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Registering your arrival : Poland

• Registering your arrival
• Tax registration with the authorities
• Registering children with daycare/school/universities
• Signing up with a Dr or Dentist etc
• Set up a bank account
• Convert your driving license?
• Registering or buying a car
• Search for a job
• Register for language courses
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• Protect your pension
• Keep an eye out for your work / residence permit / insurances / passport lapsing...
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Registering your arrival

As an EU national you do not need a work permit to work in Poland. However it is always best to be prepared, and have employment set up before you go. You are able to enter the country as a tourist and to look for a job once you arrive.

As an EU Citizen, you are entitled to stay freely in Poland for up to 3 months.  If you plan on staying longer than this or working, you must apply for a residence card (Karta pobytu obywatela UE).  This can be obtained from you local council offices in the town/village you live in.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Citizens of EU traveling ot Poland
Legalization of Stay - Instructions to EU Members