Law / Living in Poland for the purpose of studying entitles me to apply for Karta Stałego Pobytu (permanent card)? [5]

the time you spent for studies are count as half, so you need to take the card for 2 and a half years more and then you can apply for permanent.

Work / Hewlett-Packard salary expectation in Lodz [6]

I heard from friends that Wroclaw is more expensive than Lodz (just what I have heard), it can mostly differ with the amount of flat rent- I still think you can survive but you will not have a very comfortable life - if you do not have any problems with sharing a flat, you can do a little better.

Work / What is deducted from a salary in Poland apart from Income tax? [155]

Hello IR,

It will make around 3700 netto

I am getting similar in Krakow, it can be okay depending on your lifestyle. I spend 1500-2000 for studio including bills 500-600 for food 600-700 for going out- alcohol and so on. 100-150 for fuel- if you use public transport with card I think around 100 pln you may spend. SO roughly, 2900-3500 will make you live normal but not much for extra things.

Note: I presume Katowice might be cheaper, so fellas who know Katowice can give better idea

Work / Hewlett-Packard salary expectation in Lodz [6]

Hello,

I lived there for half a year with similar salary. around 1100-1300 PLN for studio (all inclusive) 500-600 for food and 400-500 I was spending for myself. It depends on how much you can control the amount you get every month.

Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]

I like książęce a lot but I still hardly pronounce that name :)

Life / Polish people and racism. [943]

I was thinking some of my comments could be understood wrong about cultures and religions but I see a big racial bigotry here, unbelievably sad... Nobody chooses where they are to born, in which color, ethnicity, culture etc. Maybe you do not want to live with these people, but it never gives you the right to insult that people either.

Real Estate / What are possible price ranges (rent) for studio and 1 bedroom apartments in Krakow? [20]

I heard generally bad comments about Lodz from my Polish friends before coming here but actually it is not a bad place. For me, it is just very dark and I do not feel very good, could not get used to it. Maybe after living in Trojmiasto for some years, Lodz was not very attractive for me.

Actually it is not the very center but it takes around 20-25 minutes with tram, around this Debniki area.

Thanks Romek, looks like a good deal after getting all the comments, and as I had a chance to have short trip around the neighborhood, looked very nice to me and I rented the place.

Hope I will have good time there.

Real Estate / What are possible price ranges (rent) for studio and 1 bedroom apartments in Krakow? [20]

Yes, it looks like that.

Thank you so much for the comments, especially that article was very useful.

Real Estate / What are possible price ranges (rent) for studio and 1 bedroom apartments in Krakow? [20]

Merged: Moving to Krakow, 1100 PLN rent for studio

Hello everyone,

I am moving to Krakow soon after living in Lodz for some time.

I found a nice flat with 40 square meters in a new building close to Uniwersytet Jagielloński campus in the south part of Krakow. It is going to be around 1500 including all bills and administration fees. I was paying 1100 PLN all included here in Lodz (which is actually is not in very good condition), so what would you say about this amount for the studio in Krakow, is it too much or acceptable? I want to take comments as whatever I could find from OXL and other sites have generally similar prices.

Also another question is about zameldowanie, could anybody tell me which adress should I go for adress registration in Krakow? I checked it and I see there are a few buildings of Urzad Miasta in Krakow..

Thanks in advance.

Life / Getting a second hand car and driving licence in Wroclaw [4]

Thinking about finding a BMW 3.16, hope it will not cause so many problems :P Funny part is the same car costs around at least 13000 PLN in Turkey :)

Life / Getting a second hand car and driving licence in Wroclaw [4]

Merged: Buying a used car in Poland (drivers license and car delivery)

Hello,

I am thinking about buying a car lately but I have 2 questions if anybody could help.

1- My driver s license is a Turkish one. I have been reading and hearing so many stories such as I can use my Turkish license or I should change it 6 months after entering Poland. I dwell with temporary residence card so I suppose I should change it to Polish one? Anyone knows about it? I do not want to drive illegal. And addition to this- for this exam which office should I go to ask for?

2- About taking delivery of a car, what steps should be taken? notary-local office? and about the insurance-tax-delivery how much will I have to spend? I ll be buying an 20 year old car around 2000-3000 PLN

Thanks!

Work / study employment opportunities in poland [8]

I also heard that "2 years" when I was in Turkey. But I've got no idea about it. I found this long time ago, I think it's Krakow Governorship website. It says:

FOREIGNERS RELEASED FROM THE OBLIGATION TO HAVE A WORK PERMIT

19. graduates of Polish upper secondary schools or full-time higher education studies or full-time doctorate studies in Polish universities,
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But there's no information about its limits as if it is 2 years or more.

I am really so curious about that, so does it mean that we can work without having a work permit after school and just apply for Karta Pobytu ( residence card)? Gotta find an expert about these subjects, I wanna work after school for a couple of years in here.

Love / English women and polish man who ran off with my life savings [22]

first of all, it also sounds fictitious to me, even if it's true, you gave the money with your own will, so either you go to English, Polish police or not, there is nothing to do. There is no coerce.

Travel / Are pay as you go phones available in Poland for short stay? [5]

I suppose "Play" has the most reasonable prices, but the problem is if you charge 20 zloty, you'll be able to use it for 20 days, if you charge 30 zloty, it'll be for 30 days.

play.pl/en/

History / A Polish Town in Turkey. Who Knew? [9]

Ohh I was living in Istanbul before I came here, never heard about it, so interesting. I will visit the place when I am back, good to hear that :)

News / 2012 - 2013 Will be the most severe Polish winter. [38]

Yeah I was expecting it would be better during April, but it seems first weeks will also be cold, it is snowing again :)

Law / Residence and work permit for a Turkish citizen student in Poland - I want to stay longer here [4]

thanks for the information fellas

Life / Do Polish people like Turkish people? [66]

You are coming from a more racist country to a less one, as being a Turkish here, I feel more comfortable than Turkey. Old people are afraid of us but I understand them, because I am also uncomfortable with muslims and most of turks. During the time I've been here I was generally treated pretty good, I was just harassed by some skinheads 1-2 times. I had more problems because of being a Kurd in Turkey...

If you don't have prejudices and youre openminded, friendly, etc etc, you wont have a problem... it depends on your behaviors.

Our nation is "generally" racist, religionist and dont like other nations. But I mean "generally" not all of them. So if you come here you ll see, its really a great country. for me its at least 2x better than Turkey.

Study / Polish universities for economics that teach in English [26]

Ahaha, I was kidding:) actually I would really wanna be a native speaker:)

Especially I love the London accent it's a little bit rough but it has always been interesting for me. I would like to go there, so if I have the chance, I do want to go for certain.

I've never heard of that film, but I will try to find it :) It's gonna be interesting:)

Study / Polish universities for economics that teach in English [26]

Yeah, of course you are right about this, they may have some problems and they do have sometimes, but I feel lucky that I am also not a native English speaker :)))) If I were a native, I m sure that I would have the same ideas with you:)))))

I'd really wanna go to Ireland or UK for courses, I wish I had had money:) So it seems as the best for a person in my situation I think.

Thanks for good wishes, I had to use Google Translate:P

I hope so dear friend.

dzięki :)

Study / Polish universities for economics that teach in English [26]

What I told about 1100 euro is the price shown on website for Polish citizens who wants to join Int. business master degree in Gdansk given in English. That price is just an example:)

About the other subjects, you are right I might be wrong:)

Study / Polish universities for economics that teach in English [26]

You're welcome,

As I know, if you are a Polish citizen, you still have to pay but I think what you gonna pay is an acceptable amount. You can look at some universities websites for tuition fees.

For instance in our website it says (for master degree)

Non-EEA (European Economic Area): 2500 EUR per academic year.

Polish citizens and nationals of other EEA states: 2300 PLN per semester
(4350 per academic year).

Additional fee in the first year (only for non-EEA nationals) is 200 EUR.
The non-refundable application fee (only for EEA nationals) is 85 PLN.

So if you are a Polish citizen, you are to pay something around about 1100 euro

Study / Polish universities for economics that teach in English [26]

Ahah professorial looking huh:))))))

If I heard that words from a professor-to-be, I would be so curious about what he was going to say after, he speaks like he is gonna write the new history in economics:)

I think you made a mistake leaving the course :)))))

Joking apart, it is really a hard decision to go abroad for school, a man should consider so tough before doing it. You are spending your money, your time, and you expect to add something to yourself. And some personal problems come with it also, like culture, food, people, language:) It would take some courage:) Of course these are my ideas, my story is a little bit different:)

Study / Polish universities for economics that teach in English [26]

What I meant about the courses was lectures in university:) (just not to be misunderstood:)

The classes are given by Polish natives, but most of them speaks with a clear accent, so we don't have any problems:P

Study / Polish universities for economics that teach in English [26]

Yeah, if you compare them Polish seems extremely difficult, I don't know what I could do if I chose the courses given in Polish :)

Study / Polish universities for economics that teach in English [26]

Lyzko thanks for the advice :) Yes, in here the biggest problems for me first language, second the weather. If you do not know the language, you feel like a real alien here:) Of course it is the same if you decide to go to any country as being a foreign person.

I opened the windows at home to get some fresh air and to smoke, now my bones are freezing:P I cannot imagine how it is gonna be in winter:))))))

As you guessed correctly, I intend to stay here for a couple of years if I can find a job, but I am not sure if I will be able to learn Polish properly:) I could just learn some basic things in one month, but as same as Turkish, Polish seems to be a hard language. I gotta take some course maybe, but I am not sure if I could afford to take some.

Study / Polish universities for economics that teach in English [26]

Hello,

I am Turkish and I ve been in Poland for 1 month, and studying Int. Economic Relations or with another name International Business in Gdansk which is taught in English, but it's master degree. The price is 2500 euro for per year. And if I am not wrong, for bachelor 3500 euro is required for per year.

I suppose you can look at Uni of Poznan though, the price is quite similar as I remember.

About education quality, I can say it is fair in UG, but of course it's been 1 month and it's too early to give a definite opinion:) My first choices were UK and Ireland, as you may guess they want so much money, then I wanted to study in Krakow or Warsaw but they were expensive for me, so Gdansk seemed to be the best choice. Lecturers are well intentioned and helpful, but if you are able to afford much more, you'd better choose Warsaw or Krakow I think. If you have any questions more, I ll be happy to help.

News / Don't go to Poland ... because you could end up coming back in a coffin [313]

I was looking at the thread lately...

Please do not forget that racism is all around the world. And accusing a whole country and whole people about racism is really ridiculous. I can give you so many examples for any country...

English came to Turkey (I live in Turkey) and in the year of 2000, a dozen of them were killed by our people just because of a simple football match....

And I can say that the same point, that radical Muslims do not show respect to non-Muslims in Turkey

A couple of years ago, some Englishmen attacked Muslim districts in London (i may be wrong about the city)....

In Germany, Neo Nazis attack and burn peoples' homes recklessly...

Every year, we see that in US, a cop beats a black man in the middle of a road.

The problem is people, I mean "us". Something is wrong and we should correct it.

I mean we are doing monkey mock to black people. Put yourself in his/her position. What would you feel if the same thing happened to you?

And accusing Poland for this subject is even like discrimination...

I don't want to act like I know and I am an expert about this subject. But I think,this is my ide, respect and empathy can help the humanity about solving this big problem.

Hope our kids won't be discussing this ridicilous threads like that we do now.

With all of my respects:)