Posts by gyrex

gyrex

29 Oct 2016

Law / Polish citizenship for de-facto relationships [14]

Peter, I'm from Manly Beach, Sydney and live half the year in dobre Miasto :) it's so pretty in Warmia Mazury and I love Olsztyn, especially the zamek and stary Miasto - such a beautiful city. I've seen the Australian English school in town and it always makes me smile :)

gyrex

29 Oct 2016

Law / Polish citizenship for de-facto relationships [14]

@Marsupial - I think you've misunderstood. I'm an Australian seeking to make some more permanent arrangements in Poland. Regarding banks in Australia, there's plenty of very competitive options available. Have a look at ING Direct - that's who I use. No bank fees at all.

@cms I thought that may be the case re financing a house. There's plenty of competitive forex solutions these days which offer little to no fees so I'll go with that option.

Yes, I'm aware we could have a civil wedding but we're not keen on the idea of marriage because of its religious roots. We feel that we don't need a piece of paper to formalise our relationship but it may be something that we're forced into...? Do civil weddings exist in Poland?

Are there any avenues to obtaining permanent residency and citizenship for de-facto/long term relationships in Poland that anyone's aware of?

gyrex

29 Oct 2016

Law / Polish citizenship for de-facto relationships [14]

Hi Peter! Thanks for your help :) Do you live in Olsztyn? Are you Polish or where do you hail from originally?

Do you know the answers to 1 & 2?

So I can buy a flat but not land and build a house? I think I read somewhere that I need to get a special permit/permission to buy land?

Not sure about you answer to 5...?

gyrex

28 Oct 2016

Law / Polish citizenship for de-facto relationships [14]

Hi everyone,

I'm an Australian man and I've been in a relationship with my Polish girlfriend now for 2 years now. We've been living together between our homes in Poland and Australia during this time. I applied for and received a temporary residence permit last year (what a nightmare that was dealing with the Polish bureaucracy!).

We've been discussing our future together and where to live and she's reluctant to leave her parents in Poland so I'm considering a more permanent move to Poland. Neither of us are interested in getting married since I'm an anti-theist and she's non-religious and since marriage is a religious ceremony, we aren't interested. I have a few questions and I'm hoping someone might be able to help me answer these :)

1. What are the requirements for getting permanent residency and/or citizenship taking into consideration our inclinations not to get married?
2. I understand that I'm not allowed to work as part of the temporary residence permit. I have a successful, autonomous business in Sydney which means I don't have to work in Poland but I'd be interested in potentially starting a business in Poland - is this allowed under a temporary residence permit?

3. Can I buy land and build a house in Poland?
4. Am I able to open a bank account?
5. Can I apply for a mortgage in Poland and use my home in Australia as security or would I be advised to mortgage my home in Sydney using an Australian bank to obtain funds?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

John

gyrex

28 Oct 2016

Australia / Best Polish Food in Sydney? [31]

Does anyone know of any good Polish Deli's or restaurants on the Northern Beaches or Lower North Shore?

gyrex

11 Aug 2015

Australia / Mail/courier options for sending packages back to Australia [4]

Thank you so much for your help Looker!!! Next time I'll try and send "letters" rather than a "package" it's a tenth of the price!!! Thank you so much :)

gyrex

11 Aug 2015

Australia / Mail/courier options for sending packages back to Australia [4]

Hi guys,

I'm hoping someone might help me. I just sent my first package back to Australia and upon posting the package at Poczta Polska I stressed to the lady that I wanted to send it "air mail only" and "not sea mail" and used google translate a number of times to stress this. My family has been waiting 4 weeks so I called Poczta Polska and have subsequently been informed that my package did indeed go via seal mail *facepalm*. haha OK, I'm not blaming anyone and it's a new post office so maybe the woman wasn't too up-to-date with the methods of delivery or maybe it was the fact that my Polish stinks so I'm happy to take the blame here too.

Either way, what is the cheapest and most economical method of air mail/courier service from Poland to Australia for packages of 1-4kg?

Many thanks for your help in advance,

John