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Your Kraków Compass — Administrative Situation Review

The guides are structured around administrative sequencing — completing the right steps in the right order at the right time. Answer the questions below to be matched to the correct guidance for your specific situation.

How this works: Complete the six questions below. Your responses will be reviewed personally and you will receive a specific recommendation within 24 hours. The instant checklist below gives you an immediate starting point while you wait.

What is your email address?

Your responses will be reviewed personally. You will receive a specific recommendation within 24 hours. Please enter the email address you used to sign up for the checklist.

Where are you in your relocation?

This determines the urgency of specific steps — some have hard deadlines from arrival date.

I am planning to move to Kraków within the next 6 months
I arrived in Kraków within the last 3 months
I have been in Kraków between 3 and 12 months
I have been in Kraków between 12 and 24 months

What is your current situation?

This affects your tax position, ZUS obligations, and which permits apply.

I am employed by a Polish company
I am employed remotely by a foreign company
I am a freelancer or running my own business
I am a student
I am accompanying a partner who is the primary visa or permit holder
I am retired or not currently working

What is your residency status?

This determines which permit processes apply and their urgency.

EU citizen — no permit required
Non-EU citizen — permit in progress
Non-EU citizen — permit not yet started
Not sure of my current status

Which of these have you already completed?

Select all that apply.

Address registration in Kraków
PESEL number obtained
Bank account opened in Poland
NIP tax identification number obtained
ZUS registration completed
Temporary or permanent residency permit submitted or approved
None of the above completed yet

Where have you first hit a delay, a refusal, or an unexpected complication?

Be as specific as possible — this is the most important question for matching you to the right guidance.

Your personalised checklist

Your responses have been submitted. They will be reviewed personally and you will receive a specific recommendation at your email address within 24 hours. The checklist below is your immediate starting point.
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