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28.04.2026
4 min
Checked at the end of April 2026, already after the new MOS was launched. A work permit (zezwolenie na pracę) and a residence card are different procedures. From 1 June 2025 the employer arranges work electronically on praca.gov.pl. From 27 April 2026 the foreigner files stay in MOS. Mix up the portals and weeks are lost.
Zezwolenie na pracę — an act for the employer: it authorises them to entrust you with work on specific terms. It does not replace a visa for you, nor a card. Often you still need a D visa or a jednolite zezwolenie for stay and work.
It is needed for most third-country nationals unless an exception applies: the EU/EEA/Switzerland, a card with labour-market access, permanent residence / EU resident, Karta Polaka, a full-time student, international protection and a number of others. If an exception applies, a zezwolenie is not arranged separately.
Most often type A — work for a Polish entity. There are seasonal permits, posting, and other types. From 1 June 2025 applications and oświadczenia go only through the portal. Paper and e-mail are left without consideration.
The employer, from their account on praca.gov.pl, with a Profil Zaufany or a qualified signature. The foreigner gives passport details and copies, but the party to the case before the voivode on work is the firm.
From the firm’s side: the application, company details, terms of work, proof that the fee has been paid, often an oświadczenie of no criminal record. From your side: a scan of the passport, sometimes a diploma/qualification.
The firm opens an account on praca.gov.pl → pays the fee → submits electronically. After issue — a copy of the contract to the portal within the time the law allows. If you do not start work — the employer must notify, otherwise a fine.
A guide after the 2025 reform (check the current tariff on praca.gov.pl): a zezwolenie of up to 3 months — 200 PLN, longer — 400 PLN, posting — 800 PLN, seasonal — 100 PLN, an oświadczenie — 400 PLN.
If you are still abroad — a D visa against this zezwolenie. If you are already in Poland — often straight Residence permit for work into MOS, so that you live and work on one permit. A zezwolenie does not extend a visa on its own.
MOS and praca.gov.pl are different accounts. It is better to gather the passport and the terms of labour before the firm sends the application.
Officially: praca.gov.pl. Stay: mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl. We help with stay; the work permit is done by the employer — we will tell you which documents to request from them.
In 2026 work = praca.gov.pl, life in Poland = MOS. These are two accounts. A consultation on the card is free.
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