TEMPORARY RESIDENCE, WORK
Prepare your temporary residence and work permit application
Check the conditions, work out your deadline and fees, and tick off every document — including the annex your employer must sign in MOS before you can send the application.
Auranik provides administrative information, document-preparation tools and consulting support. We are not a government authority and do not make decisions on residence, work permits or visas.
Step 1
Quick eligibility check
Answer each question honestly. This is a preparation aid, not a decision. The voivode decides every case.
1.Are you in Poland legally right now (visa, residence permit or visa-free stay)?
The application must be filed with the voivode for your place of stay no later than the last day of your legal stay.
2.Has an employer in Poland offered you a job and agreed to complete and sign Annex No. 1 in MOS?
The employer states the job, pay, working time and contract type in the annex and signs it electronically.
3.Will your monthly pay be at least the minimum wage (4806 PLN gross in 2026)?
This applies whatever your working time or type of contract.
4.Is your pay at least what workers doing comparable work, in the same working time, are paid?
Does not apply if you are exempt from needing a work permit (for example a Polish university graduate or a Karta Polaka holder).
5.Is your occupation absent from the local list of occupations for which permits are refused?
Lists are set locally under the 2025 Act on employing foreigners. Does not apply if you are exempt from needing a work permit.
6.Do you have health insurance in Poland (ZUS/NFZ through work or study, or a private policy covering treatment in Poland)?
0 of 6 conditions confirmed
Official source
Ustawa z dnia 12 grudnia 2013 r. o cudzoziemcach, Art. 114
Art. 114 - Przesłanki udzielenia zezwolenia na pobyt czasowy i pracę
- Verified:
- 4 November 2026
- Effective from:
- 1 June 2025
- Status:
- Verified
Step 2
Your timeline
Enter the date to see how many days you have and what to do first.
A temporary residence application is filed with the voivode for the place of stay no later than the last day of legal stay in Poland. If it is filed correctly during legal stay, the stay is treated as legal from filing until the decision becomes final.
Step 3
Costs
Stamp duty (paid when you apply)
440 PLN
Residence card (after a positive decision)
100 PLN
Total official fees
540 PLN
Using MOS is free. The stamp duty goes to the city office at the seat of your voivode and the card fee to the voivodeship office. Each office publishes its own account numbers.
Official source
Lubelski Urząd Wojewódzki w Lublinie — Wydział Spraw Obywatelskich i Cudzoziemców
Zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy i pracę (uwzględnia zmiany od 27 kwietnia 2026 r.)
- Verified:
- 4 November 2026
- Effective from:
- 27 April 2026
- Status:
- Verified
Step 4
How filing works in MOS
- 1
Set up a trusted profile (profil zaufany)
You need it, a qualified signature or a personal signature to log in and sign. Create it at pz.gov.pl if you don't have one.
- 2
Create your MOS account
Log in to MOS (mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl) through login.gov.pl.
- 3
Fill in the application and attach files
Add your digital photo, scans of every passport page, fee proofs and the evidence from the checklist. MOS will not let you continue without the required attachments.
- 4
Send the attachment request to your employer
Enter your employer's correct e-mail address. MOS e-mails them a link; until they complete and sign the attachment, your application shows "waiting for the organisation" and cannot be signed or sent.
- 5
Sign, send and download the UPO
Sign with your trusted profile or qualified signature. The application counts as filed only once it is signed and sent. Download the UPO receipt as your proof of filing.
- 6
Receive the filing certificate in MOS
Once the application is formally correct, the voivode issues a certificate (zaświadczenie) in MOS confirming your stay is legal while you wait for the decision.
- 7
Attend the fingerprint visit
The office will call you in to give fingerprints and a signature sample. Bring your original passport. Answer any request for missing documents by the deadline in the letter.
Documents to prepare
Temporary residence and work permit — preparation checklist
0 of 10 documents ready
Application completed in MOS and signed with a trusted profile, qualified signature or personal signature
Since 27 April 2026 these applications are filed only electronically in MOS; an application counts as filed only once it is signed and sent.
RequiredPrepared by: ForeignerElectronic Official formDigital photo (JPG, 35x45 mm, 684x883 px, up to 2.5 MB, taken within the last 6 months)
MOS will not let you send the application without it.
RequiredPrepared by: ForeignerElectronic Not an official formScan or photo of every page of your valid passport (original shown later in person)
MOS requires a digital copy of all pages of a valid travel document; the original is checked when you are called in for fingerprints.
RequiredPrepared by: ForeignerElectronic Not an official formProof of paying the stamp duty and the residence card fee
The stamp duty is paid when you apply, to the city office at the seat of your voivode; the card fee is paid to the voivodeship office. Each office publishes its own bank accounts.
RequiredPrepared by: ForeignerElectronic Not an official formHealth insurance: ZUS/NFZ registration evidence or a policy covering treatment costs in Poland
Health insurance is a statutory condition for every temporary residence route.
RequiredPrepared by: ForeignerElectronicTranslation required Not an official formAnnex No. 1 completed and signed electronically by your employer in MOS
MOS e-mails the employer a link; your application stays blocked until an authorised representative (per KRS) or a proxy signs it. It states the job, pay and working time the voivode checks against Art. 114.
RequiredPrepared by: EmployerElectronic Official formCurrent certificate that the employer has no ZUS contribution arrears
Listed by the office as a document that reduces correspondence and speeds up the decision.
Situation-dependentPrepared by: EmployerElectronic Not an official formCurrent tax-office certificate that the employer has no tax arrears
Listed by the office alongside the ZUS certificate.
Situation-dependentPrepared by: EmployerElectronic Not an official formEvidence of a work-permit exemption, if one applies (e.g. Karta Polaka, a Polish university diploma, a Polish secondary-school certificate)
If you are exempt, the occupation-list and comparable-pay conditions do not apply (Art. 114(4)).
Situation-dependentPrepared by: ForeignerElectronicTranslation required Not an official formQualifications or authorisation for a regulated profession, if your job is one
The office asks for evidence of formal qualifications when the work is in a regulated profession.
Situation-dependentPrepared by: ForeignerElectronicTranslation required Not an official form
Want a second pair of eyes before you sign? Auranik can review your documents and the attachment details. We are not a law firm and cannot guarantee a decision.