{"id":47852,"date":"2021-02-23T13:31:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T12:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewl.com.pl\/uproszczona-procedura-zatrudnienia-cudzoziemca\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T11:56:25","slug":"a-simplified-procedure-for-employing-a-foreigner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewl.com.pl\/en\/a-simplified-procedure-for-employing-a-foreigner\/","title":{"rendered":"A simplified procedure for employing a foreigner \u2013 who does it apply to and what is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rapid economic development and staff shortages on the local labour markets result in more and more companies looking for employees abroad<\/a><\/strong>. Employing foreigners involves a number of obligations for the employer. It is necessary to reach candidates with a job offer, verify their skills and expectations, remember about official deadlines and necessary documents. It is estimated that Ukrainians constitute the most numerous group of economic migrants <\/a>in Poland. This results not only from cultural and linguistic proximity, but also from a high level of motivation to work, the flexibility<\/a> of Ukrainian employees and … a simplified procedure of employment<\/strong> of citizens of this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment of a foreigner \u2013 the simplified procedure <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When deciding to employ non-EU foreigners, it is important to remember about the documents necessary for their legal residence and work<\/a><\/strong>. Foreign workers can be employed in two ways \u2013 on the basis of a work permit or a declaration of entrusting work<\/strong>. These two documents are also the basis for the foreigner to obtain a visa, which is necessary to enter and legally stay in Poland. Assuming that we have decided to employ an employee from one of the countries covered by the simplified procedure of employment<\/strong> \u2013 Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia \u2013 we should first go to the Labour Office relevant for the seat of our company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to employ a foreigner on the basis of a declaration? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The simplified procedure allows to employ foreigners<\/a><\/strong> from specific countries without the need of obtaining a work permit. The legalization of employment<\/strong> under the simplified procedure consists in registering the declaration of entrusting work to a foreigner in the District Labour Office. This document entitles the employee to work for the employer for 6 months within the next 12 months. Employing a foreigner<\/strong> via the simplified procedure is a much faster way of obtaining employees from abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The declaration procedure step by step: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n