Poland New Immigration Laws For Seasonal Foreign Workers

Co-authored by Małgorzata Wysocka and Tomasz Suwara of KKS Legal

As a member of the European Union (EU), Poland is required to allow nationals of any other EU country to live and work in the country. New immigration rules introduced on January 1, 2018 will make it easier to engage seasonal workers from outside of the EU in agriculture and tourism.

Following the change, there will be an increase in the maximum period of employment to nine months—measured from the date of entry into the EU rather than the first day of work.

As a result of the new rules, employers looking to employ a seasonal foreign worker will follow a simplified two-stage procedure when engaging foreign workers: