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BritNomad   
10 Jun 2015
Law / British in travel. Many trips to Poland within a year - do I need to register? [9]

I'm from the UK and I've started travelling a lot more. I've been spending a lot of time in Poland. The longest I've stayed so far this year is about 10 weeks, so not more than the 90 days you would normally need to register for a residency permit. In fact I won't ever stay here more than 90 days, I want to go back to the UK more often than that. I know that with a Schengen visa you can stay 90 days out of 180, but as I understand it with a British passport I am allowed free travel around the Schengen area. Is there any need for me to apply for a temporary residency permit?

Thanks :-)
BritNomad   
10 Jun 2015
Law / British in travel. Many trips to Poland within a year - do I need to register? [9]

Thanks for the info! I was concerned I would be able to clock up enough time here that I would be required to register.

I'm renting a flat here, so in that sense I'm "resident" (I don't know if that changes anything), but then I also have a home in the UK. To me, this is just a very long temporary stay (or series of stays).

I'm not intending to work here. However I'll almost certainly be here more than 183 days in the year, which presumably will make me tax-resident. In a way I'm less worried about that, though, as it's something my accountant can deal with.

@jon357 - Thanks, I'm enjoying it a lot!
BritNomad   
10 Jun 2015
Law / British in travel. Many trips to Poland within a year - do I need to register? [9]

and I really really wouldn't complicate stuff by involving the Polish tax office. They are a pain in the proverbial at every level.

Heh, pretty much every single time someone has mentioned a Polish government office they've warned me of the bureaucracy :)

I was able to open 2 businesses though, one as a registered sole trader and one as a limited company (as well as half a dozen bank accounts over the years) without being registered as resident

That's interesting actually as I'd consider opening a business here, but again I've been warned about the bureaucracy. In fact I have a friend here who wants to start a software business, but intends to open a company in the UK as he says in Poland they just assume you're trying to cheat them. Maybe works the other way round for foreigners starting a business?

you've probably figured out by now that Poland is a land of contradictions, conflicting advice and regulations, anomalies and surprises - most of them nice ones.

Superfast broadband and mobile networks, reliable tram systems, banks that treat you like royalty not peasants... I've found a few nice surprises already :)

If you are covered by British travel insurance

Thanks for reminding me, this time I've come without cover (apart from the basic European emergency cover), but it's something I'm aware I need to sort out. I'll presumably be better getting domestic cover, I'll go and speak to some insurers.

The fact that you have a flat (or 20 flats) in Poland does NOT make you a tax resident of Poland

I understand, I didn't think it would make me tax resident, I just wondered if it would affect whether I'd need to apply for temporary residency (which it sounds quite clearly I don't).