Life / I am being overchanged for water consumption in Poland? Help 1000 PLN? [27]

To consume 103 m3 of water, you would need to consume over 8 m3 per month. The average is generally counted as 3 m3 per person.

Work / Is it difficult to make a living modeling/singing in Poland? [8]

Working as an 'extra' is great fun, have done it myself. If you are available and they need you, you could make some money.

Life / I am being overchanged for water consumption in Poland? Help 1000 PLN? [27]

I have had a look at your bill. You are CORRECT in your assumptions. Obviously someone in the office pressed the wrong key. Your calculations are right. Take someone who speaks good Polish with you and explain to them what has happened. They need to understand this or ask them to explain why the wrong figure has been used.

According to them, their actual calculations are correct EXCEPT that they are using the wrong usage of water in their calculations.

Work / Is it difficult to make a living modeling/singing in Poland? [8]

If you have the time, you can always register with film studios who often seek people to star in commercials, films or TV serials.

Real Estate / The process of selling a property in Poland [5]

1. You need to make sure who owns the property. Check ksiega wieczysta. Is it the person who has died?
2. Make sure who is listed in the Last Will and testament and if you have any claim.
3. Pay off all outstanding debts - if it is you.
4. Put the property in the hands of an estate agent/realtor.
5. Seek professional advice re tax obligations.
6. Register with the Tax Office that you have been given the property in the Will, that it is inheritance.

History / The reasons of Polish pride? [112]

There is already a film re: Pilecki

Life / A good Geriatric Doctor in Krakow [5]

Find a doctor on-line. Expect to pay about 250 pln to 300 pln for one consultation.

Go on-line and find a private doctor specializing in your Mum's conditions.

Work / The Polish Land Forces (ARMY) - I want to enlist [19]

In order to join the Polish Army you have to submit an application. They are the best people to advice you whether you are even suitable for this type of work. IO belive that the Police are always on the lookout for new recruits.

Work / Photography Jobs in Poland? [5]

Two things: firstly, there are very few (almost none) photographers who need assistants or staff. The market is saturated. Secondly, if you are from an non-EU country, you will encounter prejudice. Some may say that you will be o.k. but the only way to see is to try to go on holiday and go to established photographers and see if they are interested in you. Carry your best work with you to impress them.

Work / English school or beauty salon in Poland? Business option [16]

Rather than a 'beauty salon' offering Botox, look to opening a place where physiotherapists work offering medical massages. People have troubles with their backs and would go in for this. In Krakow, I know that you pay 500-600 pln for 5 hrs of massages.

Work / Minimum wage, multiple jobs and ZUS [3]

It does not matter how many jobs you have or that you do not earn the minimum in any of them. If ZUS states that each job is subject to ZUS payments, then you have to pay. End of.

Law / Prostitution in Poland, is it legal? [24]

Yes you can if you do not pay her beforehand and obtain a receipt for the payment (for tax purposes only). You maybe able to claim this expense as tax-deductible travel expense from your place of business.

Life / Opłatek, not presents, epitomises the true Polish Christmas spirit [85]

Christmas, Easter, Birthday, Nameday, Mother's day, Father's day, Granddad's Day, Grandma's day and all other days ' even 'boys' day' are driven by commerce and industry where the prime aim is for them to force you to buy cards and presents that no one actually needs or wants.

If you buy cards or presents only for the specified days to show how much you care for the recipients, it shows that you do not care for them throughout the year. Better to buy unexpected presents because you want to and not because you have to.

News / PiS` magic tricks - the first budget without deficit in Poland [39]

Re: PiS politics - it will all end in tears. Reasonable people with a double or triple point IQ know this but keep quiet in fear of losing their jobs.

Law / Prostitution in Poland, is it legal? [24]

When talking about the act of prostitution it all depends on who you are. You can run a house where 'attendants' pay by the hour for the purpose of discussing world politics with tall, long-legged blonde girls - and that is perfectly legal. Asking the attractive woman to pay you a fee for 'letting the room out' is also legal. Getting money from grants to renovate the house to the required standard is also legal as long as you can prove that 'attendants' at these conferences will be improving their minds and bodies.

Work / Self-employed American living in Poland? Is it possible? [46]

I looked on-line and prices for the flats in 2016 were 28K pln per metre. You have to pay a monthly fee which maybe 65pln per metre, on a 40m2 flat this is 2,6K pln.

I would assume the prices have now gone up to 35K pln per metre when buying and 70pln per metre for monthly fee.

UK, Ireland / Polish passport - UK citizen [16]

You will need to prove that your father was a Polish citizen. In order to do that you will need his birth certificate. The Polish army may have some records. Seek help from them and give them as much detail as you can.

Work / Self-employed American living in Poland? Is it possible? [46]

If any US citizen wants to open a bank account, the first thing they will ask is taxes. For staying longer (than a tourist) in Poland you will have to have insurance or be prepared to pay for everything as it happens.

Law / Revocation of Polish citizenship/passport [6]

First - get evidence (documents, photographs) of everything that you paid for. Second, getting a divorce in Poland is not that easy, if she takes it through the Courts it may take 5 or 10 years. If you have Polish citizenship, no one has the right to remove you from Poland EVER.

Language / Ethnic backround of suffixes of Polish surnames [54]

Skiczuk - unlikely to be Polish, rather of Russian origin.

Law / How do I request a birth certificate from the USC in Poland for my mother who was born there? [6]

You would need to pay for this and be sure that they will send it to your address. It would be easier to find someone in Poland who could do it for you.

Law / How do I request a birth certificate from the USC in Poland for my mother who was born there? [6]

You may find the forms to complete on other Government websites.

UK, Ireland / How to change my name in the UK as a Polish citizen [4]

It may be easier to change your name in Poland and then submit all your documents in your new name when you apply for British citizenship and passport.

Law / Does having a Polish Father qualify for dual citizenship? He came from Poland to the UK in 1948 [23]

Please read my post above. You need to find as many records as you can regarding your father, birth certificate and anything else (war records) that prove he was a Polish national. You must prove your line to his, i.e. your parents marriage, your birth certificate - all documents must be translated into Polish before submission. The rest should be plain sailing. You do not need to hire a lawyer.

Life / Do you know these characters from Polish movies? [223]

Just aside. Old policemen never die - Porucznik Borewicz is now to be found as the boss of 'Malinowski i partnerzy (Malinowski and partners) a private detective agency. Well worth watching.

Love / Help my Polish wife hates sex [46]

Imagine the situation in 5 years. By that time, you will have had 20 or more girls to satisfy your needs.
Your wife can always use the 'natural method' of contraception.

Real Estate / TBS real estate in Poland [9]

I read that article with interest. It is easier for a foreigner to buy a flat/house which is privately owned.

Law / Notice period Poland (job termination) - does 'one month' equal to four weeks? [13]

Go to Human resources and tell them. He may be like that with everyone. Then get a sick note for 2 weeks.

Genealogy / Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland? [124]

One name that comes to mind of a young girl whose name ends in -slawa is Bronislawa (Bronka) Zamachowska, an actress in the film Powidoki.

News / Scandals, conflicts, tensions, arguments - real life examples from Poland [470]

The same could be said for 'cucumbers' but somehow they don't have the same connotations, although it was only cucumbers never bananas who were used in old 'adult' films for inspiration.