Immigration
Poland | Migration strategy for the years of 2025 – 2030
Summary
In February 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced launching the project of creating a new migration strategy for Poland for the years 2025 – 2030. The government aims to have it ready by the end of the year, followed by enacting a new immigration law.
The approach assumes incorporating critical perspectives from the state’s standpoint and engaging in consultations with diverse institutions and the business community. The first opinions from most immigration offices and the organisations on the expected changes in the regulations have been already gathered.
The Details
The Polish government has decided to prepare and introduce an entirely new migration strategy along with a set of legislation to adjust it to the current requirements of the labour market.
Given a significant influx of foreign nationals to Poland, there is a need for setting up the directions for migration to Poland, including a review of complex immigration regulations resulting in extended duration of both work and residence permit procedures.
As per the announcement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Inter-Ministerial Group on Migration has been created to set the objectives of the migration strategy as well as conduct analysis of expectations and experience of all entities dealing with immigration policy in its broadest sense.
The Ministry’s schedule indicates that the analysis should be finalised by mid 2024, followed by a report and an initial draft of migration strategy to be discussed by inter-Ministerial Team on Migration. Public consultation and presentation of the final version of the strategy is scheduled for the end 2024.
We can expect new immigration legislation, including the entirely new Act on Foreigners which is expected to be passed by June 2025.
Based on the Internal Affairs and Administration Ministry’s comments, the Poland’s Migration Strategy will take into account the following aspects and assumptions:
What this means
We can expect that the migration strategy followed up by a new legislation will respond to the needs of the Polish entrepreneurs towards the labour market (with a strong demand on a highly qualified workforce), but due to security issues and uncertainty related to ongoing international situation, more attention will potentially be paid to proper and very detailed compliance and scrutinised approach of the immigration authorities.
The strategy itself aims to aid the labour market, yet the government’s presented principles clearly indicate that the direction is not towards easing or loosening immigration procedures, but towards greater determination in creating an appropriately qualified workforce within Poland.
The overall trend indicates a greater emphasis on control and ensuring that immigration brings benefits to the economy by providing a suitably skilled workforce. Hence definitely both employers and foreigners should even today place significant importance on properly documenting the qualifications of foreigners who are taking up employment in Poland.
Certainly, technological solutions, which are already being implemented, will also contribute to this endeavour. The new immigration law in Poland will heavily rely on these technologies and the amassed data to a large extent.
However, it’s worth noting that this shift towards stricter regulations doesn’t necessarily imply a negative stance towards immigrants. Rather, it reflects a focus on aligning immigration policies with the needs of the labour market and ensuring that immigrants contribute positively to the economy by filling skill gaps and enhancing productivity.
How we can help
Our immigration team in Poland monitors the work on the new migration strategy. Should you wish to discuss the above and proper approach towards documenting the qualifications of foreigners who are taking up employment in Poland in further detail please, do reach out to your usual Vialto Poland contact.
Contact us
For a deeper discussion on the above, please reach out to your Vialto Partners point of contact, or alternatively:
Jadwiga Chorązka
Partner
Emilia Piechota
Immigration Director
Michał Surówka
Immigration Consultant
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