New List of Documents Required for Work Permits and Declarations on Entrusting Work

A draft act phasing out certain measures introduced under the Act on Assistance to Ukrainian Citizens in Connection with the Armed Conflict in that State and Amending Certain Other Acts, has been adopted by the Sejm and referred to the Senate.

Foreign nationals must obtain a Trusted Profile to retain the ability to submit residence applications

Pursuant to amendments adopted at the end of 2025, a new system for submitting residence applications will soon be introduced in Poland. Under the new rules, applications will be submitted exclusively in electronic form via the MOS 2.0 platform. The solution is to be introduced in the second or third quarter of 2026.

New rules on granting the PLN 800+ child benefit to foreign nationals from 1 February 2026

The PLN 800+ child benefit for a given month will be available to foreign nationals as long as they were economically active in the preceding month or, if they were not economically active in the preceding month, they were covered by health insurance.

Non-biometric passports of Russian citizens will no longer be recognised

From 1 April 2026, non-biometric passports will no longer be recognised by Poland. In practice, this means that non-biometric passports will not be accepted by Polish authorities, e.g. when applying for a residence permit, crossing the border, or for identification purposes.