Life / Worst aspects of living in Poland? [82]

It seems that the Sunday closing hasn't had the desired effect. Large supermarkets/hypermarkets have special offers and people do their Sunday shopping during the week. The small shops which (according to the powers that be) should have benefited are now going bankrupt as people who would have bought goods/produce from them on a Sunday now do their shopping throughout the week. This was a badly thought out plan which intended for more people to go to church, but which has resulted in increased unemployment, fewer taxes being paid and ghost-towns on a Sunday. The Government are now reconsidering this decision.

Law / Poland's Law: Paying Back Money Instead of Criminal Prosecution [3]

It all depends on who their friends are and what political party they belong to. Also maybe the workplace does not want to broadcast to the whole world how lax their internal controls are. The workplace should have known within a month and not allowed this to continue. Courts have more important cases to resolve, as long as they pay for the stolen goods - they will have a clean record.

Law / Polish citizenship application requirement and an ongoing criminal case in the Polish court [7]

If it is a criminal case, you must tell them that you are waiting for it to be resolved. You might be found not guilty and just pay a fine. However, if you do not tell them and they find out later, they will strip you of your citizenship (and never grant you one in the future) and can put you in jail (for up to 8 years) for not telling them about it.

Language / I'm Moving from UK To Poland to learn Polish and live there [11]

You have to describe in minute detail what you mean by 'lovely flat'. Look on-line to get an idea of how much they are selling for. Well-maintained, clean, new flats are very expensive.

Law / Inheritance and Gift tax for non-resident Polish Citizens - laws in Poland? [10]

Having a citizenship (i.e. a Polish passport) and being permanently resident for tax purposed in another country, does not mean that Polish taxes apply. Polish taxes apply to Polish nationals who are permanently resident in Poland. You have to understand the meaning of 'permanently resident'.

There are millions of people who have Polish passports (and therefore polish citizenship) who have never been to Poland or had anything to do with Poland and I would like to see the Polish government trying to get any money due in inheritance tax from them when their parents have left them inheritance and they live in Iceland, Hong Kong or Taiwan or South Africa. However, I will search for the interpretations on the law myself.

In an ideal world it is better to gift, sell or transfer the title to another person whilst you are still alive and as long as you live for so many years after there will not be a problem.

Law / Can a foreigner appeal against prokurator (prosecutor) decision in Poland? [11]

Put 'Zbigniew Ziobro' on-line.
For those that can understand Polish, look on You-tube under 'Miller v Ziobro'.

Law / Can a foreigner appeal against prokurator (prosecutor) decision in Poland? [11]

NO. The only person you can write to is Mr. Ziobro. Any decision has an explanation and it is unlikely that another Court will overturn the decision of the first Court. It also depends which political party the 'prokurator' belongs to.

Genealogy / Wlaz and Petraszczuk, Piotrowski [10]

Chances are that the person writing a name changed a letter through writing the surname by sounds only. In those days very few had any education at all and depending on how the name sounded in different parts of the Ukraine it would be written differently. There maybe also a historical angle. Sometimes names sounding in a way which was not 'sounding correctly' to the authorities were changed to change the perceived ethnicity of the person.

Law / Inheritance and Gift tax for non-resident Polish Citizens - laws in Poland? [10]

Interesting topic. First, it would all depend where a person has his permanent place of residence. This is what the above states 'miejsce stalego pobytu' means permanent place of residence. There is a definition of what exactly is considered 'permanent place of residence'.

The above Law relates to citizens who are permanently resident in Poland and who get gifts, inheritances from Poland and countries other than Poland.

Law / Newborn entering Poland using British passport [16]

USA allows dual nationality. I personally know two Polish Americans using two passports.

Law / Newborn entering Poland using British passport [16]

If a marriage is registered in Poland then the necessary surnames/forenames of parents will already be there. If you do not have your marriage certificate you can obtain the long copy from USC. If a child is born to parents whose marriage is registered in Poland, you need the child's birth certificate to be translated if the child was born and not registered in USC in Poland.

If the child then has Polish citizenship and I assume British (as he will have a British passport), then travel or study in Europe (after Brexit) will be easier as he will be a European citizen. Many British passport holders are now claiming Polish or other European citizenships in order not to have trouble after Brexit.

I read with interest the article about the Canadian family and a child being refused as he did not have a Polish passport. Scary, stressful and expensive business.

The thing though is that as Poland and GB are within the EU (for the moment) all citizens within EU have a right to travel on any document proving their citizenship. So the situation of British/Polish is slightly different from Polish/Canadians.

Law / I'm separated with my wife - can she apply for Polish passport without my consent? [5]

Just checked up on this. Yes, you need your parents consent before the age of 18.

Law / Newborn entering Poland using British passport [16]

The child is born the nationality that he can prove, in this case if he has a British passport he is British.
In order to be on a Polish passport (his Mum's) the child would have to be registered either in USC or using the British Embassy as having been born to a Polish national. In fact, if the Dad is an American, the child can have an American passport as well as the British and Polish one.

The guards will never ask the question why he is not on a Polish passport.

Law / Newborn entering Poland using British passport [16]

They will not give you any trouble at all. Until a person (your baby) has proven (Polish) nationality, he in the eyes of the law is not Polish, but British.

I would advise bringing all your documents, birth and marriage certificate which will have to be translated and anything else. You have a choice of having a short or a long birth certificate for your child. Have few copies of each.

Law / Newborn entering Poland using British passport [16]

The baby can enter Poland on his British passport. You can go to USC to register the birth, but you must have his birth certificate translated into Polish. I assume here that both the baby's parents have proven Polish nationality and the baby has a right to Polish citizenship.

Life / Cosmetic surgery in Poland... [40]

Whoever you choose, be careful that after-care is given in case of any problems. Problems may show up after a month or two so factor extra visits to the clinic for correction.

Work / Is 6500 PLN salary gross enough to live on for a small family in Wroclaw? [20]

I used to work for PwC so I do know. I don't think that the poster will be taking up a Managerial position with one of these firms.

Work / Is 6500 PLN salary gross enough to live on for a small family in Wroclaw? [20]

That is more likely to be annually/yearly, i.e. just over 6K per month. It would have to be some position to get 80K per month.

Language / Student register = indeks in Poland? [3]

The index is to record marks/results of each term under that Professor.

Genealogy / Need help with last name Hurkato [4]

The surname Hurkato sounds Russian or Ukrainian to me.

Study / What is an HNC (Scotland) equivalent to in Poland? [4]

Read up on the requirements for student entry into Universities in Poland.

Law / Indian, after registering marriage in Poland with Polish lady how to get TRC? [10]

I have answered you in another post. There is no quicker way of doing this. Remember that all Polish USC will be closed for Christmas and New Year. If she has a Polish passport her surname will have to be changed to her married name and in order to have it changed, her marriage will have to be registered in Poland. There is no other way round it.

It costs about 200-300 pln for the sworn translation of each foreign certificate into Polish.

Law / Indian, after registering marriage in Poland with Polish lady how to get TRC? [10]

I could only tell you about the recording of the marriage in Polish Urzad Stanu Cywilnego once you have all your foreign certificates translated. If you do not have all the details of your parents (names, dates of birth) you will get a marriage certificate without these details.

Law / Indian, after registering marriage in Poland with Polish lady how to get TRC? [10]

If your marriage certificate is from USA, you must have it translated into Polish by a Polish sworn translator. If you have any documents with your mother' maiden name (perhaps her marriage certificate) you could have that document translated into Polish as well. The authorities would then use that document. I would have your own birth certificate translated into Polish as well.

If you DO NOT have documents of your parents dates of birth, their parent's names - then the Polish marriage certificate will not show them.

I have gone through the same marriage recognition process a month ago, my marriage was in the U.K. but same rules apply.
Once you have all your document (originals) and the translations and submit them - it will take just over a month.

Law / UK born, want to move to Poland. Rules? [17]

I don't know why you're complaining :-) Digging yourself out of the snow as well as walking for a day saved you loads on gym membership.

Law / UK born, want to move to Poland. Rules? [17]

Religious organizations for the purposes of tax are counted as 'charities' and do not pay tax on anything.
Dreams of owning a country estate in the wilderness, near a forest are o.k. but you have to adjust to the Polish way of life. Not many can do this.

Classifieds / English/Polish speaking Canadian looking for work as Electrician in Poland [26]

Everything is o.k. as long as you have proof.

Work / Expected Salary Level with Intel in Poland (Gdansk) [9]

The thing with salaries is that you can tell them what you want but they have a ceiling and will pay you that before you prove yourself. Also remember that people like to employ people that they know through word-of-mouth networking.

Let us know how you get on, maybe it will help someone else.

UK, Ireland / Tax return question (UK) [4]

The tax return (UK) asks you for ALL your earnings that is from a full time job, part time job, freelance or any other earnings even interest on your taxed bank accounts or savings. Then on the form you can complete the part which states how much tax you have already paid. They will work out if you owe them or they owe you tax.

Remember that UK tax year runs April to April, so for this tax year it is 6th April 2018 to 5th April 2019.

Work / Expected Salary Level with Intel in Poland (Gdansk) [9]

You will not get that. The most they will offer you is 12,000 to 15,000 pln per month gross.