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Poland will extend the period of legal residence for Ukrainian citizens until 4 March 2024
On 14 April 2023, the Sejm (lower house of parliament) adopted a bill (document no. 3133) providing for amendments, inter alia, to the law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict in that country.
Subsequent contract with a Ukrainian citizen under existing conditions does not require notification to the labour office.
Ukrainian citizens who legally reside on the territory of Poland may carry out work provided that their employers notify their employment to the district labour office.
On Wednesday, 26 April 2023, the Act of 9 March 2023 amending the Labour Code Act and certain other acts will enter into force, implementing two EU directives into Polish legislation: directive 2019/1152 and directive 2019/1158.
Work is underway in the European Parliament on introducing electronic documents in the EU visa system, to replace stickers for Schengen visas.
It is also planned to create a uniform online platform for filing visa applications, without the need for the applicant to appear in person at the consulate.
Ukrainian citizens, who have enjoyed temporary protection in another EU State, but that protection has, for some reason ended, may apply for UKR status. Ukrainian citizens who are enjoying temporary protection in another EU State may also apply for a temporary residence permit in Poland. This is in accordance with an interpretation we obtained from the Head of the Office for Foreigners.
Doubts on this issue had arisen from a recent amendment to the Ukrainian Special Act (namely the Act on Assistance to Ukrainian Citizens in Connection with the Armed Conflict on the Territory of that Country, dated 12 March 2022).
On Tuesday, 4 April 2023, the Act of 9 March 2023 amending the Labour Code Act and certain other acts, implementing into Polish law the two EU directives Directive 2019/1152 and Directive 2019/1158, was published in the Journal of Laws.
That legislation will come into force on 26 April 2023, i.e., 21 days after it was published.
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