporary residence permit in order to perform work as part of an intra-corporate transfer if you perform work as a managerial staff member, a specialist or an employee undergoing an internship in the so-called receiving entity based in Poland, for a period longer than 90 days.
Proposal for granting first permit submitted by the receiving unit before your arrival in Poland. At the time of submitting the application for granting you a permit by the host entity, you must stay outside the territory of the European Union Member States, unless you are applying for another permit in order to perform work under the intra-corporate transfer on the basis of which you stayed in Poland immediately before submitting the application .
Proposal for granting next permit for temporary stay, the host unit submits no later than on the last day of your stay legal stay in Poland. If the application is submitted on time and will not be in it formal deficiencies or you complete formal deficiencies within the time limit indicated by us, your stay will be legal from the date of submitting the application to the date on which decision on this matter will become final.
Where to submit the application?
The application form for a temporary residence permit for the purpose of intra-corporate transfer, printed and correctly completed in Polish, should be submitted via administration office or send by post.
Address:
Mazovian Voivodship Office in Warsaw
Foreigners Affairs Department
st. Marszałkowska 3/5
00-624 Warsaw
Application office at the headquarters of the Department of Foreigners' Affairs, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5, Warsaw (stand 8)
- reception hours:
Monday: 10:00-17:30,
Tuesday - Friday 8:00-15:00
Documents submitted to the Registration Office are not verified and are not confirmed to be true copies of the originals. The service is available after prior reservation of the date and time e-service portal. By booking an appointment, you accept at the same time registration regulations.
Customer Service Point of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Office in Warsaw, pl. Bankowy 3/5, entrance F from Al. Solidarity
- reception hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 16:00
The date of submission of the application shall be the date of submission of the application to the Office or the date of the postmark. When submitting an application in this way, the submitted documents are not certified as true copies of the original. Proceedings are initiated only after completing the formal deficiencies of the application, in accordance with the request sent by the Office. The waiting time for the first call depends on the number of applications awaiting registration and can range from several to several weeks.
What documents to submit?
Documents needed to initiate the procedure (so-called formal requirements):
- proposal in 1 copy, completed in accordance with the instructions and signed by the person acting for and on behalf of the receiving entity. The application should be signed by the person authorized to represent the receiving entity or a proxy designated by that person. In such case, attach an appropriate power of attorney to the application. In the case of companies, Annex No. 1 should be signed by the person designated to represent the company indicated in the National Court Register (KRS). You can complete the application form electronically, then print and sign it;
- 4 Photos;
- photocopy a valid travel document;
- to start the procedure, you will also need confirmation that you have applied stamp duty in the amount of PLN 440, and in the case of an application for another permit personal appearance of a foreigner and submission by him fingerprints
If the formal deficiencies are not corrected, the application will be left unprocessed and the proceedings will not be conducted.
However, in the case of submitting another application for a permit, in the event of removal of formal deficiencies after the deadline, and before the authority sends a notification that the application has not been considered, the date of submission of the application should be considered the date of supplementing all formal deficiencies of the application. If the formal deficiencies are completed after the required deadline, it will not be possible to place a stamp in the foreigner's passport confirming that the host entity has submitted another application for a temporary residence permit.
Documents needed to grant the permit (submitted by the receiving entity):
- documents confirming the foreigner's professional qualifications and experience necessary in the unit to which he/she is to be transferred by the parent employer as an employee of the managerial staff or a diploma of higher education in the case of work as an employee on an internship;
- documents confirming formal qualifications or fulfillment of conditions that are required in the case of performing work in regulated profession. Check if your profession is on the list of regulated professions in Poland;
- documents confirming that immediately before the date of transfer the foreigner was employed within the same enterprise or the same group of enterprises continuously for a period of at least:
- 12 months - in the case of work as a manager or specialist,
- months - in the case of an employee undergoing an internship;
- documents confirming the possibility of returning to parent employer or another company belonging to the same group of companies, established outside the EU, after the end of the intra-corporate transfer period;
- a document confirming the amount of remuneration, which must be: higher than the income entitling to cash benefits from social assistance specified in the Act of 12 March 2004 on social assistance in relation to a foreigner and each dependent family member and not lower than employees' remuneration performing work of a comparable type or on a comparable position and in the same working time on the territory of the Republic of Poland; remuneration not lower than 70% of the average gross monthly remuneration in the national economy in the voivodeship where the host entity has its registered office, in the year preceding the submission of the application for a permit, announced by the President of the Central Statistical Office;
- a document confirming possession health insurance;
- a document confirming possession provided place of residence;
- if the foreigner will be doing an internship as part of an intra-corporate transfer, attach the internship agreement specifying: the internship program, the duration of the internship, the conditions of supervision over the foreigner during the internship;
- a contract under which the foreigner is to perform work, concluded in writing, or a document issued by the parent employer, constituting the basis for the intra-corporate transfer specifying: the period of the intra-corporate transfer, the registered office of the host entity, the foreigner's position in the host entity, remuneration and other working conditions in the host entity.
You submit all documents in original/certified copy. Use the cover letter when sending documents to the Department of Foreigners' Affairs.
Attention! Attaching all the above-mentioned documents to the application when submitting it may reduce the amount of official correspondence and shorten the time of settling the case. In the event of the need to clarify or clarify the evidence held by the authority in the case during the proceedings, you may be called upon to provide other documents or to testify confirming the circumstances referred to in the application. Documents should be submitted in originals or in photocopies together with the originals for inspection. If documents drawn up in a foreign language are attached to the application, it is also required to submit a translation of this document into Polish, made by a sworn translator.
What should I know?
The procedure will not start (the procedure will not be initiated) If:
- the first or longest stay in the EU as part of an intra-corporate transfer is to take place in the territory of another EU Member State,
- on the day of submitting the application, the foreigner applies for or already has a permit:
- in order to pursue full-time higher education or doctoral studies in Poland,
- to conduct scientific research,
- on the day of submitting the application, the foreigner is an employee of an enterprise based in another EU Member State and is temporarily delegated by the employer to provide services in Poland,
- the foreigner runs a business,
- the foreigner is employed by a temporary employment agency or another enterprise providing employees for work under the supervision and management of another enterprise or is transferred within the enterprise with the participation of an entity conducting business activity in the field of providing job placement services,
The permit entitles you to work in Poland under the conditions specified therein.
If you have been granted a temporary residence permit, the host entity is obliged to notify the voivode who granted the permit within 15 working days of the cessation of the reason for granting the permit. If the temporary residence permit was granted by the Head of the Office for Foreigners in the second instance, the above-mentioned the notification is addressed to the voivode who ruled on granting the permit in the first instance.
Have you received a decision inconsistent with your request?
The decision may be appealed against to the Head of the Office for Foreigners. You submit the appeal through the Mazowieckie Voivode within 14 days from the date of delivery of the decision. If the Mazowieckie Voivode decides that your appeal deserves Entire to be taken into account, may issue a new decision within 7 days from the date of receipt of the appeal in which it repeals or changes the contested decision. If, after receiving the appeal, the Voivode does not issue a new decision, then the files of your case together with the appeal will be transferred to the Head of the Office for Foreigners within 7 days from the date of receipt of the appeal by the authority.
You will find the rules for reviewing case files HERE.
I have received a decision - how to obtain a residence card?
In the case of obtaining a permit to perform work as part of an intra-corporate transfer and the Foreigner's entry into Poland, the same rules for obtaining a residence card apply as for family reunification when the spouse stays outside Poland - an application for the first residence card should be submitted.
Check how to receive residence card on request.
