Law / Ways of getting Permanent residency in Poland [101]

Randomly and there is a good chance that they won't find out if you leave the state (Bundesland) for a few days. But, if you apply for asylum in Germany, you will mostly likely be housed in one of the refugee housing estates. Those estates have local workers (social services, immigration etc.). If you regularly disappear from your room for a number of days or weeks they will find out and you might have some explaining to do.

Also, in Germany you are obliged to carry some kind of ID at all times and German police do carry out random checks. Specially at train stations. If you are caught in another state as you are supposed to be in, you will again have some explaining to do.

Also, if you apply for asylum in Germany, you do not have legal status to remain in Poland. If your ID is checked here and it turns out that you are illegal and entered Poland from Germany, you will most likely be deported to the country you illegally entered from, in this case Germany. At the border, you will be handed over to the German authorities and again will have some explaining to do.

Worst case scenario is that your asylum claim will be rejected and you will be deported to your home country (as long as you have the necessary paperwork to actually travel).

In my opinion, if you already plan to break the rules for asylum seekers while your claim is being processed, you would deserve nothing else but for your claim to be rejected. We have rules in place for a reason and if you can not follow these rules, you have already proven that you are most likely unable to integrate into the community.

Law / Ways of getting Permanent residency in Poland [101]

If you apply for asylum in Germany, you are not even allowed to leave the state (Bundesland) in which your claim is processed. I.e. if you claim asylum in Germany and your claim is processed in let's say the German state of Berlin, you are not allowed to cross the border to neighboring state "Brandenburg", never-mind leaving the country.

Law / Incorrect data on Polish resident card [12]


So, in your opinion it is best to "shut the thread down" and tell the OP not to bother the forum with his questions because there MAY not be anyone able to answer his questions?

Interesting approach!

Law / Incorrect data on Polish resident card [12]


This would make this forum completely obsolete, don't you think?

Law / Unable to repay bank loan in Poland. What are the consequences according to the law? [18]

The only people who will be able to tell you that are the people working for the bank you have the loan with.

Law / Unable to repay bank loan in Poland. What are the consequences according to the law? [18]


As far as I am aware, your credit history does not have anything to do with your visa application. But I am not a visa expert so maybe someone else can answer this.


Yes they can. If they really want to go after their debt, they can trace you. I know of a guy who had debt in Ireland and was traced to Malta.

Law / Unable to repay bank loan in Poland. What are the consequences according to the law? [18]

Just like the German "Schufa", the Polish "BIK" has made credit history in Poland available internationally. This means that if you apply for a loan or credit card in another EU country and have not repaid your loan in Poland, it may mean that your applications will be rejected if they bother to check your BIK entries. That said, it is highly unlikely. So far I only know that Germany, Austria and Switzerland do some cross border checking amongst themselves.

But, it may be a nightmare for you when you return to Poland and have a negative credit history here. Even a mobile phone contract will not be an option for you anymore, so think carefully if you want to risk it.

Work / 100,000 PLN (per year) in Krakow - Is it enough for a couple to survive on? [18]


Then 50 zloty each will do you just fine. I have posted some links to restaurants in Krakow a little bit further up. Take a look at their prices. You can expect something similar in Katowice.

Life / Cost of living in Katowice, Poland [53]


If part of your benefits package states "Medical care" then it is covered by IBM and most likely to be either Medicover, Luxmed etc.

Life / Cost of living in Katowice, Poland [53]


That means 250 each per month or 62.50 per week. I would say that it is possible, but you may want to take up some good medical cover to visit the doctor more frequently. With 250 zloty per month, you won't be getting much of the essentials your body needs. Of course it will be enough for Tesco Spaghetti with Ketchup every day.

I would at least calculate 500 zloty each per month for food and even that would still be very little.

In your 1200 for rent, is electricity and other bills included already? Or are those bills the 400 "Housing costs"?

Life / Cost of living in Katowice, Poland [53]


Is that for one person or for you both?

Travel / Do trains in Poland arrive on time? [38]


Just done this route recently. From Lodz to Warsaw by Interregio. Train was delayed by half an hour due to works on the tracks. However, the comfort in these trains is not very good. On the way back (just 2 hours later) I opted for the TLK which was much more comfortable with its compartments but just over an hour delay. They promise Lodz - Warsaw in 70 minutes once the construction on the tracks has been completed. Fingers crossed

Work / 100,000 PLN (per year) in Krakow - Is it enough for a couple to survive on? [18]


Come on now.......Are you trying to tell me that you can not get a decent meal for 50 zloty? Ok, for Krakow here are two examples of good restaurants with decent prices.

Pod Wawelem
podwawelem.eu

CK Browar
ckbrowar.krakow.pl

I have been to both places. Food was good and price decent. I never spent any more than 50 zloty. Most times even below 40 for main course and a piwo.

Just to remind you. I am not talking about five star restaurants with three course dinners and fancy wines. That's not doable on the above mentioned 5500 PLN budget.

But saying that for 50 zloty you can get maximum Burger King is simply not true.

Work / 100,000 PLN (per year) in Krakow - Is it enough for a couple to survive on? [18]

If you know where to go, you get a good dinner for 50 zloty each, including one or two drinks (of course not the most expensive wine) on the Rynek or its small side streets. Surely, on a budget of 5500 PLN for two people a month, you wouldn't even think about going for a 400 zloty meal each week :)

Work / 100,000 PLN (per year) in Krakow - Is it enough for a couple to survive on? [18]

Let's put it this way. A somewhat decent apartment in or close to the old town would roughly set you back 2000 PLN + bills which would possibly be another 600 PLN. Giving that you want to go out for a meal once per week, that's an additional 400 PLN (100 per week for both of you).

You now have 2500 PLN left for which you will have to do your grocery shopping. Let's assume 150 PLN per week person (which is still lower end) = 1200 PLN for the two of you, leaving you with 1300 PLN left. Transport costs, if you don't want to have a car = 100 PLN for a monthly ticket. Now you have 1200 PLN left.

At the point at which you have 1200 PLN left, you still have not bought any clothes, have not covered any unexpected expenses etc. Basically, with 1200 PLN left you have covered your very basic needs plus one restaurant visit per week. And even in Poland, those 1200 PLN can go very quickly leaving you with no savings at the end of each month.

Feedback / Editing time too short (5 minutes currently) [60]

Ok thank you!

Feedback / Editing time too short (5 minutes currently) [60]

So you can not edit your posts at all after a certain period of time?

Feedback / Editing time too short (5 minutes currently) [60]

Merged: Post editing

It seems that suddenly i am unable to edit my own posts. Any idea why that might be?

Travel / Do trains in Poland arrive on time? [38]


Thank you very much for the extensive post and information. Very good!

Work / 100,000 PLN (per year) in Krakow - Is it enough for a couple to survive on? [18]

It is only an assumption but given that "Kilg0re" is from the US, the mentioned salary of 100k is most likely per annum. Therefore the 5.5k per month after tax is pretty much spot on.

If his wife will not work then it will most certainly not allow for the lifestyle "Kilg0re" has described.

Travel / Do trains in Poland arrive on time? [38]


You seem to be spot on with this as "EW90" (also from Berlin) was shipped to Poland as part of reparations. See link pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/EW90

This is quite an interesting topic for me because i have always wondered about the resemblance of the old Polish ETZs to the older S-Bahn Berlin trains

Travel / Do trains in Poland arrive on time? [38]


This one here from Gdansk is quite interesting. I wonder how they ended up from being part of the "S-Bahn" in Berlin to running in TryCity in Poland. I remember using them in Berlin when i was younger.


pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/EW92

Travel / Do trains in Poland arrive on time? [38]


Well, to be honest i would be very upset if i pay for an ICE ticket but have to undertake my journey in an EIC. The difference in quality and speed of both trains is massive.

Travel / Do trains in Poland arrive on time? [38]


I was actually talking about the ICE train in Germany. ICE - Intercity Express. There is no such thing as an ICE train in Poland :)

Travel / Do trains in Poland arrive on time? [38]


A bit off topic of course but......... ICE trains have build in drivers cabins. In fact, in the most recent versions of the ICE trains, the drivers cabin is segregated to the passenger compartment only by a glass wall, allowing passengers who sit right behind it to have quite a nice view.

Travel / Do trains in Poland arrive on time? [38]



Actually, Polish trains or German trains in Poland during the war, were hardly ever steered by Germans, because train personnel was changed at the borders, as were most likely the locomotives that pulled the trains.

This is something that is still being done. Cross border trains are normally pulled by locomotives of the country they are currently in. Of course, that only works on trains that have a separate locomotive, not a build in drivers cabin like the ICE train or Pendolino

Anyway, regarding the actual topic, @ Monika it would be good to know whether or not you have to be in Warsaw at exactly 9:30 or if a slight delay would not matter too much. There is simply no telling about the likelyhood of PKP running on time with this particular train. It's more like a lottery with them.

News / Turkey abolished visas for Poles. [80]


So what you are saying is that instead of Russian Oligarchs, it is now Polish "Oligarchs" bringing their dollars to Turkey? :)

News / Turkey abolished visas for Poles. [80]


Ireland has a common travel area with the UK and is therefore not a full member of Schengen. Schengenvisas do not apply to Ireland.

News / Turkey abolished visas for Poles. [80]


I am confused. Since when would Nation 1 dictate Nation 2 whether or not the citizens of Nation 1 need a visa to enter Nation 2? If that would be the case, Kiew would just make an annoucement that from now on, Ukraine's citizens do not need a visa to enter Poland anymore.


It has absolutely nothing to do with Schengen or the EU.

Travel / Travel from Poland to Germany [4]

If you are willing to be stressed over Christmas, take the bus option.

From Warsaw, this train connection appears to be the easiest and perhaps most relaxing option to me:

24.12.14

Warsaw - Berlin
Dep. 05:55 - Arr. 11:15

Berlin - Heidelberg
Dep. 12:48 - Arr. 17:48 (which change in Mannheim).

Total cost: 148 EUR one way (620 PLN)

The Berlin - Warsaw Express is quite a comfortable train. I have taken it many times. From Berlin you would be travelling on the ICE to Mannheim and the last 10 minutes from Mannheim to Heidelberg on the Regional Express (even those are quite comfortable in Germany).

The train option is twice as expensive as the bus option mentioned abvoe, but you will be more relaxed upon arrival. Going by bus, i would be afraid to need a week holiday just to recover from the bus journey.