Law / Poland's temporary residence permit through a consultant [5]


What is his name? Have you contacted the authorities in Poland?

News / 2.79% of Ukrainian asylum seekers granted asylum [46]

I doubt the people of Donetsk and the Crimea would agree with that.

News / 2.79% of Ukrainian asylum seekers granted asylum [46]


I doubt any of those are currently seeking asylum in Poland - the grim reaper has doubtless claimed the people you refer to. Good that you're sympathetic though.

I'm really puzzled by what this phrase is about:

News / 2.79% of Ukrainian asylum seekers granted asylum [46]


Not too much at all - cheap even.

And what is this about:


Anyway, more important to show some solidarity with those who've fled Ukraine - like granting assylum or fast-tracking citizenship. As a child of migrants to the UK and as a migrant to Poland yourself, I'm surprised you aren't more sympathetic to them.

News / 2.79% of Ukrainian asylum seekers granted asylum [46]


What is that supposed to mean? It just looks like some incomprehensible gibberish.

To repeat, the government have said that free movement will remain. Keep up with the news if you want to comment on it.


Sent your passport back?


That whole last paragraph doesn't make any sense at all. The thread is about Poland only granting assylum to 2.79% of the Ukrainians who've come.

News / 2.79% of Ukrainian asylum seekers granted asylum [46]


Of course not - the last thing PiS want is people who have a history of standing up to authoritarian regimes.
It was nothing to do with Roosevelt.


a. Yours too.
b. No they aren't - the government said this week that free movement will remain.
c.


The PM is called Theresa something. Not 'cobyn' whatever that is.
d. So what about Poland's refusal to grant assylum to more than 2.79% of its 'Slavic brothers'.

News / Poland's Public TV News Propaganda "Wiadomości" hated by viewers [31]


It's become about as objective as it was in your old days.

USA, Canada / Thousands of undocumented Poles in Chicago [33]


I gather that in parts of the US right now, undocumented migrants (and this must include the thousands of Poles you mentioned) are terrified about being stopped by traffic cops.

USA, Canada / Thousands of undocumented Poles in Chicago [33]


He's talking about this and has already deported some.


Why so many illegals?

News / Poland's Public TV News Propaganda "Wiadomości" hated by viewers [31]


Anyone in PL over about 40 and with a decent IQ is well able to spot it.


Their political reportage certainly has a Tory bias (c.f. Laura Kuesenberg) however it isn't pure unashamed propaganda like TVP has become, basically something that people laugh at.

News / 2.79% of Ukrainian asylum seekers granted asylum [46]


Pretty well.


As a culture, it isn't known for altruism.

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


One that perennially distracts from the main issues.


This is very true.


Sadly yes. Emotion rather than precision.

History / For what the Germans owe Poland one trillion U.S. dollars? [299]


Every discussion on here gets round to that subject. Almost obsessively.

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]


Her mother (who was an actress and model) had agreed to a photoshoot apparently. He'd told her the photos were for the French edition of Vogue. The fact that she'd allowed an unaccompanied photoshoot is a whole other issue.

Interestingly, the photoshoot was the second of two, held at jack Nicholson's house, and Anjelica Huston was on the premises at the time.

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]

For Polanski, he's actually got a conviction, fled the law, and needs to return to deal with this. Any other legal compalints can be made abroad in countries where the jurisdiction for sex crimes includes those committed elsewhere.

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]

With us it's a bit different - it's about the time lapsed between a crime and reporting a crime. Although there's no statute of limitations for sexual offences in the UK, two years is still a magic number.

If it turns out the report is false, a false report less than 2 years after the alleged event is wasting police time. Above two years, it's attempting to pervert the course of justice, much more serious.

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]


Is that two years affected by when a crime is reported, i.e. if she reported it before 2 years was up?


We had that for centuries, however they got rid of it when DNA proved certain individuals who'd been acquitted were in fact guilty.

USA, Canada / Polonian or Polish food in America better? [26]


The big brands vary their recipe according to local tastes and legislation. For example, the Coca-Cola in Poland is much more sugary than that in the UK or Germany. The same drink in the Middle East is even more sugary.

I know a Pole in the UK who came post-2004 that brings coke from Poland to the UK - he finds the British formula isn't sugary enough for him.


They're certainly commercially processed in Poland. Supermarket meat is injected with water (and is high in growth hormones, antibiotic traces etc. Also most pierogi are factory made rather than home-made. The rise of processed foods in Poland is dramatic.

Classifieds / URGENT Apartment required in Wroclaw [9]


Rahul, you'd do better to post this somewhere specifically to do with Wroclaw and expats there. There's an online magazine (find it through google) and a page on facebook called something like Wroclaw Expats.

Study / Studying English in Krakow, private tutors, schools or universities [49]


Yes, and above all teachers, not just somebody who can chat in their own language.


Their website looks good and they seem to be respectable (and part of the relevant international bodies), They're a school though, as in school to send your kids to full time, rather than adult learners studying part time.

This is probably by far the best bet in Krakow: britishcouncil.pl/en/english/schools/krakow

They have very high standards about the teachers they recruit (and are part of the British government). Very often their staff are also textbook writers and teacher trainers. Usually the British Council is the best option (though a long way from being the cheapest).

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]


What is the statute of limitations there for sexual offences, and when were the alleged crimes first reported?

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]


Yes. It could have (and should have) all been dealt with decades ago. The thing he's guilty of and was sentenced for - he should have served the time in jail, and the other two allegations (whether innocent or guilty) could either have gone to trial or not (depending on the quality/amount of evidence) and either his innocence proven or guilt proven.

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]

Now there are three accusations. The one who is confirmed as a victim, the 13 year old, wants the matter to be forgotten. The other two complainants don't. Hard to understand why France, Switzerland or Poland don't extradite him back to the US.

UK, Ireland / Polish passport - Can I apply from the UK? [51]


Probably. In either case she needs to tell the embassy that she's found it.

Study / Studying English in Krakow, private tutors, schools or universities [49]


Fair enough, unless you're doing accent coaching for an actor. Learners rarely want to sound as if they're from a particular place. The want to speak the language well, with pronounciation that doesn't impede understanding. Anything else (with the very rare exception of learners who enjoy mimicking particular accents for fun or academic interest) sounds affected.

If any do affect a specific native accent other than RP without having actually spent enough time in that place to acquire it, I just pretend I don't understand them.

Study / Studying English in Krakow, private tutors, schools or universities [49]

Agreed, Roz. There are thousands of Aussies and Kiwis working in ELT and their students don't end up sounding like Dame Edna.

I'd choose a Brit, or someone from Ireland, Aus or NZ as a teacher rather than a Yank or Canuck, simply becausr learners generally need to acquire the prestige register of any language, rather than a variant.

Law / Am I eligible for the Polish citizenship? (married for 3 years, lived in Poland for 2 years) [12]

Yes, he seems very keen. He could be eligible, however he'll need the residence requirements.

I got the sarcasm and was thinking of saying the same thing ;-)

Law / Can a student go in any other Schengen country with a Polish National Visa (D) [46]


Yes, you can.

BTW, there are no land border controls between the two countries - they are both within Schengen.

Law / Status of Protocol 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights [63]


They did this frequently during the PRL - I mentioned the circumstances under which this happened earlier.


As we've been telling him all along, though it just doesn't sink in.


In these days of computerisation at borders, where the PRN system means that all immigration officials in countries using the scheme (far more than just Schengen) can see all your flight details and all border crossings you've made for the past two years (along with online hotel bookings and a few other things), frequent travellers have to be very careful to tie up loose ends. Going in and out of Poland (or in the OP's case, trying to) the border officials can even see certain information about tax and zus.

Law / Am I eligible for the Polish citizenship? (married for 3 years, lived in Poland for 2 years) [12]


It can't be that much higher - Polish passports are now (just) in the top ten tiers.
passportindex.org/byRank.php