Eligibility quiz
Do you plan to stay in Poland mainly to run a business for more than three months?
How to apply
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Find your local office
Find the voivodeship office for the place where you live in Poland. It will handle your temporary residence application for business activity.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your temporary residence application.
See required documentsPay the application fee
Pay the PLN 440 fee using the payment method given by your voivodeship office, and keep proof of payment.
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Fill in your application
Create an account in the Case Handling Module, or MOS, through login.gov.pl and fill in the temporary residence application. You will need a Trusted Profile; where Appendix 1 applies, the person authorised to represent the company must complete and electronically sign it.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application
Enter your email address, attach your documents, sign with your Trusted Profile and submit through MOS no later than the last day of your lawful stay in Poland. You will also need a Trusted Profile to create the e-Delivery mailbox used for correspondence and additional documents.
Submit the applicationSave your receipt
Download and keep the Official Confirmation of Receipt, called the UPO, from MOS. Without it, your application has not been successfully submitted.
Get your receiptGo to your appointment
Wait for your voivodeship office to tell you to attend, then go in person to give your fingerprints and signature. Bring your original passport and your original documents or certified copies.
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Wait for the decision
Follow your case using the access code sent after registration, and respond to any requests from the office through the channel it specifies.
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Documents needed
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Proof of income
Provide evidence of your stable, regular income for your residence permit application. It must be enough to support you and any family members who depend on you. If you need a visa, also provide evidence that you have enough money for your intended stay.
Proof of insurance
Provide proof of health insurance or confirmation from your insurer that your treatment costs in Poland are covered. If you need a visa, provide evidence of insurance for that application too.
Copy of your passport
For your residence permit, provide scans or photos of every page of your valid passport and have the original available for inspection. If you cannot obtain a passport, another identity document may exceptionally be accepted for the permit. If you need a visa, provide your passport for that application too.
Passport photographs
Provide one digital biometric photograph for your residence permit application. If you need a visa, provide a photograph for the visa application too.
Proof of accommodation
Provide evidence that you have a guaranteed place to live in Poland for your residence permit application. Keep the original or a certified copy available for inspection.
Application forms
For your residence permit, submit the electronic temporary residence application and Appendix 1 where it applies. The person authorised to represent the company completes and electronically signs Appendix 1. If you need a visa to enter Poland, also submit the national visa application form to the consulate.
Staff employment records *
Provide evidence that at least two qualifying people worked for your business full-time on open-ended contracts for at least the 12 months before you applied. Employment contracts and evidence of social security contributions can show this. Keep the originals or certified copies available for inspection.
* Only if you are using staff employment to qualify for the residence permit.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationBusiness income records *
Provide your business tax return with proof that it was filed, or a tax-office certificate of business income. A sole trader can use PIT-36 or PIT-28; a company can use CIT-8. Keep the originals or certified copies available for inspection.
* Only if you are using business income to qualify for the residence permit or your office asks for these records.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationProof of stay *
Provide evidence of the purpose and conditions of your intended stay in Poland. Check what evidence your consulate asks for.
* Only if you need a visa to enter Poland.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationProof of departure *
Provide evidence that you intend to leave before your visa expires. Check what evidence your consulate asks for.
* Only if you need a visa to enter Poland.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationTax clearance certificate *
Provide a certificate from the tax office showing that your business has no unpaid taxes. Keep the original or a certified copy available for inspection.
* Only if you are a sole trader using past business income to qualify or your office asks for it.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationSocial security certificate *
Provide a certificate from Poland's social security office, ZUS, showing that your business has no unpaid contributions. Keep the original or a certified copy available for inspection.
* Only if you are a sole trader using past business income to qualify or your office asks for it.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationBusiness viability records *
Provide evidence suited to your business, such as a business plan, business bank statements, contracts, investment invoices or receipts, a business premises lease, staff contracts or warehouse information. A sole trader can also provide a current revenue-and-expense ledger; a company can provide its current profit-and-loss account and balance sheet. Keep the originals or certified copies available for inspection.
* Only if you are showing that your business can meet the income or employment test in the future.
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