General information

Who does the work:

Branch for Work Permits and Registration of Invitations and EU Citizens
Department of Civil Affairs and Foreigners
Kujawsko-Pomorski Urząd Wojewódzki w Bydgoszczy
ul. Konarskiego 1-3, 85-950 Bydgoszcz

Where to submit applications:

Applications for issuing a work permit for a foreigner in the territory of the Republic of Poland shall be submitted to the General Chancellery of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship Office in Bydgoszcz.
in room no 4, on the ground floor, in building B at ul.. Konarskiego 1-3.

Applications for issuing a work permit for a foreigner in the territory of the Republic of Poland shall be submitted to the General Chancellery of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship Office in Bydgoszcz. Detailed information can be acquired by calling 56 611-51-44.

Employers who have their registered office or place of residence on the territory of the former włocławskie voivodeship may submit applications for a work permit for a foreigner on the territory of the Republic of Poland to the Office’s Delegation in Włocławek at ul. Brzeska 8, room 11. Detailed information can be acquired by calling 54 231-42-53 or 54 231-45-17.

Contact

The on-call duty for employers interested in obtaining information on the work permit for foreigners takes place every Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the telephone number. 52 349 72 82
email: zezwoleniepraca@bydgoszcz.uw.gov.pl

Fees

The fee for submitting an application for a work permit for a foreigner in the territory of the Republic of Poland is:

• PLN 50 – if the period of validity of the permit will be no more than 3 months;
• PLN 100 – if the period of validity of the permit is more than 3 months;
• PLN 200 – if the employer applies for granting a type D work permit (export service);

The extension of the work permit for a foreigner is half the amount of the previous work permit.

The relevant amount must be paid into the account:

Kujawsko-Pomorski Urząd Wojewódzki w Bydgoszczy
Biuro Finansowo-Inwestycyjne
NBP O/O Bydgoszcz

bank account no: 56 1010 1078 0000 4222 3100 0000

Worth to know

1. The proceedings for the issue, extension or revocation of a work permit for a foreigner are conducted exclusively by an entity entrusting work to a foreigner.

2. the work permit is issued for a specific foreigner, defines the entity entrusting work by a foreigner, the position, type of work performed by the foreigner and the validity period.

3. the entity entrusting work to a foreigner is obliged to immediately inform in writing the voivode about it:

• entrusting a foreigner for periods not exceeding 30 days in a calendar year to perform work of a different nature or on a different position than specified in the work permit,
• change of the registered office or place of residence, name and legal form of the entity entrusting work by a foreigner, as well as taking over the employer or its part by another employer,
• to transfer the company or parts of it to another employer,
• change the person representing the foreign employer,
• failure to take up work by a foreigner within 3 months from the date of commencement of the work permit validity or termination of work by a foreigner earlier than 3 months before the expiry of the work permit,
• interruption of work by a foreigner, in agreement with the entity entrusting work, for a period exceeding 3 months.
• The work permit may remain valid if the reason for the delay of employment or interruption in the performance of work is justified and the entity immediately notified in writing the voivode who issued the work permit.

Please inform us using the information form, which can be found on our website under

In the case of information about a foreigner’s failure to take up work or termination of work for any reason, please attach a copy of the work permit on the basis of which the foreigner performed work for a specific employer.

4. On the territory of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship is valid  the Ordinance of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivode on the criteria for issuing work permits, which presents a list of professions and types of work for which the issue of a type A work permit for a foreigner does not require the information of a staroste, which is issued by the Poviat Labour Office in the place where the work will be performed. List of occupations is as follows:

Znacznik „s” określony przy zawodach, oznacza zawody szkolnictwa zawodowego nauczane w systemie oświaty. Pracodawca, który zamierza powierzyć pracę cudzoziemcowi
w tzw. zawodzie szkolnym, chcąc skorzystać ze zwolnienia z obowiązku przedłożenia informacji starosty, musi przedstawić potwierdzenie kuratora oświaty o wykształceniu uzyskanym w danym zawodzie i uznaniu zdobytych kwalifikacji za równoważne świadectwom/dyplomom wydawanym w Polsce.

5. On the territory of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship is valid as of 28 June 2018 Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy amending the Regulation on determining cases in which a work permit for a foreigner is issued without the required information of a starost, which is issued by the Poviat Labour Office in the place where the work will be performed. List of occupations is as follows: