Updates
Revocation of COVID regulations and legality of stay of foreigners in Poland – 24 August 2023
On 24 August 2023, the special arrangements for foreigners staying in Poland introduced in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic will expire, including: residence periods and validity periods of national visas in cases where the last day of the period of stay under...
The time for applying to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for national visas for citizens of Belarus and Ukraine has expired
As of 31 March 2023 🕔 the period provided for in § 2 of the Ordinance of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of 18 August 2022 on issuing national visas to foreigners residing in the territory of the Republic of Poland (Dz. U. pos. 1809, as amended), in which citizens of...
Finland joins NATO
On 4 April 2023. Finland officially became a member of NATO. With this, the alliance now consists of 31 countries worldwide. Finland will certainly become an important component of NATO's eastern flank and will not only secure its existence, but also provide important...
Temporary residence permits for Ukrainian citizens under temporary protection
From 1 April 2023, Ukrainian citizens who have a PESEL number with UKR status will be able to apply for temporary residence permits for the purpose of work or business. The solution is optional and addressed to those who feel confident on the Polish labour market and...
Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day
Every year on 23 March is celebrated Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day. It commemorates more than 1,000 years of brotherly relations between two great nations. Polish-Hungarian relations abounded in great figures who made a permanent impression on history. These...
Facilitating the establishment of companies by foreigners – amendments to the Code of Commercial Companies
At the end of 2022, amendments to the Code of Commercial Companies facilitating the establishment of companies by foreigners came into force. According to them: it is no longer mandatory for persons who are not required to have a PESEL number to be entered in the KRS....