In the first half of 2019, a total of 217,300 work permits were issued to foreigners in Poland, up from 147,980 in the first six months of 2018, the country's statistical office GUS said on Monday.
According to the latest figures from Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS), the Polish-German border accounted for almost half of all the crossings (46 percent). The Polish-Czech border was next (25 percent), followed by those with Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Polish Radio public broadcaster signed on Tuesday an agreement on financing programmes for listeners abroad.
Some 235,600 work permit were issued last year to foreigners in Poland, with the number expected to be higher this year. The figure is almost twice that of 2016 with 81.7 percent of permits going to Ukrainians.
An organisation is making sure foreigners don’t feel alone over Christmas by getting people to invite them in for Christmas Eve.
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More and more foreigners want to stay in Poland for a longer time, Jakub Dudziak from the Office for Foreigners (UDSC) told PAP.
With Polish portals offering comparisons of the best bank accounts for non-residents, foreigners working in the country can make an informed choice.
The number of foreigners seeking permission to stay in Poland is rising, Deputy Interior Minister Renata Szczęch announced on Wednesday. She added that Indian, Vietnamese and Chinese nationals are more frequently applying for permission to stay.
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