Parastie
6 Aug 2011
Work / Teaching jobs for Americans in Wroclaw? [54]
I have to agree and disagree with Dommie B. here. This is my 6th year in Poland, I live in Lodz and study at the university there. I recently got married to my Polish girlfriend and I'm working on how to work here.
1. Get married. You've got 90 days to figure this out, and it's not going to be easy. The instructions on the US Embassy webpage are correct! You'll need to start as soon as you get here (unless you marry in the before you get here). Once married, it's easier to stay. You'll get a 2 year temporary residency card that allows you to work. It's what I now have. After 2 years, you get a 5 year then a permanent.
2. Learn Polish. Rosetta stone is a joke, you'll need to start learn Polish immediately. Sadly, there are few schools to teach you and any of the good ones are horribly expensive. I highly recommend picking up the book, "Learn Polish in 4 weeks" (even though it's impossible) to get a good grip of how to the language works, even if you're not actually speaking it. Stop speaking English as soon as you can, and learn Polish. It'll be a huge huge help.
3. Pay. You're not going to really get much pay. You'll be lucky to make 1/10th of what you'll make in the US. If Wroclaw, that's not going to be enough to live on. If you were in a small town (or even a crappy city like Lodz) it might be enough, but not in Wroclaw. As Dommie B. says, going for the language route is probably not your best option. What other skills do you have?
I hope some of that helps you out. I really like Poland, and I'm guessing Dommie does as well or he wouldn't be here either. Technical and more scientifically orientated jobs are the best paying (sadly not medicine), but you'll need to know Polish very well. Good luck!
I have to agree and disagree with Dommie B. here. This is my 6th year in Poland, I live in Lodz and study at the university there. I recently got married to my Polish girlfriend and I'm working on how to work here.
1. Get married. You've got 90 days to figure this out, and it's not going to be easy. The instructions on the US Embassy webpage are correct! You'll need to start as soon as you get here (unless you marry in the before you get here). Once married, it's easier to stay. You'll get a 2 year temporary residency card that allows you to work. It's what I now have. After 2 years, you get a 5 year then a permanent.
2. Learn Polish. Rosetta stone is a joke, you'll need to start learn Polish immediately. Sadly, there are few schools to teach you and any of the good ones are horribly expensive. I highly recommend picking up the book, "Learn Polish in 4 weeks" (even though it's impossible) to get a good grip of how to the language works, even if you're not actually speaking it. Stop speaking English as soon as you can, and learn Polish. It'll be a huge huge help.
3. Pay. You're not going to really get much pay. You'll be lucky to make 1/10th of what you'll make in the US. If Wroclaw, that's not going to be enough to live on. If you were in a small town (or even a crappy city like Lodz) it might be enough, but not in Wroclaw. As Dommie B. says, going for the language route is probably not your best option. What other skills do you have?
I hope some of that helps you out. I really like Poland, and I'm guessing Dommie does as well or he wouldn't be here either. Technical and more scientifically orientated jobs are the best paying (sadly not medicine), but you'll need to know Polish very well. Good luck!