Real Estate / Do I really need NIP and PESEL to buy an apartment in Poland? [4]

NO. You do not need a NIP or a Pesel to buy a flat.
Ask him WHY?

Work / Education in Poland - system and structure [118]


>>>>what you're really after is someone in high heeled knee-length black leather boots and a cat o'nine tails - then your education will be complete.

News / John Godson, born in Nigeria, might become Poland Sejm's first black deputy! [313]


...I KNOW perfectly well, what 'Jestem Murzynem' means...he carried on, in Polish to say 'that he was proud to be one'. I, in the name of brevity cut this down here. YOU haven't heard him nor seen him, so don't exprtess an opinion about something which you know sweet f.a. about.

News / John Godson, born in Nigeria, might become Poland Sejm's first black deputy! [313]

I have actually heard Deputy Godson speak in very good Polish on a TV programme, he is very intelligent and at the end said himself 'I am black and proud of it'. (Jestem Murzynem). Whereas 17 years ago, people asked for permission to touch his hair as they had never seen such hair, now he said that people don't even see his colour. He is good for Lodz and the evidence is that people support him and have voted him in.

UK, Ireland / Experiences of Working in the UK through an Employment Agency? [9]

If you can read POlish,m there is a website .. oszukany.pl where there are thousands of posts of how wonderfully English (and not only) agencies treat Polish workers.

Travel / Parking in Krakow [13]

Park on the street like everyone else. Be careful - you have to pay.

Law / Does a normal Polish citizen working from Polish home need to pay tax for foreign works? [23]

The other way, of course, is to make sure that he is in Poland for less than the 185 days in any one year - keep the tickets of when he entered and left the country.

With insurance - no problem - better to pay for any medical attention when needed.

Law / Does a normal Polish citizen working from Polish home need to pay tax for foreign works? [23]

>>>>>Don't forget that most people would crumble under investigation anyway.
True, very true....
Crumble? I've seen grown men cry......

Life / From UK, finding my feet in Warsaw, Poland. [20]

When buying anything from Marks DO make sure that you read the label and Best before date....recently Marks have been selling Christmas stuff which was best before 30th November....

Law / Does a normal Polish citizen working from Polish home need to pay tax for foreign works? [23]

The fact is that if you stay in Poland for 366 days year after year and have no recorded earnings at all - there is nothing anyone can do. You can say that you are fed by your distant family, friends and sleep on their floors.

Law / Does a normal Polish citizen working from Polish home need to pay tax for foreign works? [23]

I get your point about the 185 days in a year, however as a Polish person (with a Polish passport) has the right to enter and leave Poland anytime he pleases and as frequently as he pleases, it would be very difficult to PROVE that he has lived in Poland for the 185 days.

If during his stay he makes two trips abroad of 2 weeks each, would the 185 days rule be broken or when would the period be counted from?

What evidence would need to be provided that he has entered the country - would the airports or ports keep such information?

Law / Does a normal Polish citizen working from Polish home need to pay tax for foreign works? [23]

A person is not legally resident if he has not lived in the country for 19 years. He would not be 'zameldowany' anywhere.

Law / Does a normal Polish citizen working from Polish home need to pay tax for foreign works? [23]

Very, very complicated question.
My own personal overview is this. Generally, if a person is not ordinarily resident in Poland, having a home, business interests, family connection, then the Polish Government may not consider him a Polish domicile. If he owns a flat - they may say that he has business interests. It then depends, if the flat is left empty or he lets it out.

If he is not registered with a Tax office, it would be very difficult for them to prove exactly what he earned during his stay in Poland if his earnings were not from a business based in Poland (but this would mean that you could NOT pay him through Polish banks etc).

The worst thing is that he may not be insured in case of accidents, illness - but to overcome this, he would have to pay privately.

Genealogy / Trying to locate my grandparents names, where to start the search? [19]

The biggest problem for you is that Belarus is not Poland and you may have to search there.

If you have the surname/name and town where his sister lives in Poland there maybe a chance that someone from the family may just happen to have some documents which may help you further.

...you did not make yourself clear re 'the adoption' so I assumed this was formal, but what you really did was to live with people who looked after you.

Only original paperwork is accepted, however, there maybe a chance that if someone is willing to give a sworn statement in front of a solicitor, (this is the very slimmest of chances) they may just accept that - but it would have to be directly from the sister. Make some moves to trace her.

Love / Irish woman dating a Polish man - need advice about my polish boyfriend and marriage [24]

Marry in haste....repend at leisure....

Real Estate / Debica Poland real estate - building for profit. [17]

300k Dollars or Pounds
if Canadian dollars - not.

UK, Ireland / EXCHANGE RATES BETWEEN POLISH ZLOTY AND BRITISH POUND [73]

Smokeyone-
if we knew that we could all make a killing. The only time that it's worth exchanging sterling is when it's 4.7 PLN and it will get there soon. Less than that use Polish money.

Law / Threatened to serve papers if I don't remove a review about a renting company in Poland [62]

[quote=Olaf]produce a sick note. - Why do you advise to break the law? I don't think that Stu has to use such methods.

... I had an inspection from PINB arranged and the guilty party (who has built on MY property) said - I have to go on holiday and cannot be there when the Inspectors call.

terri:
you are sick again- again, not legal and not the way to do it .....ask Andrzej Lepper - he used doctors notes all the time and it took 4 years to get his case to Court and to this day he is a free man.

USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]


I use a place like that in Krakow. Go there every day and I have meals like your mother would make and for 16PLN you can have zupa (soup) schabowy, potatoes, kapusta (cabbage) and salad. Once you've eaten that you know you've had enough. And always the same standard - always good.

They also sell take-away food, which you can cook at home.

Law / Threatened to serve papers if I don't remove a review about a renting company in Poland [62]

In your case - I would prepare my paperwork, get dates of all contacts made and sit tight.
Do absolutely nothing.
It will take them at least 6 months to bring the case to Court and then it will be thrown out -.
If you receive a registered letter, open it and DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND DO NOT REPLY..
They will have to send another registered letter - DO NOTHING AND DO NOT REPLY.
Or if you really want to get up their nose - write to them in English and say that you MUST have your correspondence in English (as you do not read and understand Polish)

The letter that you need to worry about is the DATE of the Court case - then hire a lawyer - produce a sick note.

For the next date - say you have had to leave the country.
For the third date - you are sick again.
You have done nothing wrong - if they were so worried about their reputation - they should remember CUSTOMER CARE.

Work / Moving to Warsaw from UK to do a contract work for a company [12]

terri:
Get a contract drawn up formally that will allow you to visit the property unannounced.
Not legal, except in extraordinary situations.

I also d out a house in the UK to 3 young lads. We had an agreement that I would visit them whenever I wanted - it worked out fine. There were never any problems if I turned up on the spec.

Work / Moving to Warsaw from UK to do a contract work for a company [12]

If you are renting out your property in the UK you MUST inform your mortgage company - this will entail paying a slightly higher premium. If you do not inform them, in the event of a fire etc on your property they will NOT PAY OUT. Also any damage caused by your tenants will not be insured.

You will have to pay tax on these earnings, however you can claim 10% wear and tear on the property, the mortgage interest and any other repairs etc you will have to do during and after the tenants leave. Always take a good deposit from the tenants and have someone look over the property now and again. You do not need to engage an agent (they usually charge 10-15% of the gross rent- if you do, can deduct costs)

Get a contract drawn up formally that will allow you to visit the property unannounced. Without a contract you will not be able to get the tenants out.

I have personally done this and know that it works. This is a good time to have work done on your property e.g. new windows and offset the costs against the rental charge.

Check your tax situation on the websites-also you may be able to claim the Single person Tax allowance but need to clear up the question of 'residency' and being 'domiciled'. Look into this as this will SAVE you money.

Not complicated, but must get tax form to complete. There is no difference in which month you leave the UK and come back to the UK.

Genealogy / Trying to locate my grandparents names, where to start the search? [19]

slinkkyhypo
You say that you were adopted by Polish people - do be careful with that - as these people are officially your parents - as I understand it is these peoples' father that you are trying to search for. The adoption makes a lot of difference.

I am not sure that your biological father and mother (and their parents) will be taken into account, as they are NOT officially your parents. You must get a good lawyer and enquire into this.

Real Estate / Legal questions about dividing a property in Poland [19]

I would question the TIMING of this transaction. Why is it that NOW everybody wants to get things sorted. If they are so clear then there would be no problem after the parents death.

There is something behind this, and those of us, with a suspicious nature would question THAT first.

Real Estate / Central Heating System Installation Advice (flat near Zakopane) [7]

You are getting your windows VERY cheap. Obtain at least another 2 quotes.
What about gas central heating - or is that not an option?

Real Estate / Legal questions about dividing a property in Poland [19]

1. First - the eldest son (who has not been allocated anything) HAS A RIGHT to the parents estate, just like your wife has. The parents estate would have to be split into 3.

2. The main thing to establish is that your wife WILL actually OWN the ground floor and not just a 1/4 of the whole house. Also be aware of how the others (those living above) will gain entry into the building, will they have to go through your area- what happens when they sell to outsiders?.

3. How are the media meters connected - everybody pays for their own usage? What about water? Ground rent? Rubbish collection?
4. Also remember the TAX implication if the parents sign over the house now or what happens after their death. You need to get this established, otherwise you will pay HEAVY tax on this.

5. Freezing pipes, faulty electrics etc - are just cosmetics. Get a LEGAL title to the exact area of the floor first and ask about TAX implications.

6. Make sure that the deeds are CLEAN - ie there are no outstanding debts against the house/extension. If there are debts against the property, the other children do not have to ACCEPT their inheritance and then your wife will have to pay for everything.

7. Make sure that the parents OWN the property and that THEIR names are on the deeds.
8. Also ESTABLISH if they had PLANNING permission to build the extension - if not - you are storing trouble for yourself as someone can ask you to take this extension down.

Work / Salary for an architect with 3years experience in warsaw [37]

>>>>>How much money a Polish architect with 2/3 years experience after graduation will earn per month???
....as little as his boss wants to get away with. At a time when there are more people than jobs, the person who is willing to work for the least will get the job.

Simples.

Work / Salary for an architect with 3years experience in warsaw [37]

There are some people in this world who still think of Poland as a third world country. Consequently, they think that if they are 'an architect' Poland should welcome them with open arms and on 'hello' give them a salary of 10,000PLN per month.

Question 1. - if they are a good architect - why don't they find employment in their own country?
question 2. You as an architect would not expect to go to Germany, France, Spain, Italy and without speaking the language land a good job, so why the hell do you expect to land one in Poland?

Law / Urząd Skarbowy, I paid too little on my last PIT? [26]

You must pay up or else...... Even if you only owe 1 grosz, you could be put on a 'blacklist of debtors - and then getting credit will be nothing short of a miracle.

Do whatever is necessary, but pay up as soon as possible, before they start charging you interest (odsetlki)which you also have to pay up.

The same thing happened to me years ago when I was working in Poland. I think I owed 40PLN, but had to make a special trip from the UK and pay Urzad Skarbowy in Warsaw. At least I can sleep at nights now.

UK, Ireland / What documents does a Polish girl need to marry in England she lives in England 4 years [3]

Go to the Register office in which you want to marry. They will advise you. As long as you have not been married before (in that case you need divorce papers) you can marry anyone you choose.

You need a passport, birth certificate, (marriage and divorce papers - if you have a different name from the one you were born with.)
If you want to marry in Church go to the Church, but you will still need a registrar present and will need to sign the book.