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Employers who fail to comply with the obligation to file a notification on the start of work by a Ukrainian citizen can avoid sanctions in certain situations.
An adult guardian will be able to generate an additional Diia.pl residency document permit in the mObywatel application for children under the age of 13. This will make it much easier to confirm identity and the legality of residency, as well as make seamless border crossings possible for those children who have so far been unable to obtain a Diia.pl.
On 15 April, 2022, the Act on Foreigners was amended to enable national visas to be granted to foreigners residing in Poland (article 79a of the Act on Foreigners).
Meanwhile, a long-awaited regulation issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on issuing national visas to foreigners residing in the Republic of Poland was issued on 30 August, 2022. Under this regulation, citizens of Belarus and Ukraine residing in Poland can apply to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for a national visa.
The government has adopted a draft law amending the Law on Special Measures to Counteract Support for Aggression against Ukraine and to Protect National Security and the Law on National Fiscal Administration.
According to the draft, a sanctioned employer will be able to apply to the speaker of province assembly for benefits from the Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund to satisfy employee claims. If the employer chooses not to make such an application, payment of benefits can also be made on the basis of an employee's individual application.
March, employers may use a simplified procedure for legalizing the work of a Ukrainian citizen. Nevertheless, in a latest amendment, legislators have abandoned the earlier simplification and now require employers to declare in their notifications the levels of remuneration, working hours and the numbers of all persons working under employment contracts and under civil law contracts as at 23 February 2022 and as at the date of filing the notification.