Law / Polish Visa Refused, Going To Make Appeal, What should I do ? [81]

Hi,

This is a tricky issue, because what it really means is that the consul or person that interviewed you is not convinced with whatever you told them.

As far as I know, if they have taken your application and the fees from you and then refused it, there is no appeal mechanism against Schengen visa refusal. You have to wait 6 months and apply again.

You are a student staying in Armenia? If I may ask, what is your nationality?

From what I have seen, students staying at a country other than their own country of origin are likely to have their Schengen visa applications refused.

I know a Russian student studying in Qatar. His parents are very rich, and he has a very handsome bank account. He applied for a Schengen visa through the German embassy. Not only did they reject his application, they gave him a letter quoting various articles of German law which bascially state the following:

1. They are not obligated to provide any reason for refusal.
2. There is no mechanism to appeal against the refusal.
3. There is no mechanism to complain and no competent body to complain to.
4. They are not obligated to refund the fees.

At the least the Polish embassy bothered to give you a reason.

I think at this stage you are more likely to get it if you apply through another embassy, like Italian, Swiss or German...

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

There is a strong push towards nuclear energy at the moment. I expect Poland to use nuclear power before 2025. We will see next week at the European Nuclear Forum... Anyone attending?

Food / Black pudding & kaszanka [36]

Jeez you guys made me real hungry and it is still two hours before lunch time... lol...

Food / Black pudding & kaszanka [36]

I also like kaszanka and flaczki...

Kaszanka has grains in it by the way...

Off-Topic / What languages do you know? [51]

Fluent: English, Arabic
Intermediate: Aramaic
Beginner: Polish
Some basic understanding of: French, German, Italian and Russian

UK, Ireland / Raising Bilingual Children - How are you teaching your children? Your experiences? [74]

I grew up as a trilingual person right from the start (Aramaic, English and Arabic). I learned other languages as a teenager and as an adult (Italian, French, German, Russian and now learning Polish). I am not fluent in any of these languages, but I know enough to order dinner or buy a bus ticket...

My niece (who just turned 3) can communicate in 3 languages (English, French and Arabic) with not so many mix ups in terms of who to speak what to. However, her mom (my sister) does not work and puts a lot of effort into teaching her daughter. I would not say she is fluent in any language, but she is certainly showing the potential to be.

My wife and I have decided that once we have children (keeping fingers crossed), they will go to Polish schools and we will teach them English and Arabic at home. I would really like our future kids to learn Aramaic also, because if they don't then this language will die with me as far as my family tree is concerned.

It may not be easy, but little ones have a much stronger ability to learn languages than adults do.

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [382]

Sidliste_Chodov:

If you are lucky, it will happen to be during Ramadan, and if you are extra lucky, you will land together with flights from Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Dhaka... If the smell doesn't kill you first, they will eat you alive! Joy to the world my friend, joy to the world! lol

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [382]


That's right :) However, transit area in Doha airport is not particularly good. But when the new airport opens it should be much better

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [382]

I did not have any problems with LOT. Actually, I like the check-in facility from downtown Warsaw. Food is better than most, and with rare exceptions, crew are very friendly.

I once had a problem when I purchased a Lufthansa ticket for a flight operated by LOT, and that was Lufthansa's fault. However, it only resulted in a minor inconvenience at WAW because my boarding pass (along with my wife's) had to be re-issued. Otherwise everything else was ok.

I fly with a lot of airlines due to the nature of my work, and LOT is definitely one of the best. This is how I rate the airlines I remember using:

Good: Qatar Airways, Emirates, LOT, Czech Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways, Kathay Pacific

Average: KLM, Turkish, Middle East (Lebanese Airlines), Alitalia

Bad: Lufthansa, Royal Jordanian, Air France, British Airways

Very Bad: Air Canada/Canadian Airlines, Delta... I never had a decent flight with a North American airline ever. They redefine terrible!

Real Estate / Cost to build in Eastern Poland - Ideally per m2 [71]

I just wanted to say thanks for the contributions made in this thread. I really enjoyed reading it.

Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [574]

My wife is Polish... And I do business with several partners in Poland.

The first time I met someone from Poland was at in 1996 in Vancouver, Canada at my university. I became curious and eventually visited Poland and met my second half... The rest is like a fairytale...

Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

If you are not a Polish citizen and do not have a PESEL (national identification number, which is an 11 digit number used to identify citizens, permanent residents and anyone with a residence permit over 2 months) then the only bank that will allow you to open an account in Poland (if your address is outside of Poland) is Raiffeisen. However, you cannot hold this account jointly with a resident.

Millennium bank will agree to open an account for you but you have to give them an address in Poland.

ING Bank will tell you that you can open an account with them, and then a few days after accepting your documents they will call you and ask you to come to the bank to sign a declaration form, and then another two days after that they will call you and tell you they are sorry but they cannot open an account for you and they cannot give you a reason why.

First hand experience!