Phone ahead to learn which desk handles your file
Benefit questions go to the benefits team of the county employment office. Offices organise claims differently: the desk or caseworker who looks after yours depends on the office, and you should be ready to show proof of past work and insurance, including time worked abroad.
Kraków
ul. Wąwozowa 34, 31-752 Kraków
Book your registration visit first, and phone for the right contact if you already have a benefit case.
Prepare employment certificates, earnings and contribution evidence where applicable, and documents explaining how employment ended. Disclose work abroad and other benefits so the office can identify any additional coordination procedure.
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Find out who can receive the benefit, which work history counts, including time abroad, and which office assesses your claim.
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