Law / De-registering as foreigner in Poland? [5]

Yes, sadly I am leaving again. But nothing to do with not liking it in Poland. I loved living there. ;(

I will end my self-employment in Poland on 31.12.13 at Urzad Miasta and my accountant will let ZUS (and I guess tax office) know. I will probably only have to return the zamelduwany (or whatever it is called) to the foreign office.

Thanks for speedy response.

J

Life / Polish Movies and News with subtitles to learn Polish language [24]

Merged: Online news about Poland with subtitles?

Hello everyone.

Does anyone know a site where I can watch Polish news with Polish subtitles? I want to watch it to learn Polish but just listening is too fast. :-)

Cheers
J

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

I appreciate that it might not make a lot of sense to you. But my husband and I have a joint account and each business accounts.

We used to both have a free sole account in the UK which was really nice and handy. But with Citibank you don't get an extra debit card for this sole account and my husband's sole account also gets charged if he doesn't deposit 2000PLN per month. So that defeats the idea of this.

But not to worry. I was just wondering if there was anything like this available in Poland.

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

Hmpf.... that's a no go then. I will maybe pay in 50 PLN per month and only withdraw/pay with it every 3-6 months.

That's a shame. Ah well. Thanks guys.

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

Do you know what's the charge if I don't use it for that?

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

Thank you for the replies so far...

I tried to work out the Mbank fees and as far as I understand you have to also use their card with a minimum amount per month or receive a minimum amount per month. Howerver I won't be using this account regularly and only little money will go in and out (The main purpose of the account being kind of pocket money account and if I want to buy presents and my other half should not see where I buy stuff) :-)

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

Merged: Free of charge bank account in Poland?

Hello

Does anyone know if there is a free of charge bank account with any of the Polish banks? I have a totally free account with DKB in Germany and it doesn't require any certain income which is great as I don't use it hugely.

We have a "proper" bank account with Citibank and it's great but I would ideally like a separate bank account with a different bank as Citi's fee structure is a little complicated.... won't bore you with the details.

The account doesn't need to be fancy... it can be internet-only... the only thing it would probably need is a internet banking.

Thanks in advance.
J

Polonia / what did he call him? german slur against poles? [8]

Fritzl is kinda cute! :-)

Polonia / what did he call him? german slur against poles? [8]

Yes... those would have been the ones that I had in mind too....

Just on that note... funny thing about the stereotypes.

In the Netherland people call Germans "bike thiefs".... in Germany people say that the Polish steal.... so the bike goes from West to East. :-)

Polonia / what did he call him? german slur against poles? [8]

Hmm.... difficult to say. There are stereotypes in Germany about Polish people like there are in I guess any nation about any nation... particularly about neighbouring countries.

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

Hello and sorry that I didn't reply to you for ages. Thank you soo much for your correction.

I have now posted the instructions up for anyone else to read them on my blog:
the-fields.de/?p=1313

Thanks again
J

Law / Catalogue of expenditures not being tax-deductible costs [10]


I agree that is it not common practice for schools. But in our own home? Surely it would be rude not to offer a tea or coffee?!

But I get your point. It was my inclination that it sounded a little good to be true. My accountant says that is isn't possible to claim but a friend was adamant and she claims for stuff like this. Probably better safe than sorry.

Law / Foreign currency accounts in Poland [49]

Hello

Sorry, I haven't read all your posts... so please forgive if I repeat something.

We have been in Poland for a year now and are also with Citibank (Citi gold). Our bank manager was helpful to say that we have to deposit 12.000 PLN per month and then all our accounts (and we do have a few) are free. They even told us how to trick the system. You can just withdraw money and deposit it back on their deposit bank machines. That way we can make up the 12.000PLN deposit per month.

I also found out the other day that you don't get ANY interest on foreign FX accounts. What's that all about? So they have my money and don't give me anything for it. B*st*rds!!!

But in regards to the exchange rates... they are SHOCKING! That's why I use walutomat... here is my English instruction manual: the-fields.de/?p=1060

The rates are A LOT better and the service is pretty smooth. Citibank is sometimes a little slow but I am happy to save the money on the better fx rate.

Let me know if you need any other help on walutomat etc.

Cheers
J

Law / Small earnings registration in Poland [15]

Ok. Yep, sorry.. I did get confused. They will definitely check with their accountant. I just wanted to try and find out.

Thank you for your help all!

Law / Small earnings registration in Poland [15]

So just to clarify. On this "Umowa o Dzieło" she would only have to pay ZUS 52 (Ubezpieczenie zdrowotne (Składka 52) – 254,55 zł) and not 51 and 53? Or am I getting confused with everything now?

Law / Small earnings registration in Poland [15]

Put then she would still have to pay around 600zl per month ZUS as she would then not be covered by his ZUS, right?

Law / Small earnings registration in Poland [15]

Great! That's very helpful. Many thanks.

Law / Small earnings registration in Poland [15]

I think you might need to read my initial post again. The wife just wants to help her husband with the demand of his language school. So just help out with the lessons he cannot teach himself.

Law / Small earnings registration in Poland [15]

Well, I am honestly not surprised why there is such a massive black market in Poland. How can you honestly earn a "litte bit on the side" if your ZUS payment will actually make you a loss! That doesn't make sense!

Travel / Road Trip through Poland in the Summer [6]

But if we quite fancy camping? Or is that not a good idea?

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

Merged: Recycling instructions

Hello

We have been given instructions for our recycling bins and I would like to make sure I understand it correctly.

The original Polish can be found here: czystemiasto.zut.com.pl/edukacja/1

1) Polish

Tworzywa sztuczne
Wrzucaj:
zgniecione, zakręcone, puste butelki po napojach opakowania po chemii
gospodarcze i kosmetykach
- pojemniki i naczynia z tworzy sztucznych

Pamiętaj;
- zgnieć opakowanie, zakręć nakrętkę przed wrzuceniem wrzucaj czyste opakowania

Nie wrzucaj
- opakowań po olejach i smarach
- opakowań pochodzenia medycznego
- szeleszczących woreczków i reklamówek
- tłustych butelek i pojemników

1) English

Plastics
dispose of:
crushed, twisted, empty bottles of beverage packaging chemicals
economic and cosmetics
- Containers and utensils to create artificial

Keep in mind;
- Bust pack, tighten the nut before throwing dispose of clean packaging

Do not throw
- Boxes of oils and lubricants
- Packaging of medical origin
- Rustling bags and bags
- Greasy bottles and containers

2) Polish

Szkło bezbarwne

Wrzucaj
- butelki i słoiki ze szkła bezbarwnego bez nakrętek, zacisków, gumowych uszczelek

Nie wrzucaj
- szyb okiennych i samochodowych
- luster
- porcelany, ceramiki
- szkła żaroodpornego
- szkła zbrojonego
- żarówek, świetlówek, kineskopów

2) English:

clear glass

dispose of
- Bottles and jars of colorless glass without nuts, clips, rubber seals

Do not throw
- Window panes and car
- mirror
- Porcelain, pottery
- Heat-resistant glass
- Glass reinforced
- Light bulbs, fluorescent lamps, cathode ray tubes

3) Polish:

Szkło Kolorowe

Wrzucaj
- butelki i słoiki ze szkła kolorowego bez nakrętek, zacisków, gumowych uszczelek

Nie wrzucaj
- szyb okiennych i samochodowych
- luster
- porcelany, ceramiki
- szkła żaroodpornego
- szkła zbrojonego
- żarówek, świetlówek, kineskopów

3) English

Colored glass

dispose of
- Bottles and jars, colored glass without nuts, clips, rubber seals

Do not throw
- Window panes and car
- mirror
- Porcelain, pottery
- Heat-resistant glass
- Glass reinforced
- Light bulbs, fluorescent lamps, cathode ray tubes

4) Polish

Papier

Wrzucaj
- gazety, czasopisma, kolo-rowe magazyny
- kartony i tekturę
- torebki i worki papierowe
- książki, prospekty, katalogi

Pamietaj
- Karton zgniec
- papier wyprostuj i złóź

Nie wrzucaj
- zabrudzonego mokrego lub tłustego papieru
- papieru woskowanego
- zdjęć
- papieru z presroczystą folią
- styropianu

4) English

paper

dispose of
- Newspapers, magazines, near-zero storage
- Cartons and cardboard
- Bags and paper bags
- Books, brochures, catalogs

remember
- Cardboard Crushing
- Flatten and fold paper

Do not throw
- Wet or greasy soiled paper
- Waxed paper
- photos
- Presroczystą foil paper
- styrofoam

Is there anything about Tetra pack drink cartons? I am assuming there are not allowed?

Thanks,
J

Classifieds / Language exchange group, Tricity [60]

Hi. I would be interested too (and my husband too) but Thursday morning is tricky as I have my normal 1.5 hour Polish lesson at 12.30... would have to work at some point in the day. :-)

Would be grateful if you let me know about further meetings.

Thanks

Life / Going to gynaecologist in Poland [3]

Thank you for your reply. I am registered with a NFZ GP in Gdansk and I am also very glad that there is one receptionist who can speak English. She has been very helpful! I phoned today and they do have a gynaecologist in their centre but she wasn't sure if he/she speaks English. Will phone tomorrow and see what happens.

In case someone else searches for the reply to this, I will try and remember to post the outcome. :-)

Life / Copy shops common in Poland? If yes, does anyone know one in the Gdansk area? [6]

Yes indeed. Jestem w Gdańsku. ;-)