Life / Help with bureaucracy in Poland regarding citizenship [17]

Your parents or your grandparents had to have Polish nationality. You need evidence for that. You cannot apply for citizenship on the bais that you studied in Poland and now want to get citizenship of an EU country and just stay.

Language / How to write an email properly in Polish? [49]

The phrases thee, thou are still being used...Get thee behind me Satan......

Language / How to write an email properly in Polish? [49]

I wonder how many of you who think that it is o.k. to speak to someone in Poland per 'ty' actually live there. I spend 6 months a year in Poland and would never use anything other than Pan/Pani to people who have not authorized me to call them anything else.

This should not be a discussion that the the English speaking countries we use 'you' to refer to people and that in Poland they do it differently. If anyone feels that people in Poland should use 'you (ty) please will you send a petition to The Chairman (J.Kaczynski) and suggest that they have a vote on this in the Polish Parliament./ Then we will be obliged to do as they instruct us, but until that time, please show some respect for different culture which exists in Poland and where using Pan/Pani is the norm..

Work / Finding a job in IT field in Poland [10]

No, it is not always necessary to know the Polish language to get a job in IT. However, what you should have is extensive experience and specialization. For an non-EU person you must have a skill which cannot easily be found in Polish people or any other EU person. A prospective employer must carefully consider whether he can get the same skills, experience from someone for whom he does not have to go through the hassle of getting a work permit. It is the prospective employer who has to obtain a work permit for the job in question and few are willing to be bothered when the supply of IT students from Poland and EU countries is extensive.

Language / How to write an email properly in Polish? [49]

It is usual in Poland to call people Pan/Pani unless they have given you permission to use their first name. Even, in an almighty argument with almost fists flying, a man will refer to another as 'Pan'. There is a serial 'Swiat wedlug Kiepskich' where two or three men always argue, but always use Pan. For those who can speak Polish it is worth listening/watching this serial to get a feel of how Pan/Pani is used.

I am a woman and if anyone did not use Pani to me, they would get a mouthful with the words 'since when are we on first name terms, prosze Pana/Pani?' I myself use Pan/Pani to teenagers upwards. If a anyone does not use it, it could be and is considered very bad manners.

As for the 'wy' (plural of singular 'you') this is a mark of respect for older people in the villages in Poland, I use it myself instead of Pani, but here it depends on the situation.

Law / Tax treaties between Singapore and Poland [3]

You should sort out your tax affairs in Poland, you will be liable for the tax on your earnings in Poland. You should calculate the taxes, fill out the right tax form and submit it to the tax office. Pay any tax due. If you move to Singapore for good and become a resident there then you pay taxes where you are resident for earnings earned there.

Law / Polish citizenship by petition to the president of Poland? [66]

If you are a Polish citizen, then if the marriage is recognized in Poland, your wifer in time becomes a Polish citizen too. Get some info on how this is done.

Law / Will I need an apostille for my Australian birth certificate? Getting married in Poland. [3]

It would be simpler to get married in Australia and then come to Poland and have the marriage registered.

Love / Couples Therapy in Poland [3]

The girlfriend doesn't want to marry him and he wants to persuade her to do that, as that is the best course of action for him to come to a European (EC) country. Simples.

Law / Notary Cost Poland [8]

A little bit/very steep. This is not rocket science and cannot understand why they are asking so much.

Law / Notary Cost Poland [8]

This is completely different to what I originally thought.
What you mean to say is that the document that you have constructed between you has to go to a notariusz. There are many in all towns in Poland. Prior to that you will have to have the document translated for you by a sworn translator into English, so that you know exactly what you are signing as you will sign a document in the Polish language. The notariusz will then do an official Polish document which you will have to sign and date and he will witness you placing your signature on it. You will be asked for forms of ID - passport or such documents. He may use the document you have as long as it's not written on the back of a cigarette packet. You will then have to pay him (say about 200 pln for his time). The notariusz will then send the document to the Court anyway. You can and should then lodge the document with the Court. This is all to protect you as you do not speak Polish and you must know what you are signing.

Study / PhD open position decision wait time in Poland [2]

You may have to wait up to 6 months. Get in touch with the Professor. No one on this forum will guarantee the time for you.

Law / Notary Cost Poland [8]

If you mean to have the document translated into Polish using a sworn translator and then to have that document registered by the Courts and then in USC in Poland, the cost varies.

Please explain fully why you need your divorce document notarized.

Law / Zamaldowanie (registration of residence) not unless the owner come with me to the urząd (registry office) [7]

The owner can at any time he chooses and for any reason he chooses revoke the temporary or permanent residence of a person who is registered at the address.

Work / Native English speaker looking to teach English in the Opole area of Poland. [29]

Unless you can offer something 'extra' - the need for native teachers is minimal. You need a raft of qualifications and teaching experience to make any real money.

Law / Lawyers in Poland [2]

I have personally had the experience of 2 very bad lawyers in Poland. One was to do everything so that I could obtain/confirm my Polish citizenship and then get me registered and obtain ID dowod and passport. He took my money (cash in hand) and messed things up so much that I discontinued with him (nicely), and took on the case myself. Got my confirmation after 6 months of heavy slog and have now spent over 9 months trying to correct things with Sad Okregowy so that my correct name/surname can be entered in the registers. In front of me yet over a year of paperwork and bureaucracy. Frustration and anger doesn't really cover it, I could have happily wrung his neck, but suing him for malpractice would not get me anywhere. The other one just took money from me and did absolutely nothing of value in a dispute with a neighbour who wanted to build on my property, I sacked him and wrote to the Departments myself and got things resolved. So, I would NEVER use any lawyers for any civil matters, but would first try to resolve things myself.

Law / Am I Still A Polish Citizen? Born in Poland, adopted in the USA as a child. [3]

I can be 100 per cent sure on this.
As long as you can prove that you were born in Poland of Polish parents, have your birth certificate or can get a copy, you are entitled to have Polish citizenship. However, you will be asked to submit an application to confirm your Polish nationality. That is one step. The other is this. As you have changed your surname by adoption, the new name (first name and surname if applicable) will have to be registered in Urzad Stanu Cywilnego, as your name - as you would have certainly changed your surname by adoption and maybe even your first name. You will have to present your adoption papers which have to be translated into Polish and have to go through the Court, as the Polish Court (Sad Okregowy) has to recognize the adoption. As you now have the surname of your adoptive parents, any IS, Polish passport or other documents will carry the new surname.

Life / Information about Krystyna Janda? (Polish film and theater actress.) [4]

all info on Wikipedia

Travel / Poland - never again [593]

Just one more very vital thing. What will happen to British tourists after Brexit who visit EU countries. I suppose that the card will NOT cover them for anything at all - as it is an EU card only and Britain will not be in the European Union.

Travel / Poland - never again [593]

Just to clear something up which is very important. The Polish card E-Kuz ONLY entitles you to emergency treatment in an EU country, the same treatment as any other EU citizen (or the local citizens) would be entitled to. It does not cover anything else. In the same way, my British card entitles me to emergency treatment ONLY in Poland should I ever need it.

I have personally experienced this - A British man was taken very ill in Poland and ended up having a heart by-pass. However, he had his own private holiday insurance and the level of treatment was dependent on his level of private insurance. He had to stay longer in Poland and his own private holiday insurance paid for everything.

Life / What are the most common antidepressants prescribed in Poland? [23]

The best antidepressant on the market is Seroxat. This really does work the best, but it is habit-forming and you cannot easily get off it.

Travel / Poland - never again [593]

Just a tiny bit from me. I once had to visit a private doctor to just write me out a prescription for an antibiotic and that service cost me 100 pln plus the full cost of the prescription, so 120 pln for hospital treatment is very cheap anyway. I go to private dentists in Krakow where for a scale and polish I pay 220 pln every 6 months.

The thing with medical services or dentists or doctors is that if you cannot pay - you don't get.

Law / How long does it take to process the confirmation of Poland's citizenship right now? [3]

When I submitted my application for confirmation of my Polish citizenship it took over 6 months and they had all the documents at the start. Usually, they are very busy, plus nobody worked the first week in May so things get put behind. When it gets to 6 months give them a gentle prod asking what is happening with it. I would not worry before 6 months are up.

Law / Beware of this website called Polishcitizenship.pl [24]

If you look on the internet, there have been concerns about this man and the services he provides since 2016......

Law / Beware of this website called Polishcitizenship.pl [24]

You can do the Polish citizenship yourself and if not, you can ask a lawyer in Poland to do it for you. Do not pay any money to someone you don't know.

Life / In Krakow, Poland, when your mobile phone is out of battery, where can you charge? [3]

If you have the charger with you, you could perhaps ask at a bar/restaurant if you could plug your charger into their socket.

Real Estate / Warsaw buyer or sellers market? Houses around the Milanówek area [20]

The buyer also pays agent's fees unless it is a direct sale. I remember that when I bought a property I paid 4% to the agent.

Real Estate / Real Estate Lawyer costs in Poland [18]

Register as a first port of all then evidence that they have paid all their bills. Also ask about czynsz for water, rubbish removal, fees for building maintenance or anything else that they have to pay.

Law / How to verify a lawyer is qualified in Poland [8]

You have to make sure that you know whether it is a private house, or a flat within a building or a community flat (spoldzielnia) and make sure that the seller presents all the bills paid before you take over the property. For gas and electricity you have to agree the readings as you have to present these to the gas/electricity suppliers so they can start billing you. Water readings have to be agreed too.

Work / Living off 5500zl in Krakow? (accounting job) [9]

Around 4K pln is about right.