EU Blue Card: remuneration threshold even higher

As we read in an announcement from the President of the Central Statistical Office, the average salary in the national economy in 2023 was PLN 7,155.48. This means that a foreigner who wants to apply for an EU Blue Card (i.e. a temporary residence permit to work in a highly qualified profession) must currently earn at least PLN 10,733.22 gross per month (i.e. PLN 1,214 gross more than last year).

We recall that the threshold of lowest remuneration for foreigners applying for an EU Blue Card is established in accordance with Article 127(3) of the Foreigners’ Act. This provision states that an EU Blue Card may be issued, inter alia, to a foreigner whose declared gross annual remuneration will be no less than the equivalent of 150% of average remuneration in the national economy in the year preceding an application for granting the permit, as announced by the President of the Central Statistical Office.