Law / British living in Poland - tax treaty with the UK? [30]

@_antoni

Further to my post, Article 18 of the Double Taxation Convention states that:

(2) (a) Any pension paid by, or out of funds created by, a Contracting State (for example a government pension paid by the UK) or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State or subdivision or authority shall be taxable only in that State. (ie. tax on this pension must be paid in the UK)

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, such pension shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State (for example Poland) if the individual is a resident of, and a national of, that State.

I think the key words here are 'resident' and 'national'. Hence it would appear that if you are both a 'resident' and a 'national' of Poland then tax on your UK government pension should be paid in Poland.

Hope this is of help.

Law / British living in Poland - tax treaty with the UK? [30]

As far as government pensions are concerned for example for ex civil servants there is a double taxation agreement between the UK and Poland and most other European countries. (Article 18 applies) Therefore you would only pay tax once in the UK and you should not be taxed again in Poland.

Life / Alternative for Medicover (private healthcare insurance in Poland)? [5]

Merged: Private Medical Insurance in Poland

I want to set up private medical for my wife and myself with a company but not sure of who to select. I have looked at one or two including Medicare, Lux Med and Signal Iduna. In particular I would be grateful if anyone could provide any feedback on Signal Iduna and whether this company are worth considering.

Thank you for any feedback on this.

Travel / Zielona Gora - What's there? [19]

Thank you very much for your feedback and suggestions on restaurants/bars in Zielona Góra, they are much appreciated.

Real Estate / Chlebice village, near Zary, Poland [3]

Thank you for the information. Would you have any up to date information on this village which you could provide. Thank you again for your help.

Travel / Zielona Gora - What's there? [19]

Merged: Recommendations for bars/pubs and restaurants in Zielona Gora

I am looking for recommendations for restaurants and bars/pubs in Zielona Góra I will be living hear for a few months and it would really be helpful to know of one or two good places to visit socially. I believe there is a good Chinese restaurant which is worth a visit, so any feedback would be useful.

Thanks for any responses it is much appreciated.

Life / Best area to live in Lower Silesia, Poland? Property in a countryside. [33]

Webkot

Thank you again for your detailed information it really has helped to understand what the situation is like 'on the ground'. Before I forget my wife and myself have had experience of driving in Poland and yes I can say it was memorable. (no need to apologise) We will tread carefully with our selection of houses against possible flooding and your information has been really helpful. Thanks for the website link, we will see what we can find. Good to know that Boleslawiec has a Carrefour and Tesco in addition to a pottery centre. Thanks again for the information and hope to keep in touch.

Tadoz

Thanks for your information which again has been very helpful and we appreciate the estate agents link. We have also carefully noted your comments on flooding and will tread carefully. We also now appreciate not to disregard areas which have a stream/river which do not pose a threat and will ask lots of questions and research as much as possible. It is tricky and it helps to have the opinions of other people such as yourself.

Life / Best area to live in Lower Silesia, Poland? Property in a countryside. [33]

Webkot

Thank you again for your helpful information and estate agent details. The area, facilities and house opportunities all sound good. One of our major worries for this area is flooding. I have looked at past floods in Lower Silesia and elsewhere and there have been some quite destructive floods. I do of course wish to find a house in an area that is flood free. Would you know from your experience if there are flooding problems in this area around Lwowek Slaski and nearby and the risk of floods. As far as I can make out South of Jelenia Gora, Wroclaw seems to be prone to flooding and there has also been flooding problems in Gryfor Slaski so we are concerned. Any advice would be most welcome.

Tadoz

Thank you for your response and like other reponses it is much appreciated and valued. We will need to rent a house when we arrive and use that as a base to view potential houses. As mentioned in my last posting we are concerned with flooding problems in this area and will feel more reassured knowing the 'safe' areas to live. It is difficult to be absolutely sure of flood free areas but would appreciate any advice.

Life / Best area to live in Lower Silesia, Poland? Property in a countryside. [33]

Webkot

Thank you very much for the detailed information you have posted it is much appreciated. Lwówek Sląski is a town we are considering and glad it has plenty of facilities including vets as we have a dog and cat. Because of our love for the countryside we are attracted to this area because of the mountains, forests, rivers lakes etc and of course proximity to the German and Czech borders. Thanks for your offer of an estate agent it would be very helpful. We have looked at quite a few estate agent sites so far and another will help. My wife is Polish so this will of course be a great help when settling in but of course I need to really improve on my Polish. Neither of us are familiar with this region and it can be difficult to find the sort of information you have kindly provided, so thank you for this.

Karpaczboy

Thank you very much for your insight on life in your area and how things are changing in Jelenia Gora. It is also good to know that you have found people friendly and generous. It can be difficult to get this sort of information on an area so it is much appreciated. It provides my wife and I with a better understanding of the region. I am sure I will be posting more questions again.