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delphiandomine   
17 Jul 2012
Life / Free Poland Health Care - Paying minimal to no Zus [105]

or covered by a spouse who's one of the above.

Or in full time education up to 26, no?

The benefits are laughable but ZUS is covered then. You can't just do nothing for a number of years and then claim unemployment.

You can still claim NFZ care - I've known a couple of people who didn't need the cash, but who were registered solely for health care purposes.

I'm not sure however what it looks like in case of a non-Polish UE citizen who comes to Poland, becomes a resident and can't find a job.

You can't become legally resident without having a reason to stay here - if you aren't in possession of the relevant EU residence certificate, no can do. There are some transitional agreements for transporting UK unemployment benefits to Poland for up to 3 months, however.
delphiandomine   
17 Jul 2012
Life / Free Poland Health Care - Paying minimal to no Zus [105]

Honestly, you could just try around. It can't be just luck - I visited two different doctors and a dentist, and they were all happy to take it for routine stuff. I suspect they might have been screwing the NHS by claiming that it was emergency, but well, not my problem.

Are Poles getting this free treatment in much of the UK? Yes. Are Britons getting this free treatment in Poland? No. End of story.

No point quoting to me some laws or rules that don't alter one jot this grotesque inequality.

The strange thing for me is why the UK simply doesn't require some sort of proof of insurance before treating people. It's just...absurd.

(mind you - plenty of Poles aren't covered by the NFZ, too)
delphiandomine   
17 Jul 2012
Life / Free Poland Health Care - Paying minimal to no Zus [105]

The bottom line, as I understand it from medical people here is "No ZUS booklet means no NFZ for you unless it is an emergency and you have a valid EHIC to show us."

Actually - not quite. Before I bothered to pay ZUS (and got married) - I was using the EHIC card. Never, ever had an issue getting non-emergency treatment - I even had plenty of dental work done on the basis of the EHIC. They basically accept it on the same basis as someone who pays ZUS - it was explained to me by my dentist that they would just overcharge the UK NHS for the work done, so no issue.

You can always pay for the NFZ separately too, or claim unemployment benefits if you're a legal resident. If you aren't entitled to the unemployment benefits, you still get your health care paid for.

Bear in mind that you can pay really peanuts and still get ZUS paid for - the common route for teachers is to work 6 clock hours a week in a public school, the rest privately.
delphiandomine   
17 Jul 2012
Life / Free Poland Health Care - Paying minimal to no Zus [105]

And yet a Polish person living in the UK has to pay the total sum of £0 to gain UK non emergency NHS treatment? Seems very unfair, does it not?

That's the fault of the NHS for not checking everyone thoroughly. In Poland, they will check every single time that you're entitled to it. The UK should be the same, but because the UK system is based on universal coverage rather than insurance - they don't bother. I think it's absolutely idiotic, personally - the UK should move to an insurance-style system too.

Not so as a Briton in Poland where you need to have ZUSsed yourself and know the rules inside out.

Not really - as long as you've paid for the sickness part of ZUS, you'll get treatment and sickness benefits.

It is very inequal.

Actually - in theory, it is equal. You cannot get health care in either country without contributing to the pot legally - but the problem is that the UK simply isn't checking for whatever reason. However, I know that in practice, some health care providers in the UK will demand proof of residency (payment of NI/receipt of benefits) before non-emergency treatment. It's just not universally practiced, unlike in Poland.
delphiandomine   
16 Jul 2012
Work / Software Jobs in Poland [31]

How much are you willing to pay ?

Probably this is part of it - why work for a small company when there are very decent offers from a lot of big companies here?
delphiandomine   
16 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

What if the driver had to pull over to rest and absolutely couldn't drive anymore?

Then he would be prosecuted for not stopping earlier. The longest section between junctions in the UK is about 20 miles - no excuses for not stopping earlier.
delphiandomine   
16 Jul 2012
Real Estate / Polish Property - should I keep renting it out? [17]

I know the Polish government is using these for bringing petty criminals back from the UK, but I think even the UK border authorities might baulk at chasing up mortgage defaulters.

The abuse of the EAW system for petty things by Poland is well documented, unfortunately :( It's supposed to only be used where the potential punishment is more than 12 months in prison, but UK courts are just rubber-stamping the decision of the Poles rather than actually taking the time to examine what the alleged offense is.
delphiandomine   
16 Jul 2012
Life / Free Poland Health Care - Paying minimal to no Zus [105]

thats nearly £200. wow.

That's peanuts for health coverage for an entire family.

What about being self-employed here? Would the Zus contributions be less then?

400zl for the first 2 years per month, then up to nearly 1000zl.

Or your wife could simply get a job in which she pays ZUS. Family members then are covered too under the NFZ system.
delphiandomine   
16 Jul 2012
USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]

not to mention, most TEFL'ers, after 2 years of doing it in Poland, would jump at the chance to do something else for equal money. something with a normal schedule, salary, guaranteed and PAID vacation days, guaranteed work year round, no split shifts, etc.

Which is why anyone smart gets into a job that offers this. I have a normal schedule, salary, proper contract, paid vacations and definitely no split shifts.
delphiandomine   
16 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Renewing passports for children? We are back in the UK. [17]

having been told that their "British" children with their "British" passports will need to apply for all kinds of visas before being allowed in.

Happened quite famously to that great British writer, Lawrence Durrell.
delphiandomine   
15 Jul 2012
News / Could be in prison for 10 years for trying to bribe the Polish traffic police [39]

I think it's pretty damn obvious that you're trying to bribe them if you somehow carry around 100zl with your documents the whole time.

For what it's worth, with everything videotaped nowadays and many, many people putting videos on youtube of things - the police aren't going to take the risk.
delphiandomine   
15 Jul 2012
Real Estate / Polish Property - should I keep renting it out? [17]

Has nobody got advice for this man??

The only advice is to attempt to renegotiate, and if that fails, suck it up like a man and pay his debts.
delphiandomine   
15 Jul 2012
Travel / Abandoned airfield south-east of Wroclaw [7]

or perhaps Namyslów Airport which is near Opole (goo.gl/maps/KAuV) - from the 2009/10 photos on Google Maps there is an industrial complex on the site under construction and an old concrete runway.

That's almost certainly it, thank you ever so much! It ties in with what I saw from the air - built up around the Eastern end, but with the ruined-looking Western end still intact. The line also is sort-of parallel with Strachowice - so it is almost certainly the one.

Poland is like most places in Europe, there are old airfields all over the place if you know your history and where to look

It's surprising how many are still possible in the future - I found out that Piła Airport is still potentially available for commercial flights, for instance.
delphiandomine   
14 Jul 2012
Law / Polish car insurance and how it compares to England [29]

Not to mention that a UK insurance company would smell a rat (or several) in a claim against him. I suspect that once the UK insurance company manages to prove that you've got a UK address, UK licence and are merely using Poland as a flag of convenience, they'd soon convince the Polish insurer to withdraw their cover.
delphiandomine   
14 Jul 2012
Real Estate / Polish Property - should I keep renting it out? [17]

The law actually helps them - after they send the second registered letter, it is automatically assumed by the court (with proof of postage) that the letter was delivered.

Used that law against a certain Warsaw-based language school once...
delphiandomine   
14 Jul 2012
Law / Polish car insurance and how it compares to England [29]

If you've seen a Mazda MX-5 for a tenth of the UK price, you've seen a scam :)

Anyway, won't work. You need to be a fully registered EU citizen here in order to register a car - unless you want to re-register it every 3 months.

The police in the UK might also be very interested if it appears that you aren't a resident of Poland, but the UK - I suspect they'd be asking some very hard questions as to what a 19 year old was doing with such a car on Polish plates. If it's suspected that you've imported the car permanently, you can expect some pretty heavy fines.
delphiandomine   
14 Jul 2012
Life / Schizophrenia treatment in Poland [19]

Indeed, it's pretty relevant given that if he has it as severe as he says, it's pretty unlikely that guaranteed English language care will be available on the NFZ - and from what he says, he won't have the cash to pay for private.
delphiandomine   
14 Jul 2012
Life / Schizophrenia treatment in Poland [19]

Every contact I've had with medical, dental and pharmacy's staff has been in English. All the nurses in my wife's course have to speak English to pass their degree, for instance.

NFZ-funded?
delphiandomine   
14 Jul 2012
Real Estate / Polish Property - should I keep renting it out? [17]

one of two things has to happen, either the bank will have to negotiate or I have to walk away from the property and leave to the bank.

Wrong. What will happen is option 3, where the Polish bank will pursue you for every last grosz that you owe them. And they will - while they might negotiate, they certainly won't tolerate you walking away.

if I do what is the implication for me ? I dont live in Poland, in fact live in Asia and have done for many years.

What they would probably do is obtain a European Arrest Warrant against you. Crossing a European border covered by the EAW scheme would instantly set off a red flag - and you'd be on your way to Poland to answer to court. With the concept of personal bankruptcy not really existing in Poland, you'd be in trouble.

Don't assume that they will do nothing - they will do quite the opposite.
delphiandomine   
13 Jul 2012
Life / A taste of Polish mess [10]

Huum, why dont i just get a power of attorney drawn up. Its like buying packet of sweets didnt you know.

But it is... I have about ten lying on my desk, all for various things - for instance, I have one that gives me the right to deal with my friend's flat - he's frequently out of Poland for extended periods of time, so if there's any issue with the flat, I can deal with it on his behalf. All it took was a quick letter written in Polish, taken to a notary, signed and stamped in her presence and the payment of 23zl.
delphiandomine   
13 Jul 2012
Travel / Abandoned airfield south-east of Wroclaw [7]

It could be Oława-Stanowice which is just north-west-ish of Oława, maybe 30km south-east of Wrocław.

Good guess, but it doesn't seem to be the same - the airfield I saw was more built up round it, and the runway seemed to be concrete (but in a bad state). It was definitely more or less in line with the runway in Wroclaw (the plane didn't really alter course at this point until landing)

That'd be interesting to see. Did you happen to get any aerial photos to share with us?

Exasperatingly, no :( I only realised when the plane was more or less over it, so too late to think about.

There are actually quite a few abandoned airfields in Poland - have a look here - ronaldv.nl/abandoned/airfields/PL/index.html
delphiandomine   
13 Jul 2012
Life / English speaking nursery in Poznan [3]

Thank you for your help

If you want, I can check any nursery for you before you sign up. I don't want any payment for my time, but I know quite a bit about how such places should operate - and I know the questions to ask. It might sound strange that I'm offering this - but it would be useful for professional purposes for me :)

The school linked to, for instance, is using WSiP materials. Not the best to use...
delphiandomine   
13 Jul 2012
Life / A taste of Polish mess [10]

Apparently we had to opt out of the new package, that they force on you, by a certain date, and if we did not, then they would give us the new package and we would have to pay more.

He would have received notification. Perhaps he did, and simply binned it?

You still need a TV license @ £150 / year.

Only if it's live broadcasts. For some reason, they still haven't got round to the idea of people watching stuff "on demand".

Why don't you just get a power of attorney drawn up? A friendly notary will turn a blind eye to the need to be physically present...

(ah, wait - I guess you might not have someone there to help!)
delphiandomine   
13 Jul 2012
Life / Schizophrenia treatment in Poland [19]

There are differences as well surrounding some concepts like patients' rights.

Wasn't there some scandal very recently about this?

Its pretty sure bet you'll be forking out for the medication from your own pocket.

Even if the NFZ pays, he'll be paying them for insurance first.

I think it's a pretty sure bet that anyone suffering from such an illness without speaking Polish fluently for many years is going to suffer in Poland.