Short-term impact of visa waiver for Ukrainian citizens on economic migration to Poland

Ukrainian citizens can work in Poland based on a work permit or a registered employer’s declaration to entrust work to a foreigner. Based on the Regulation (EU) 2017/850 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017, they were exempted from the requirement to have a visa when crossing the external borders of the European Union. This regulation came into force on June 11, 2017 and applies to short-term stays of up to 90 days over a period of 180 days. According to some representatives of employers’ organizations, this resolution is unfavourable to Polish enterprises. It may lead to Ukrainian citizens choosing to look for a job in other European Union countries in which they can get higher compensation for their work than in Poland. The purpose of this article is to determine whether the visa waiver for Ukrainian citizens has influenced their decision of working in Poland within the 6 months of introducing the new regulations, i.e. from June to December 2017. The conducted research using