Number of work permits issued to foreigners up 24% y/y in 2021
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The number of work permits issued to foreigners in Poland increased by 24 percent y/y in 2021 and amounted to 504,200, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said. Work permits for foreigners are issued most often for citizens of Ukraine (64.5 percent) and were most common in the Mazowieckie voivodeship (20.8 percent).
In relation to 2020, in 13 voivodeships there was an increase in the number of work permits issued to foreigners, while in the following voivodeships: Pomorskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Zachodniopomorskie a decrease in their number was observed. The largest increase in relation to 2020 occurred in Podlaskie Province (by 74.3 percent), while the largest decrease was observed in Zachodniopomorskie Province (by 18.6 percent).
