Law / If I leave Poland and return to my home country, is it possible to claim back tax paid? [20]

once gone, its GONE. forget about getting anything back. Your social security pension is also gone if you are not staying in POLAND till you start losing you teeth.

Work / Salary for a senior software engineer in Poland [195]

zus is something extra on top of tax.

your salayr- Zus = ramining * tax deduction = net salary

with your 10900 brutto salary expect to get around 7 661.11 zl.

Life / Is 10500 monthly is enough for a family to live in Warsaw Poland [136]

Haters gonna hate no matter where you go. I live in warsaw and i speak next to nothing, polish. if you have to go to some local offices then you might have some difficulty in communication, besides that i assure you its not a problem. Polish people always tend to start with " i speak very little english" when you approach them but most of the young ones speak decent english.

Regarding money, 10500 Pln will be more than enough for you to have decent life. If you are not a party freak and cook your own food majority of times, i think you can even save half of your 10500 Pln.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

krakow

Work / Job Conditions and Monthly Expenses for students in Poland [16]

Polish people dont require visa to enter the UK but if one is non-EU then that is not an option.

Language / Slavic accent correction [110]

its not fun growing o
ld youtube.com/watch?v=_qEAlqP-lYM

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

a photo 😳

Law / Pakistani married to Polish Girl in Sweden [40]

Generalization is a pretty stupid thing to do. Just bcoz he is Pakistani, he should not be considered an illegal.

Law / Poland's job offers advertising salary less than a minimum wage? [15]

5zl per hour, thats sick.

Polonia / Need help about sending a package from Poland to Portugal [4]

Poctza Polska has ems service, which allows tracking as well. Just go there, take along a polish speaking person if u don't speak the language.

Life / Half-naked barbers in Poland. A Haircut with a difference! [27]

Is it still there ?

Love / Why do Polish girls and women look at me in a flirty way? [44]

Really? Wtf. Somebody showed her boobs for free? Where?

Work / About student visa - need proof of accomodation in Poland? [6]

If you have a piece of paper, written exactly what you stated then you should be fine.Otherwise book a hostel for one week, it shouldnot cost you more than 100 euros or so.

Work / About student visa - need proof of accomodation in Poland? [6]

As far as i know, the proof of accommodation is a must. You should book a hostel temporarily near your university and put that proof in your interview in the embassy you are applying for !

Law / Recovering amount paid to ZUS after leaving POLAND [9]

I am trying to figure out if PL has similar rules ! Otherwise who stays here for short terms is pouring our hard earn money in deep blackhole without benefitting anything at all !

Travel / Sim Cards for International calls Poland [17]

Simply use VoIP. Rates r cheaper and in Poland land lines are 4 FREE.

Work / Salary and cost of living information - Krakow [257]

Some 22% of my salary is going in this god damn Zeus thing from which I don't benefit at all. What r the provisions for opting out of it. Please enlighten me.

Work / Salary and cost of living information - Krakow [257]


What i wrote was only employee contributions towards ZUS.

source: zus.pl/pliki/ulotki/Ubezpieczenia%20spoleczne%20informacje%20fakty%20wer%20angielska.pdf
page:24


I thought its mandotory ! once i told i want to opt out but my employer said its not possible. Are u sure of that ?

Work / Salary and cost of living information - Krakow [257]

ZUS is social security system in poland.

it comprises of:
pension: 9,76%
other pension : 1,50%
sickenes insurance:2,45%
health insurance:9,00%


Yes it will just vaporise.

for rooms check gumtree.pl

Work / Salary and cost of living information - Krakow [257]

if 2000 PLN is gross salery then your ~40% will go into tax (18%) and zus. Even if it is net salary its too low in my opinion. decent 1 room apartment will cost you (~800-1000 PLN), food per month if you eat cheaply (~400 PLN). There are other expenses to take care of. So basically it would be very very tight if you spend wisely, and you will save none.

Law / Taxation system in Poland? My company is cutting 38%!? [25]

ok, so if i pay social security stuffs now, can i get it back when i will leave poland ?

Law / Taxation system in Poland? My company is cutting 38%!? [25]

@Tlum, thanks for your response.

could anyone shed light on taxation system in detail ! I thought many expats working in poland know these things inside out and was expecting a generous answers!