Working in Poland - do I need a work permit as a British citizen?

Hi I am looking to look for a job in Krakow and was wondering what do I need as I am a British Citizen. Do I need a work permit and is it the one that takes a few months like the non-EU one?

Do I need anything else apart from the permit?

I am currently living and working in London and looking to move to Poland early next year.

Read this. poland.gov.pl/Permissions,1618.html

It is a start.

What kind of work are you looking for? Do you speak Polish?

Hi,

In that link it says

"Note! After 1st May 2004, a requirements to obtain a work permit does not concern: citizens of EU member states;"

So I suppose I do not need a permit, does this mean I can just find a job and start or is there tax, NI that I need to sort out or is that the duty of the employer like over here?

I am an Accountant so want to work in the same field. I can't speak any Polish but would like to learn some while I am out there. I was looking at some job sites, couldn't really find an alful lot of jobs but the ones I found said that as long as I can speak fluent English it should be fine, obviously there will be many jobs where I would benefit if I could speak Polish but hopefully I can still find something with no Polish.

The job hunting continues... If anyone knows of any good job sites for Accountants in Krakow or if I have to elsewhere in Poland I would be grateful.

Regards

Milan

State Street are setting up an operation here in Krakow and advertise regularly in the Krakow edition of the Gazeta Wyborcza. With Krakow becoming a centre for business process outsourcing, a qualified accountant shouldn't have a problem finding a job, but I imagine that being able to speak Polish would be a big advantage. Are you taking lessons before you get here?

As for tax, insurance etc. I don't know much about this but I do know that you can register yourself as self employed and pay a flat 19% on income, and minimal NI for an initial period (2 years I think). But I'm sure that others on this forum will know more. Be prepared for a lot of form filling and waiting in queues to sort out your paperwork though...

You can read to your heart's content about tax, NI and all the different bits of paper you will have to fill out here: british in poland.

thanks guys, I have applied to State Street and a few others have got one rejection so far, i will keep on looking. If anyone knows of any finance jobs going in or around Krakow please let me know.