I want to obtain a temporary residence and work permit in Poland
4 tasks in suggested order
1. Check whether a temporary residence and work permit (single permit) is the correct route in your situation or whether another procedure applies.
Before preparing the application.
MOS / Office for Foreigners.
Residence status, type of work, employer and planned length of stay.
Not every employment situation can be handled through a single permit; the official guidance lists exclusions.
Official source: mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl
2. Prepare the application and employment documents, including the employer's required attachment where applicable.
Before submitting the application.
Competent voivode / MOS according to the current procedure.
Residence and employment documents according to the current form.
Do not hard-code salary thresholds, fees or forms; they can change.
Official source: mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl
3. Submit the application to the competent voivode in accordance with the rules on legal stay and local jurisdiction.
Within the period resulting from your current lawful stay and before losing its legal basis if you want to use the statutory protection of continuity of stay.
The voivode competent for the foreigner's place of stay; use the current MOS/voivodeship-office channel according to the procedure.
Complete application and attachments.
The residence card is a document issued after the permit is granted; it is not the name of the residence-and-work decision itself.
Official source: mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl
4. After the permit is granted, work under the conditions covered by the decision and check your duties if the employer, position or working conditions change.
After the permit is granted and whenever employment changes materially.
MOS / competent voivodeship office.
Residence decision and the new employment conditions.
A job change may require a new decision or another action; Lili must route to the current official procedure.
Official source: mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl
