skakig
20 Jul 2010
USA, Canada / Now American men want to marry Polish women for polish papers. [38]
That's so funny Bimber! ;)
Polish girls are fantastic! There are a lot of fantastic girls over here - I definitely don't miss my time in the States that's for sure.
Ok, starting a business isn't a guaranteed way to get things done. There are a lot of considerations they take into mind when processing your Karta Pobytu papers (I know, cause I own my own business here). Running a business here isn't nearly like the States, either cause think about this. The Polish government ends up with more than 50% of everything that comes through your door. VAT, 21%. Personal income tax, 19%. ZUS (social insurance and retirement taxes) more than 15% and ... if you make too much money, they even have a profit tax they add on top of that so you don't get too comfortable with things.
Plus, if you don't pay all of your 1) business bills on time, 2) personal bills on time the Polish government will reject your application for residency permit. You will have to show proof of income earned, as well as receipts of the bills you've paid showing you have no out-standing debts. This is important to take into consideration.
Marrying a girl will ease the process of getting your residency permit, but don't expect to get citizenship. As an American, you can only have dual-citizenship if you were born to an American and to another nationality - like, for example my brother's children as they have both US passports and Swiss passports. My brother, although married for more than 10 years to a Swiss girl...will only ever travel with his US passport.
The Polish government isn't going to give you a lifetime residency/work permit either. You will have to stay married for more than 3 years in order to get a "karta pobytu stalego" which is your "permanent" residency/work permit. By "permanent", I mean 10 years. ;)
If you live in Poland for more than 5 years straight, without leaving the country for more than a 60 days each year - then you will be able to apply for a "permanent" residency/work permit.
Your best bet is to get married to a Polish girl or try and have a company sponsor your application here in Poland as it's quite a complicated process.
I've successfully applied and managed to get more than 5 of these things, while also running my own business so if you have any questions feel free to ask. ;)
or... you can check out my business to get some ideas of how I manage to stay in this fantastic country! :)) I, for one, will never go back. ;)
koniartusa.com
That's so funny Bimber! ;)
Polish girls are fantastic! There are a lot of fantastic girls over here - I definitely don't miss my time in the States that's for sure.
Ok, starting a business isn't a guaranteed way to get things done. There are a lot of considerations they take into mind when processing your Karta Pobytu papers (I know, cause I own my own business here). Running a business here isn't nearly like the States, either cause think about this. The Polish government ends up with more than 50% of everything that comes through your door. VAT, 21%. Personal income tax, 19%. ZUS (social insurance and retirement taxes) more than 15% and ... if you make too much money, they even have a profit tax they add on top of that so you don't get too comfortable with things.
Plus, if you don't pay all of your 1) business bills on time, 2) personal bills on time the Polish government will reject your application for residency permit. You will have to show proof of income earned, as well as receipts of the bills you've paid showing you have no out-standing debts. This is important to take into consideration.
Marrying a girl will ease the process of getting your residency permit, but don't expect to get citizenship. As an American, you can only have dual-citizenship if you were born to an American and to another nationality - like, for example my brother's children as they have both US passports and Swiss passports. My brother, although married for more than 10 years to a Swiss girl...will only ever travel with his US passport.
The Polish government isn't going to give you a lifetime residency/work permit either. You will have to stay married for more than 3 years in order to get a "karta pobytu stalego" which is your "permanent" residency/work permit. By "permanent", I mean 10 years. ;)
If you live in Poland for more than 5 years straight, without leaving the country for more than a 60 days each year - then you will be able to apply for a "permanent" residency/work permit.
Your best bet is to get married to a Polish girl or try and have a company sponsor your application here in Poland as it's quite a complicated process.
I've successfully applied and managed to get more than 5 of these things, while also running my own business so if you have any questions feel free to ask. ;)
or... you can check out my business to get some ideas of how I manage to stay in this fantastic country! :)) I, for one, will never go back. ;)
koniartusa.com