As of January 1, 2024, the minimum wage for officially employed workers in Poland has increased. According to the decision of the Polish government, the minimum hourly rate has also been raised. This is the first of two planned increases for this year. This year, Poland will see two increases in the minimum wage—on January […]
In 2020, Polish consular institutions in Ukraine issued 512,339 visas to Ukrainians
Compared to 2019, the number of visas issued by Poland to Ukrainian citizens decreased by 43.1% (899,605 visas in 2019). This decline was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, during which Polish consulates in Ukraine were closed for nearly two and a half months—from mid-March to the end of May. Upon resuming operations, consulates prioritized the […]
Poland to automatically extend work visas and permits for ukrainian migrant workers – government plan
Ukrainian labor migrants can expect automatic extensions of their work visas and permits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was stated in the anti-crisis package for the Polish economy amounting to 212 billion PLN (over 45 billion euros), presented by President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. “In one of the points of the […]
Poland may extend visas and work permits for ukrainians
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukrainian migrant workers in Poland may have their work permits and working visas automatically extended. This is stated in one of the points of the program “Economic and Social Anti-Crisis Shield for the Safety of Entrepreneurs and Workers in Connection with the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic,” developed by the Polish authorities. The […]