Temporary residence permit for conducting business activity

offers long-term residency opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners who meet certain conditions

The declared and actual purpose of the applicant's stay in Poland must be to conduct business activity under applicable regulations.

Temporary residence permit for the purpose of conducting business activity is aimed at foreigners who conduct in Poland business activity, in accordance with applicable regulations, beneficial to Polish society, in terms of either the income generated or the impact on the labour market.

Both the declared and actual purpose of the foreigner's stay in Poland is to conduct business activity, on the basis of applicable regulations and in a specific form, i.e.: on the basis of entry in CEIDG; in the form of commercial law companies of which he is a partner or shareholder – by serving on the management board of a limited liability company or joint-stock company, managing the affairs of a limited partnership or limited joint-stock partnership as a general partner, or acting as a proxy.

This circumstance constitutes the basis for applying for a temporary residence permit, and at the same time must justify the foreigner's stay in Poland for more than 3 months.

If the activity in the year preceding the submission of the application has not achieved the required level of income and has not met the employment criterion, additionally submit supporting documents confirming possession of the means or conducting activities that will allow these conditions to be met in the future, such as, among others: business plan; tocuments confirming investments made in supplies and equipment used in production or services rendered (VAT invoices, bills);

concluded contracts/agreements; lease agreement for commercial premises;

It is necessary to meet one / a single of the following conditions (1. or 2. or 3.) CONDITION 1. The business activity achieved adequate income - in the tax year preceding the application, generated income not lower than 12 times the average monthly gross remuneration in the national economy in the voivodeship where the business entity has its registered office or place of residence, in the year preceding the application, as announced by the President of the Central Statistical Office pursuant to Art. 30 para. 2 of the Act of 26 October 1995 on social forms of housing development. CONDITION 2. Business activity achieved the appropriate level of employment - has employed on an indefinite contract and full-time basis for at least 12 months immediately preceding the application, at least 2 employees who: are Polish citizens; are citizens of an EU, EFTA-EEA or CH state, or family members thereof; are citizens of the UK or their family members - Brexit beneficiaries; have been granted one of the forms of protection in Poland (refugee status, subsidiary protection hold a permanent residence permit or an EU long-term resident permit. CONDITION 3. - has appropriate means or takes actions allowing fulfilment of these conditions (1-2) in the future - in particular contributing to: investment growth, technology transfer, wprowadzania korzystnych innowacji or job creation.

conduct business activity in Poland on the basis of entry in CEIDG; serve on the management board of a limited liability company or a joint-stock company of which they are shareholders or stockholders; are general partners of a limited partnership or a limited joint-stock partnership; are proxies of the aforementioned commercial law companies.

Limited access to the Polish labour market ⇒ You may work within the scope of your permit (Art. 142 para. 3), but to work in Poland outside your business activity (for another employer) or additional work in a different position within that activity, you must hold a valid work permit or, if you are a citizen of Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia or Moltova, a statement on entrusting work to a foreigner.

Period for which granted period necessary to achieve the purpose of stay of more than 3 months – to 3 years

Afterssibility of renewal Permit is not renewed automatically. The foreigner who wishes to continue staying in Poland should, before its expiry, apply for a residence permit (for the same or a different purpose), if they meet the requirements applicable to granting it.