Study / Biotechnology in Poland. Is it tough to get admission into Polish university? Which to choose? [8]

I guess it's very easy, because there is no jobs for Biotechnology graduates in Poland. You can send inquiry to the universities which interest you how many applicants they had last year for English language course and how many were accepted.

Work / Do workers in Poland have to pay ZUS, social security and other salary deductions? Brutto Netto exceptions [10]

I assume that foreign worker means a person from out of EU.
1. As cms said if you're a director then you can be employed as contractor
2. You can create a company and offer services to your employer. It's not cheaper than employment though, because foreigners are restricted to few types of limited responsibility company which aren't cheap

3. You can get employed with minimum salary and get rest as Umowa o dzieło. In this way you don't pay ZUS and NFZ from the part of your income declared as dzieło. If you work as an artist (e.g. a programmer), then you can pay only 50% of income tax from Umowa o dzieło.

Many workers in Poland have just Umowa o dzieło or Umowa zlecenie, but being employed with Umowa o pracę is required to be allowed to stay in Poland for foreign workers.

Study / University of Lodz - transfer study rules in Poland, nostrification [7]

No, signature from Polish embassy should be enough.

Study / University of Lodz - transfer study rules in Poland, nostrification [7]

They tell you that you need to certify your school certificate in Polish embassy. If you study in Vietnam, then you must do it in Polish embassy in Vietnam. If you study in Indonesia, then in Polish embassy in Indonesia. Usually such certification is done by a country's ministry of foreign affairs, but neither Indonesia nor Vietnam is member of the Apostille Convention.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostille_Convention


Call them not to wait.

Life / Planning to relocate to Wroclaw, Poland [17]

Foreigners without Polish working in Poland work usually in outsourcing centers, English teaching, IT and management. How are you going to regulate your stay in Poland? To work you probably need work permit which is another obstacle. In case you had the work permit you could search for example here:

pl.jobrapido.com/?w=english&l=wroc%C5%82aw&r=30
pracuj.pl/praca/English;kw/Wroc%C5%82aw;wp

Law / Do Poland's taxes apply to foreign pensions? [21]


Not in every country. Poland has bilateral agreements with many countries (all EU), which allow to pay taxes only in the country where you have tax residency.

History / Heresy of Germanization and/or Anglicanization - The genesis; Polish, Slavic opinion [14]

We Poles are 100% guilty of that. Entering European Union was our free choice. That is the consequence of following money.

Law / Polish mother, British father, is it possible to obtain dual citizenship? [2]


Yes it is.


Polish passport may be requirement to work in Polish: diplomacy, government or intelligence agency. If you don't want to work there, then don't bother.

Love / My boyfriend from Poland - cannot contact him [12]

I said wrong. She could locate his telephone, not number :)

Love / My boyfriend from Poland - cannot contact him [12]

There are websites, where for a small fee you can locate his telephone number. Not very precise, but in range of few km.

Work / Next work contract extended to permanent. How does it work in Poland? [4]

They say that employers flexibility to employ and fire at any time increases average employment level in the country.

Travel / Being Transgender and visiting Wroclaw [467]

It's not like in Germany. You can get beaten for looking different. But chances for that to happen during one trip are rather low.

Law / Buying and legally using second hand car in Poland; I'm EU citizen [27]

I don't know about cars, but here is some top 10 2nd hand cars for 5,000PLN:
moto.onet.pl/top-10-5-tysiecy-za-te-kwote-mozna-kupic-naprawde-dobre-auto/412cb
superauto24.se.pl/auto/jakie-auto-uzywane-ponizej-5-tysiecy-zlotych-10-najlepszych-ofert-samochodow_411359.html
porady.autotrader.pl/Porady_autotrader/56,133253,16019003,Najlepsze_samochody_do_5_tys__zl.html

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]


What's going to happen then?

Work / Cafes suitable for internet based working in Krakow? [4]

Not the answer you wanted, but there are also coworking places in Kraków:
https://www.google.com/#q=coworking%20krak%C3%B3w

I guess you can also work in public libraries:
https://www.google.com/#q=biblioteka+miejska+krak%C3%B3w

Work / Lionbridge company in Warsaw, negative reviews? [4]

For opinions about Lionbridge translate this Polish forum:
gowork.pl/opinie_czytaj,46496
They got there mark 3 out of 6 as an employer, so not very good company, but probably not the worst.

Try here searching for jobs:
pl.jobrapido.com/?w=native+english
pl.jobrapido.com/?w=english

Language / How to say "It Was Staged" in Polish [9]

use technology:
linguee.com/english-polish/search?source=auto&query=it+was+staged

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

Interesting conversation about debts in CHF and apartment prices in Warsaw (my loose translation):


wykop/link/2361142/kilka-slow-do-frankowcow-od-szarego-obywatela/#comment-25919820


wykop/link/2361142/kilka-slow-do-frankowcow-od-szarego-obywatela/#comment-25920680

Law / Buying and legally using second hand car in Poland; I'm EU citizen [27]

Old cheap cars are cheaper in UK, because on average people can afford better, so there is lower demand for older cars and you have nowhere to sell them abroad, because steering wheel is on the wrong side. But I think you can find something for 3000zł

Law / Online kantory in Poland [14]

Then use walutomat.pl As long as you believe the company operating it won't go bankrupt, then you cannot loose money while exchanging it. It will only get exchanged if somebody offers exchange rate which you want.

Real Estate / Swiss Francs Mortgages in Poland [71]


They shouldn't get any help, because it's their gamble, but they where generally good for the economy. The money which they borrowed abroad increased GDP growth, increased salaries in construction sector, increased houses prices, what gave bigger incentive for companies to build more. The question is how competitive is construction market. If it is competitive then higher prices should lead to more apartments constructed, but if not, then just to increased earning of construction companies on the market.

Mortgages are generally good, because it is the cheapest debt, increase home ownership and in many cases is alternative to renting. Of course everything depends on conditions.

Real Estate / Swiss Francs Mortgages in Poland [71]

I think it's around 0.8% - 1.6% above LIBOR. Now some of banks don't want to agree for negative interests rates and national regulator is intervening. I think margins are so low, because at the beginning banks were earning also on spreads. You could exchange PLN to CHF only in your bank, but later national regulator ordered them to accept CHF directly so that finished.

Study / Business PhD or medical schools in Lodz that speak English [4]

Just google "study medicine in Poland"

Basically you need good grades from your matriculation exam, pass one of the international medicine entrance tests, apply around now and if luckily accepted pay around 15 000 eur per year. For English PhD in Business check that: study in poland. But it's rather useless.

Work / What is the salary of a cleaner in queen boutique hotel in Krakow or in any other restaurant or hotel? [17]

He meant 8zł, gross.

Work / Salary expectation for a Junior java developer in Krakow / Warsaw Poland? [17]


Accept this offer only if you know that you cannot get a job in richer country than Poland. It's better to work in western European IT (except of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece).

Language / IS "MURZYN" word RACIST? [686]


she doesn't look scary :)

Work / How much is the average living cost in Poland for foreign student? [44]

The city is this expensive:
numbeo.com/cost-of-living/city_result.jsp?country=Poland&city=Warsaw

2000 is enough to live in Warsaw if you don't have to pay for accommodation.

Study / Business PhD or medical schools in Lodz that speak English [4]

Do you want people in medical school to speak English, or you want to do PhD, study medicine in English?

Work / Looking for a Job Non-EU living in Lodz [13]

Who do you want to manage in Poland without knowledge of Polish?

Life / Advice on Moving to Zakopane [37]


Mentioned ski resort Harenda is only 3.5km from Zakopane center, and some of the advertised apartments in airndb are just next to Harenda. Not even 2 mils away :)

although it seems to be tiny:

discoverzakopane.com/harenda.html

there are other which you can check:

snow-page.com/skigebiet/Zakopane