Annual invitation to work in Poland.
The annual or “Wojewódowskie” invitation to work in Poland (zezwolenie) is an official document confirming the employer's intention to employ the holder of this invitation. This invitation gives the foreigner the right to enter Poland with the further opening of a national annual work visa.
In fact, this document is a permit, admission to work, without which employment will be illegal.
This document itself is called “work permit”, and foreigners themselves called it “invitation”. And now, when speaking of “invitations to work”, almost everyone means just permits.
An annual invitation gives a foreigner the right to officially stay and work in Poland for the whole year, as long as the work visa is valid. Also, a foreigner with a national work visa can freely visit Schengen countries for 90 days.
Annual invitations to work are drawn up and issued by the Urząd Wojewódzki.
Their issuance is initiated by employers interested in employing foreign specialists.
As a rule, Wojewódzki invitations are issued to proven high-level specialists. After all, issuing such an invitation for an employer is an additional waste of time and money. And if it is to spend them, then on the employee, in the qualifications and other qualities of which the employer is firmly convinced.
Annual invitation is suitable for citizens of all countries and has a validity period from one to 3 years. When the zezwolenie expiration date passes, you can immediately issue the next one without the need to comply with visa corridors.
It is important to understand that the foreigner will be able to work only at the employer who is designated in his invitation. And the type of work to be performed must also correspond to what is spelled out in the document.
Otherwise, it is necessary to notify Urząd Wojewódzki about the change of employer and issue a new annual invitation. The new invitation must be issued by the new employer.
How do I get an annual work invitation?
If the employer already has experience in employing foreigners, he will issue an invitation for the employee himself without unnecessary requests.
But often in practice we come across employers who have never hired foreigners before or have very little experience in this. And many of them do not even know that before signing an employment contract it is necessary to issue some kind of invitation. Therefore, in many cases, the foreigner himself must ask the employer to initiate the process of issuing a work invitation.
You will provide the employer with the documents he or she requests for the invitation. After a short waiting period, you will receive your invitation by post and enter Poland with it (if you are still in your home country) or you will receive it in your hand and start working on the agreed date (if you are already in Poland).
The duration of the process of issuing an annual “Wojewódzki” invitation to work by law is 30 days, in practice - 1-2 months.
The invitation can also be issued with the help of an intermediary company based in Poland.
If you decide to use the services of an intermediary, be sure to check whether this firm has reviews, photos with clients, and an official office address.
It is also important that the intermediary firm concludes a contract for the performance of its services, and give checks for your payments. You can also look at the social media pages of the intermediary, how active they are. On social networks you can also understand a lot about the company.
If you have any suspicions - immediately ask clarifying questions and find out as much information as possible about the conditions of registration of the documents you need. If the representative of the company avoids answering questions, we advise you to refuse the services of such an intermediary and not to take any risks.
We offer you to use the services of our company Global documents solution and become one of our many satisfied customers.
We issue work invitations only from official and verified employers in Poland.
Why us?
- Our company is undoubtedly number 1 among the companies helping foreigners with the processing of documents in Poland. Our 5 years of experience and constantly growing ranks of satisfied clients speak for themselves. Testimonials from foreigners who have already used our services can be found here on our website.
- Cooperation with us is completely transparent: we conclude a bilingual contract with you for maximum comfort and give you receipts for all your payments.
- When you sign the contract, we analyze your situation and offer you the best possible solutions to all the issues in your case. In fact, our service is additionally accompanied by free legal advice.
Our company saves your precious time and nerves: you will be calm, because the execution of your documents in the hands of reliable professionals.
What documents are required?
When you apply for an annual invitation to Poland, your employer will most likely take from you only the documents that identify your identity and confirm your work qualifications.
The rest of the documents must be prepared and submitted to Urząd Wojewódzki himself.
As a rule, these are:
- completed application;
- a document confirming the identity of the employer;
- documents confirming the identity and working qualifications of the employee;
- a document confirming the employer's financial means to pay for the employee's labor;
- receipts for payment of state fees;
- a rental agreement for the employee's accommodation or a document confirming the provision of accommodation to the applicant.
It is permissible for the employer to ask for additional documents at the employer's discretion or vice versa: none of the above will be required for processing.
How much does a one-year work invitation cost?
For you, as a job seeker, the annual invitation to work in Poland, which is issued by the employer himself, should cost free of charge.
All stamp duties for the processing of documents and forms are the responsibility of the employer and he is not entitled to charge you for the issuance of the invitation.
The stamp duty for the issuance of an annual Wojewódzki invitation is 100 PLN.
If you decide to join the ranks of our satisfied customers and issue an annual invitation with the help of our company Global documents solution, you can easily find out the cost by writing to our friendly manager in the feedback form on this site.
After all, each foreigner has a different set of documents, different circumstances and nuances of being or not being on the territory of Poland. Therefore, for each of our clients we calculate the cost of services individually.
We are grateful for your trust and for choosing our company!
