Remote work in Poland

Working remotely on visitor status

Law does not say clearly for remote work

The 2025 foreigners-employment act (art. 1(4)(5)) excludes only occasional, incidental activities for a foreign entity by a foreigner staying for another purpose. It is silent on regular remote work for a foreign employer. The permit requirement attaches to work performed in Poland.

• Dz.U. 2025 poz. 621 - Act of 20 March 2025, art. 1 ust. 4 pkt 5 (PDF)
• Zielona Linia (government info line) - remote work by foreigners, status as of 1 Oct 2021 under the repealed law

The route for remote workers

No dedicated remote-work route was found in the official sources checked.

Social security

EU/EEA coordination (A1)

Yes

US totalization agreement

Yes (in force 2009)

EU Member State, so Reg. 883/2004 and the A1 posting rule (up to 24 months) apply. You are normally insured where you work. Poland signed the 2023 cross-border telework framework (in force 1 Jul 2023), which applies to residents. US-Poland agreement entered into force 1 Mar 2009.

• SSA POMS GN 01701.005 - totalization agreement list with dates
• Your Europe - posted workers (A1, 24 months)
• Your Europe - social security coverage rules
• Belgian FPS Social Security (depositary) - telework framework signatory list

How these arrangements work in general is on the guide page.

What we could not verify

• No official statement found on how authorities treat regular remote work for a foreign employer by a visa-free visitor.
• It could not be confirmed from an official source that Poland has no digital nomad visa; non-official sources say it has none.
• The government info line's remote-work page dates from 2021 and describes the repealed law.
• The SSA overview page and EUR-Lex were not directly readable.