Real Estate / House for rent - cost per month in Poland (Wroclaw). Affluent neighborhoods? [7]

The most wanted neighborhoods are the most expensive. So simply look for houses located in "red" neighborhoods.

Study / Poznan University of Technology - information needed (Telecommunication master) [13]

Even if you will have right to work, you don't have much chance to earn enough to pay for the whole family.

Work / Is it hard to get a work permit in Poland? [43]

Call people there and ask:
Perhaps you qualify as one of: Right_to_work_for_students.html
Then you don't need permit as long as you're student.

Work / Is it hard to get a work permit in Poland? [43]

You should suggest to the company to write in requirements for the position, knowledge of your local language. That basically guarantees that nobody will be found for this job.

Work / Job consideration in Warsaw - what would be my expenses in case I move here? [11]

@Karma: Quoted by you costs of living in Warsaw are correct, but if you live frugally as average Pole does. I mean always choosing the cheapest shops, restaurants, pubs etc. People here are used to do that because of necessity, but westerners writing in this forum don't think it's something normal ;)

Love / Learning a language solely for your partner [21]


Of course nothing is sure, but without a risk nothing would be done :)


I've linked it once: effectivelanguagelearning.com/language-guide/language-difficulty


And here explanation of FSI S3 level. It's compared to C1 in European grading. So very high level, as A1 is minimum and C2 maximum level.

govtilr.org/skills/ILRscale2.htm#3


Yes, that's important. It's proven than younger people learn faster, so if by chance you are 3 years old, then I bet you will master Polish in 3 years ;)

Real Estate / Bydgoszcz - studio/apartments [19]

Some IT people got offers from Atos, Bydgoszcz with circa 1 - 2 x national average wage.

Real Estate / Bydgoszcz - studio/apartments [19]

Here you can rent this studio online for 1300pln:
airbnb.pl/rooms/4208506?checkin=01-02-2015&checkout=28-02-2015&guests=3

Love / What do Polish guys think of Asian girls? [50]

They observe you like an alien. They've heard that Japanese exist, but never seen one alive. Except if you're in the capital. There I've seen quite many tourists from Japan, so people shouldn't be so interested.

Love / Learning a language solely for your partner [21]


No. It all depends on motivation. If you're really motivated then you can learn basics in 1 or 2 months. Check this thread of a British girl who wanted to learn the language of her boyfriend (Greek) in 1 month:

how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29835&PN=71&TPN=1

And as some write that you need years to become proficient. There is no problem with that, as your partner is going to be with you for years.

To be successful it's good if the partner speaks to you a lot in Polish and is patient to explain words. That and motivation followed by regular learning is the most important IMHO.

And it's not just a nice gesture.

As for Polish considered difficult. It's not the most difficult language and the biggest difficulty are cases. To speak with mistakes, but being understood you don't have to master that. Without cases Polish is not more difficult to start speaking than any other language.

I would add that there are Polish language preparatory courses in Poland which last 1 year, after which you should be able to study in Poland. So I would say they achieve little better than basic proficiency. Although it's a full time commitment apparently tens if not hundreds of people finish them every year with success.

Travel / Warsaw-Gromnik-Munich-Koln-Berlim-Warsaw? Poland-Germany-Poland by train [8]

There is mistake: careersinpoland/city/lodz
Travel time from Lodz to Munich with a train is not 9 h 15 min but around double that.

Study / What is the best medical school in Poland? [33]

Free medical programs in Polish schools are highly competitive. If she could get accepted, then probably she could also study with scholarship in USA. On the other hand programs in English are much easier to get into. It's because the number of applicants is limited to foreigners who can afford tuition. I agree with DominicB that it's too late for teaching her Polish. You should have thought about it when she was still small.

If you want to cut costs, then I've heard that the cheapest medical studies in English are in Romania


studyinginromania.com/medicine-in-romania.html
medicina.umfcluj.ro/en/educatie-med-uk/of-educat-mg-uk

Work / Suggestions for starting a business in Poland ( I have 50/60,000 USD ) [59]


But borrowing money by Polish companies from abroad increases amount of foreign debt. External debt contrary to internal is bad for the country. It increases risk caused by currencies fluctuations, government in bad times cannot just print more money to increase inflation and make it easier to pay debt back. Also foreign debts means paying back interest abroad, while in case of internal debt interests stay in the country and work in economy.

Work / Job consideration in Warsaw - what would be my expenses in case I move here? [11]

Consumer Prices Including Rent in Delhi are 44.34% lower than in Warsaw, so if you earn 3000PLN in India, then in Warsaw your salary will be this much less worth. Is it worth to come from warm India into cold Warsaw and work for nearly half? I don't think so.

numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Poland&city1=Warsaw&country2=India&city2=Delhi

Work / Suggestions for starting a business in Poland ( I have 50/60,000 USD ) [59]

I think that Uruguay is not growing slower than Poland. As for similarity of South Korean's economic growth with Polish then you are wrong. They are very different so you cannot predict success of Poland, because of Korea. South Korea grew because of: high domestic savings which allowed high investment and because of export growth of huge national corporations. Poland doesn't have big savings rate, nor big corporations. Polish growth is caused in big part through outsourcing of labor from western Europe. This will finish when Poland will not be cheap enough and there will be nobody to invest further with such a rate. Polish companies are too small, don't do much R&D and don't have access to cheap money as Korean firms have.

Work / Suggestions for starting a business in Poland ( I have 50/60,000 USD ) [59]

Hostels are for young tourists mostly. So what you should look at is the ratio between the number of tourists staying in hotel/hostels to number of hotel/hostels room in given city. It's not so easy as just saying that there are many tourists there so it's a good place for a hostel.

wykop.pl/artykul/2200132/liczba-turystow-w-polskich-miastach

to check number of hotels, hostels and prices there you can use popular search engines like booking. or hostelworld. or for example Polish:

nocowanie.pl eholiday.pl

You may notice so called "hotel pracowniczy". They are very cheap "hostels" for workers. They could be a competition for you too if you don't offer good enough standard, location and style, but just cheap price. And don't forget about competition of services like: airbnb.pl

Work / What's the average salary of a construction worker in Poland? [16]

Here you are:
Radom:
otodom.pl/wynajem/lokal/radom
Skarżysko-Kamienna:
...

Work / What's the average salary of a construction worker in Poland? [16]

lol, you're right. I was thinking about 30% - 100% higher in the west (with some exceptions) than in the east.

Work / What's the average salary of a construction worker in Poland? [16]

Here you have more salaries:

moja-pensja.pl/zarobki/600,ile-zarabia-Spawacz -scroll down for comments.
praca.wp.pl/na-stanowisku,spawacz,pid,195,zarobki-wyniki.html

It looks that in eastern Poland salaries are 30- 100% lower than in the most expensive locations. So if you can employ them for example in Podlaskie voivodship, then 2500 PLN net could be enough for welders. Engineers earn there not much too.

Work / What's the average salary of a construction worker in Poland? [16]

As for welder if quality matters and you will need him in the area with lower unemployment or travel around Poland, then he should be getting closer to 5000 net.

Check that: forum.wnp.pl/topic/11433-ile-zarabiaja-spawacze-w-polsce/page__st__20

What you wrote for director is also absolute minimum in small town with big unemployment.

Life / IBAN/SEPA international transfer fees [3]


I think never. Pay with credit card or ask recipient for EUR bank account. But if you still want to do your way, then you have to find website of recipient's bank and see what is his exchange rate and guess the value for the day it will reach this bank. (SEPA can last even 3 days, or more if from Friday to Monday). Don't forget about including all fees. Not all banks in Poland accept SEPA transfers for free.

Work / Salaries in corporations vs elsewhere in Poland; interview procedures [8]

Ask for 5000pln and don't accept less than 4000. There are many people with foreign languages, but not so many native Italian speakers.

Life / Racism & study with part time jobs in Warsaw ? [53]

The crisis has not much to do with quality of education in Spain.

Life / Racism & study with part time jobs in Warsaw ? [53]


Then be more specific. I think that work of a nurse is not the same in every country. I've heard that in USA nurses prescribe drugs, while in Poland it's a right reserved to doctors.

Work / Internships in Warsaw for non-Polish speakers? Area of logistics / supply chain management preferably [8]


Applying for an internship is risky? Crossing a street is more risky. But advice to ask in university is good. All universities have so called "Biuro Karier", for example UW: biurokarier.uw.edu.pl ( direct link to offers: biurokarier.edu.pl/index.php?view=default&module=offer.PublicOfferList ) where you can ask about internships. But still I encourage you to apply to all companies searching for workers in logistics or English speakers, listed for example here: pl.jobrapido.com

You can also ask in AIESEC Warszawa: aiesec.pl/warszawauw/?lang=en

Work / Internships in Warsaw for non-Polish speakers? Area of logistics / supply chain management preferably [8]


apply to them all

Life / Racism & study with part time jobs in Warsaw ? [53]


As Erasmus "student" you have no right to opinion about quality of studies in Poland. Everybody knows that Erasmus is a touristic organization and people from that program have different program than locals and easier exams.

Life / Unmetered landline internet in Poland (bez limitu) [5]

Maybe somebody will be interested. Currently the cheapest landline on telephone cable for people who don't need telephone landline for making calls is:
dropss.pl/oferta
It costs 50zł or 60zł (depending on connection type) per month for 20Mbits/s. Precondition is that one must have active telephone line at home.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]


A person is tax responsible for the whole year to one country only, where he was tax resident. Of course if e.g. Pole had worked for nearly half a year in Poland and rest of the year in UK, then he is tax resident of UK for that year (here I am not sure weather calendar year or tax year as it varies). But what will happen with income and dividend tax payed in Poland dictates bilateral agreement. Usually income tax and dividend tax payed in a country where somebody wasn't resident is subtracted from tax owed in the country where a person is tax resident. But tax liability for dividends/interests is to the country of residency.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]

I've found out how it is with captain gains tax from interests on Polish deposits for German tax resident. It's quite complex. Basically It's necessary to present Polish bank certificate of German residency. Then according to bilateral agreement Germany - Poland they should start charging 5% interests tax instead of 19%. Then I should reveal these earning in my annual German tax statement and pay normal German 25% tax - 5% payed in Poland (plus extras on East Germany or Church if somebody is Catholic or Protestant) for all earnings above 801eur interests per year.

I think it must look similar with British interests for resident of Poland.