Job Change & Search in Poland
Updated: Sep 29
For a job change in Poland:
1. Update your job change at the TRC office. Fill out the attached PDF, go to the Urząd office, take a token and submit the filled form within 15 working days.
2. If you have an offer letter on hand, you can update the “Change of Employer” form.
3. If you don’t have an offer letter and are searching for a job, then you can apply for unemployment benefits.
Declaration of Termination of Employment
In the Kraków Urząd office, there is a reception area where you can obtain a physical copy.
Both TRC and EU Blue Card holders must submit this form to the Urzad office within 15 working days from their last working day whenever they want to change their employment. If someone can’t come to the Urzad office, they can still post the filled form. I have provided the address of the Kraków Urząd office, along with a Polish letter and its translation. We only need to submit the Polish version.
What happens if we do not submit this form within 15 working days from the last working day?
We will have to apply for a new TRC or EU Blue Card with the new employment.
This document should be sent only by the employee and is not relevant to the employer.
It is advisable to fill out two forms: submit one to the Urząd office and keep the second one with the Urząd Stamp as proof.
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Change of decision:
Application form
Payment receipt
Account details:
Name: Wydzial podatkow i oplat UMK, PKO Bank Polski SA
Account Number: 49 1020 2892 2276 3005 0000 0000
Description: Zmiana Zezwolenia, “Full Name”
Amount to be paid - 220PLN
Passport copy (Front page)
Previous decision copy
Degree certificates (Polish translated) copy
Zus copy or Private Insurance copy
Previous company termination letter copy
New company employment contract copy.
All the documents should be sent by post to below address:
Malopolski Urzad Wojewodzki w Krakowie
Wydzial Spraw Cudzoziemcow
Ul.Przy Rondzie 6, 31-547
Krakow
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Required documents:
1) application form
2) Zus
3) copy of passport
4) copy of EU blue card
Originals to be shown if asked:
1) passport
2) EU Blue Card
3) Employment contract
4) decision paper (to show/verify the case ID)
For the change of employer, these documents need to be submitted to the Urząd office:
Info from the starost document
ZUS
New company work permit and contract
Termination letter from the previous company
One general letter where we write that we left the company on this date
There were 2 more documents that I got from the Info window in the foreign office; one was related to the degree certificate, and the other was again that you have joined a new company.
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People who fall into the following three categories are not required to obtain a work permit in Poland.
1. Bluecard with two years completed. (Decision Date)
2. Blue Card spouse with TRC
3. Person with a Polish university degree (Bachelor's, MS and/or above)
How to Change Job in Poland Pre Blue Card/TRC & Post Blue Card/TRC - Check Description
Denmark, UK, and Ireland
These three countries do not accept Poland’s EU Bluecard. The rest of the EU countries accept the Blue Card.
In the event that an individual is no longer employed in Poland, what is the legally permissible time frame for seeking new employment within the country?
A Blue Card Holder: 180 Days
A TRC Card Holder: 30 Days
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If an EU Blue card holder lost his job after two years completed (Decision Date), for 180 days he doesn't require a work permit. After 90 days, if he gets a job, he needs a Work Permit.
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**1.Navigate to your LinkedIn profile:**
Log in to LinkedIn and click on your **Me** icon or your name in the top navigation bar to open your main profile page.
**2.Click the 'Open to' button:**
In your profile introduction card (right below your profile picture, name, and headline), click the **Open to** button.
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Under the section titled **Choose who sees you're open**, select **Recruiters only**.
*Note: LinkedIn takes steps to hide this from recruiters at your current company (based on the current company listed on your profile), but it is always wise to keep your current employer details up to date before saving.*
**6.Save to your profile:**
Click **Add to profile** at the bottom of the window to activate your preferences.
Nice Satya, so helpful
Very useful page for job seekers
Great article
Very good info Sathya garu.. doing great for community
Hi, what are the rules in case you forget to amend the decision letter when job was changed within 2 years of blue card? i was not knowing about this, i only notified foreign office about ending the previous job and a new work permit from the new employer was given, but there was no communication about amending the decision, so by mistake this was forgotten. could you please guide how to proceed in this situation.