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Can I run a business in Poland?

Answer only what affects this decision. This checker saves its result only in this browser, so you can return to it; it is never added to a server-side profile.

Detailed explanation

Find out whether your residence basis permits business activity before opening a JDG.

What to do

1. Identify the exact residence basis, not only a right to work.
2. If the basis is unclear, verify it in the official source before registration.

Who can run a business on the same terms

Polish, EU/EEA and Swiss citizens can run a business on the same terms as Polish citizens. For a third-country national, check the actual document: examples of qualifying bases include permanent residence, EU long-term-resident status, and specified temporary-residence permits, including study or family-reunification bases.

If the basis is different or unknown

A right to work, PESEL or a visa label alone does not prove a right to open a JDG. Verify the exact basis through the official service; if it does not give equal access, consider the form/path permitted for a foreign entrepreneur before CEIDG or KRS.