Needs a fast amendment to the law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens

– This is crucial for ensuring the legality of Ukrainians' residence and work. The hold in the entry into force of the amendment of the Act, after the President's veto, created uncertainty among both Ukrainian citizens and entrepreneurs employing them. The failure to apply the fresh rules before 30 September this year exposes hundreds of thousands of people to the hazard of being in an unregulated position from 1 October. We so call for the fastest possible finalisation of legislative work on the legislation," says Nadia Winiarska, expert of the Leviathan Confederation.

The Confederation of Leviathan besides calls for the alignment of Polish government with the implementing decision of the Council of the EU, extending the validity of temporary protection, so that national government complies with EU law and does not require further amendments.

This means adopting solutions in force besides after 4 March 2026. Otherwise, the legislative process will should be restarted within a fewer months of the entry into force of the amendments. This would entail additional costs, excessive administrative burden and a sense of legal uncertainty.

– In order to avoid regulatory chaos and to strengthen legal certainty, it would be appropriate to extend simultaneously all the provisions of the law on the right of residence of Ukrainian citizens to the date resulting from the EU Council decision, i.e. 4 March 2027," adds Nadia Winiarska.

The Confederation of Leviathan besides draws attention to the proposal for further suspension of deadlines for provincials to handle administrative matters. In practice, this provision leads to a number of undesirable effects, both for foreigners and employers, causing decision-making chaos and a deficiency of coherence between administrative authorities.

– In practice, suspension of time limits means taking distant legal measures to prevent abroad nationals from inactiveness and chronicity of proceedings, as well as the right to analyse the case without undue delay," says Nadia Winiarska.

Ukrainian citizens have a advanced level of active labour – up to 80% of them are active, which is 1 of the highest indicators among war refugees in OECD countries. present they account for over 65% of all legally employed foreigners in Poland. deficiency of legal solutions to guarantee the continuity of residence and work for citizens Ukraine can have very serious consequences for many industries that have been suffering from a shortage of workers for years, especially in the face of a hard demographic situation.

Confederation of Leviathan