When people are needed yesterday, this is the first-choice direction. Geographic proximity, simplified procedures and a similar work culture make it possible to launch the first batch in weeks rather than months.
The East does not compete with Asia on length of stay – it competes on speed. If a plant needs thirty people for a season or a shift closed within a month, no other direction will do it.
The advantage starts with procedure. For some nationalities a declaration entrusting work can be registered at the district labour office within days. That shortens the route from months to weeks and lets you react to orders that appeared this quarter, not in the annual plan.
The second asset is work culture. Industrial realities in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Kazakhstan are close to Polish ones – candidates know shift work, output norms and basic safety rules. Communication is direct: if something is unclear, they ask instead of staying silent. Onboarding takes days, not weeks.
The third is the technical base. Vocational schools and technical colleges across the region train welders, turners, CNC operators, electricians and mechanics. Turkey adds large-scale experience in textiles, furniture and construction.
One limitation is worth knowing: turnover is higher than on Asian directions, because home is a bus ride away rather than a flight across the world. For multi-year staffing we recommend a mix – the East for speed and seasons, Asia for the stable core of the team.
The legal route depends on nationality – some directions only need a declaration, others a type A permit and a national visa.
shortest lead time
declaration or type A permit
seasonal and production direction
Tbilisi – technical staff
Astana and Almaty
Tashkent – high volume
industry and construction
This is the direction with the smallest cultural gap. The challenge is not communication but retaining a worker whose way home is short and easy.
A worker will say outright that something is unclear, that a machine is faulty or that the roster does not suit them. Feedback reaches the team leader immediately.
For the employer: Use it: ask for improvement ideas on the line – the answers are often very specific.
Output norms, shift work and basic safety rules are known from previous plants. Technical onboarding takes days, not weeks.
For the employer: Shorten the general training and spend the time on your line's specifics and quality.
Trips to family are frequent and switching employer is easy. That is the main reason turnover runs higher here.
For the employer: Agree leave and travel rules upfront – predictability limits unplanned absence.
Ukrainians and Belarusians pick up Polish quickly. Candidates from the Caucasus and Central Asia communicate in Russian, Turkish workers in Turkish with basic English.
For the employer: For mixed groups appoint a team leader who speaks the team's language – that is enough.
The eastern direction is a tool for closing gaps in weeks. The core of a team is built elsewhere – but when a season has to be staffed, nothing replaces it.
The profile includes vocational documents, employment history at named plants and – for technical roles – a practical test completed before departure.
Regional vocational schools and technical colleges train welders, turners, CNC operators, electricians and mechanics. Diplomas are verified and translated by a sworn translator.
We check the category, international route experience and incident history, then handle licence exchange, code 95 and the driver attestation.
Welders produce weld samples, operators demonstrate machine work. The material reaches the candidate profile before the employer decides.
EN ISO 9606-1 exams and UDT licences for forklifts and cranes are usually arranged in the first weeks after arrival.
Sectors we staff with eastern candidates
We match the legal route to nationality and to how quickly you need people on shift.
We agree roles, volume and date, then choose between a declaration and a type A permit.
We launch sourcing with partners in Kyiv, Chisinau, Tbilisi, Astana, Tashkent or Istanbul.
A shortlist with documents and a practical test. Interviews run with interpreting where needed.
Registering a declaration at the district labour office takes days; a type A permit at the voivodeship office 4–8 weeks.
Document assembly and a consulate appointment – for some nationalities this stage does not apply.
Coach or flight, pickup, housing, starter pack, address registration, PESEL and a bank account.
Medicals, safety training, workstation instructions and reviews at 30 and 90 days.
Since June 2025 new rules for employing foreigners apply – most obligations moved to an electronic system and inspections of employment legality are more frequent.
A simplified route for selected nationalities registered at the district labour office. The fastest path to lawful employment.
A voivodeship procedure for the remaining directions and for multi-year employment. It underpins a later residence card application.
Required for candidates from Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey unless they hold another Schengen residence title.
We file single permits for residence and work and track deadlines so employment continuity is never broken.
Details are covered in our services: type A work permit, residence and work legalisation and residence cards.
Groups arrive by coach or plane and a coordinator meets them on site. Below are frames from arrivals, interviews and first days in Poland.
Arrival photosGroup pickup on arrival
Ukraine and Georgia – batch of 22
Coordination and legalisation team
Warsaw, ul. Fabryczna 18
Interviews with candidates
Selection with the employer
Here the game is not about onboarding but about retention. Below is what in practice keeps people for longer than one season.
Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey. These directions are close both geographically and culturally, and offer the shortest lead time of everything we cover.
From 3 to 10 weeks – far faster than Asia or Africa. Where the simplified declaration procedure applies, the first candidates can be on site in about a month; with a type A permit and a D visa expect 8–12 weeks.
A declaration entrusting work is a simplified route available to selected nationalities – registration at the district labour office takes a few days and allows work for a limited period. A type A permit is a voivodeship procedure: longer, but the basis for multi-year employment and a residence card.
Ukrainians and Belarusians often understand Polish within weeks because the languages are related. Candidates from Georgia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan usually communicate in Russian, and Turkish candidates in Turkish with basic English. For larger groups we assign a team leader who speaks the team's language.
Very close to Polish: direct communication, willingness to ask questions, autonomy on simple decisions and a natural attitude to shift work. Onboarding is shorter than on other directions because industrial realities are similar.
Yes, that is its biggest advantage. Short lead times and simplified procedures make eastern directions the best fit for seasonal peaks in agriculture, food processing, logistics and construction.
Higher than in Asia, because proximity makes trips home and changing employer easy. For multi-year staffing we therefore recommend mixing eastern directions with Asian ones.
A strong technical base from vocational schools and technical colleges: welders, turners, CNC operators, electricians, mechanics and professional drivers. Turkey adds experience in textiles, furniture and construction.
Yes. For professional drivers we handle licence exchange, code 95 and the driver attestation so the vehicle can legally run international routes.
Yes. Pickup at the border or airport, transfer to housing, a starter pack, address registration, PESEL and a bank account are part of the relocation package, exactly as on other directions.
It is the most affordable direction in our portfolio: shorter transport, simpler procedures and fewer translations. The budget covers the declaration or permit fee, transport, accommodation, medicals and safety training plus the agency fee.
Yes. We operate under a KRAZ certificate, maintain a document register and track renewal deadlines, including the changes introduced by the foreign employment act in force since June 2025.
We reply within 1 business day with a recommended country, the legal route and a realistic arrival date for the first batch.
