Non-registered business and foreigners: the core legal principle Non-registered business activity (działalność nierejestrowana) is not a migration-related privilege and does not create an autonomous right to conduct business for foreigners. It is merely a simplified economic regime available exclusively to those foreigners who already have the right to conduct business in Poland on the same…

What Changed in the Rules on Employing Foreign Students from 1 December 2025 As of 1 December 2025, Poland has introduced a new legal framework governing the employment of foreign students who are nationals of third countries (outside the EU, EEA, and Switzerland). Unlike EU citizens, this category remains subject to the general system of…

Risks and consequences most foreign nationals underestimate Changing an employer while an application for a temporary residence and work permit (pobyt czasowy i praca) is still pending is one of the most legally sensitive situations in the entire legalization process in Poland. Not because such a change is explicitly prohibited. But because Polish immigration law…

And Why This Is the Stage Where the Voivode Filters Out Cases One of the most basic yet most frequently misunderstood categories in legalisation procedures is a foreigner’s access to the labour market. An error at this stage automatically nullifies all other arguments: salary level, type of contract, employer credibility, and even a formally correct…

Legal nature and scope of application (Article 5 of the Law on Entrepreneurs – Prawo przedsiębiorców) As of 1 January 2026, unregistered business activity (działalność nierejestrowana) remains a specific legal regime allowing a natural person to carry out minor economic activity without registration in CEIDG. This form of activity is often perceived as a “simple”…