Europe
Poland
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In Poland, candidates can be screened for their education and criminal records. However, there may be restrictions in place regarding which types of information or documentation are permissible during these checks. For example, identity verification must be performed before other screening processes can take place.
Background check summary
Education: permissible
Criminal: some restrictions
Medical: some restrictions
Address: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
7
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
EEA + Swiss passport
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
Non EEA + Swiss:Work permitResidence permit
Body name
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Foreign Citizens
Non EEA + Swiss:Work permitResidence permit
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
N/A
Country details
Birthrate
9.85
Population
37,846,611
capital
Warsaw
GDP ($/capita)
11100
TLD
.pl
developed/developing
Developed
Currency
Zloty
Net migration
-0.49
Literacy(%)
99.8
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