18.11.2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Location:
Online
Due to dynamic changes in the area of employing foreigners, we invite you to a free webinar organised in cooperation with experts from EY Poland, which will take place on 18 November 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (duration: 90 minutes).
On 1 June 2025, long-awaited changes to Polish immigration law came into force, significantly affecting the obligations of employers hiring foreign nationals. Given the complexity of the new regulations and the emerging interpretative doubts, during the meeting we will present a systematic overview of the regulations and our initial experiences with their application.
The webinar will be led by experts from the EY Poland immigration team: Agnieszka Rak, Rafał Rogala, Michał Wysłocki and Łukasz Kunda.
Topics covered:
1. Act on the conditions for the admissibility of employing foreigners and new implementing regulations:
– Electronic reporting of contracts, certified translations, shorter reporting deadlines
– Digitisation of the work permit issuance process
– Stricter grounds for refusing permits
– New rules on priority in processing applications
– Elimination of the labour market test and list of protected professions
– Changes in the legalisation of posted workers
– Stricter penalties for violations
2. Act amending certain acts to eliminate irregularities in the visa system:
– New catalogue of residence permits entitling holders to work
– Restrictions on further legalisation of residence
– New rules for entry, residence and work of foreign students
3. Act of 24 April 2025 amending the Act on Foreigners:
– Changes in the rules for granting the EU Blue Card – greater flexibility and mobility
4. Act on assistance to Ukrainian citizens – amendment to the Ukrainian special act
– Extension of temporary protection for Ukrainian citizens
– New solutions – CUKR as a special legalisation path for Ukrainian citizens
– Time limits and proposed solutions
5. Current and upcoming changes:
– MOS – digitisation of residence procedures
– ETIAS and Entry-Exit System – new systems for managing crossings of the Schengen area border
Please note that the webinar will be held in Polish.
If you are interested in participating, please contact us at: kk@swisschamber.pl