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JollyRomek   
24 Jun 2015
Life / 500zl banknote returns to Poland [10]

The question that springs to mind is whether intoroducing a new banknote in 2017 is a clear signal against the Euro?

I agree, an Interesting point, but lets not deviate from the topic too much
JollyRomek   
23 Jun 2015
Law / Bank Account in Poland without residency or banks in the UK who will allow to have a PLN account [15]

Over the time that I have been here I have opened three accounts at three different banks (Nordea, GetIn and Millenium). None of which required a PESEL to do so. The only time they required me to provide my PESEL was when I applied for a credit card.

For account opening the only thing they wanted was my passport and a correspondence address in Poland. Providing an address in Poland should not be a problem, even without having registered a permanent or prolonged stay.

Don't make it more complicated than it actually is.
JollyRomek   
21 Jun 2015
News / Poland Sports News [981]

Yesterday the IIHF confirmed that GKS Tychy will be host for the Group C preliminary round of the 2015 / 16 Continental Ice Hockey Cup. Guests will be Dunarea Galati from Romania and Coventry Blaze from England. Games will take place between 23rd and 25th of October at the "Stadion Zimowy". Very good opportunity for GKS Tychy and Polish Ice Hockey in general to present themselves on the international stage, particularly with Coventry Blaze not necessarily being a nobody in Ice Hockey.

Would have made for a good thread in the sports category of this forum........if there was such a thing.

The draw for the Champions and Europa League qualification took place today. Lech Poznan will meet FK Sarajevo in the 2nd round of the CL qualifier. Slask Wroclaw will face NK Celje (Slovenia) and Jagiellonia Białystok will meet with FK Kruoja Pakruojis (Lithuania) in the first round of Europa League qualification. I would post some pictures of my visit to the stadium in Wroclaw for the game but it does not really fit into the Ekstraklasa thread. If only there was a sports category.......
JollyRomek   
20 Jun 2015
Law / Vehicle (from non-EU) registration in Poland by foreigner after driving for 6 months here [11]

Police maybe in Germany, but not in Poland.

That's because in Germany there is a road tax to be paid unlike Poland where a direct road tax does not exist for passenger cars. But it is not the Police that will do the checks in Germany but mobile units of customs "Zoll" . If stopped and found out that you are driving a foreign registered car for longer than the allowed period while residing in Germany you will face charges of tax evasion.
JollyRomek   
20 Jun 2015
Law / Vehicle (from non-EU) registration in Poland by foreigner after driving for 6 months here [11]

We did research this thoroughly before we came?

I do not know if you did. Are you asking me or are you telling that this is what you did?

I am surprised, but interested. Can you show me where, when you did your research, you found your information about declaring your car as personal belonging without having to pay excise duty?
JollyRomek   
19 Jun 2015
Law / Vehicle (from non-EU) registration in Poland by foreigner after driving for 6 months here [11]

I,m not sure if that means you have to be coming to live permanently, or if there is a time limit...say 5 years???

Well, I would have expected that when you had the thought about how long a person would stay in Poland and how the taxman would be able to determine their length of stay, that your common sense would kick in. Apparently not.

So, no, you are not tax exempt based on how long you stay and your car most certainly won't be treated as a household item or clothing article that you bring with you when moving to Poland.

The amount you have to pay depends on how old the car is. If it is older than 6 months you will only pay excise duty which will depend on several factors such as age of car, engine size etc.

If the first registration of the car was less than 6 month ago you pay normal VAT rate of the purchasing price on top of that.

In any case whether or not the taxman wants your money for your imported car does not depend on how long you will stay in Poland.
JollyRomek   
19 Jun 2015
Life / Poland Soccer League (Ekstraklasa) Discussions [13]

village of Nieciecza - only 750 residents there and now their team in Ekstraklasa! It is very interesting.

Well, yes and no. Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza actually plays in Zabno, a small town with about 20000 residents. It is interesting to see small clubs making their way up the ranks but in case of Polish football, it is a complete disaster. Giving the fact that only games such as Legia vs. Lech or similar fill the stadia, imagine what the PGE Arena in Gdansk will look like when Lechia plays against Nieciecza? It will be almost empty and there won't be too many people following it on TV either.

Sorry about the late reply. The thread went off the first page of threads so quickly, I did not realize that someone replied :-)
JollyRomek   
16 Jun 2015
Work / Salary Expectation for HCL Senior JAVA Developer with 4 years experience in Poland [66]

While true, that doesn't apply to you because you are not going to spend the rest of your life there, so you are not part of the economy where that has any relevance.

How do you know that the OP is not going to spend the rest of his life here? Did he mentioned this anywhere in his post or is this yet another one of your assumptions on which you base your ridiculous attempts to stop people from going to Poland?

OP is not from India, but from Spain.

I have read through post 15 four times now and I can not see the OP mentioning where he is from. Am i missing something or do you just assume that he is from Spain?

Either way, if it is HCL, you may want to reconsider jon's hint regarding the Indian terms.
JollyRomek   
15 Jun 2015
Work / How to find work in Warsaw "if u don't speak Polish" ! [176]

Hi Yana, i am not sure about Warsaw but I know of a company in Lodz that would certainly be looking for Russian speakers. They would sort out your work permit and relocation for you.

It is not Warsaw, but Lodz is just 1 hour 15 minutes away from Warsaw by car. PM me if you would like to know more.
JollyRomek   
14 Jun 2015
Law / Cash loan in Poland without PESEL [49]

And banking issues in PL can be very hit and miss - a lot of luck involved

Again, negative. There is no playing about. If you have no bad credit history, your bank will be happy to give you an overdraft, loan, or credit card after three months of getting your salary paid into your account.

That's no different in Poland than it is in any other European country.
JollyRomek   
14 Jun 2015
Law / Cash loan in Poland without PESEL [49]

a refusal is the most likely response

Negative jon. Why would a bank refuse business from a foreigner? Why do you believe that refusal is most likely?

Given that none of you has asked the right questions, i assume that none of you is capable of answering the OP's questions.
JollyRomek   
13 Jun 2015
Law / Cash loan in Poland without PESEL [49]

Jolly: I know the difference and I can tell you that most cards in Poland are "debitowa".

No, it seems that you do not know the difference between a credit card and a debit card otherwise you would not have brought up the example of a "karta debitowa" when I was clearly talking about credit cards.

I "love" those pretending all is easy but they never tell us what to do.

I have already given you the example of myself in post 23. Somehow you have successfully ignored that example.
JollyRomek   
13 Jun 2015
Law / Cash loan in Poland without PESEL [49]

"debitowa" cards

I am not talking about Debit Cards. I am talking about Credit Cards. That's two different things. And yes, banks issue credit cards (also to foreigners) and hence grant a credit facility if the applicant has had three consecutive salaries and not a bad credit rating.

The fact that you confuse debit cards with credit cards is a clear indication that you may not really know what you are talking about.
JollyRomek   
13 Jun 2015
Law / Cash loan in Poland without PESEL [49]

Can you please explain to me how it is different to offer somebody a credit card i.e. a credit facility to offering someone a loan i.e. a credit facility?
JollyRomek   
13 Jun 2015
Law / Cash loan in Poland without PESEL [49]

By having a PESEL and his salary paid into his bank account for three month. Having no financial history in Poland is better than having a negative credit rating. Everyone has to start somewhere, right?

I have applied for a credit card three month after I arrived in Lodz and it was not even with the bank i got my salary paid to (because mt bank did not have English internet banking). Absolutely no problem. But, you need to have PESEL.
JollyRomek   
13 Jun 2015
Law / Cash loan in Poland without PESEL [49]

Try to borrow money from a bank in a country where you don't have permanent resident and you'll come to tell us ;)

I did not say that it is possible to do so.

However, your argument was that a bank would not lend money to a foreigner who might leave the country overnight. That can happen with any foreigner even if that person has permanent residency and been living in Poland for a number of years.
JollyRomek   
13 Jun 2015
Law / Cash loan in Poland without PESEL [49]

Pure common sense! No bank wants to take risks in lending to foreigners who might leave the country any time and overnight

Do you sometimes think before you post?

So what if the foreigner has registered his stay in Poland and has a PESEL number? Does the PESEL number physically stop him / her from leaving the country after getting a loan or maxing out a credit card? I guess not, agree?

The reason why banks require the PESEL is to perform their credit checks. It has nothing to do with "trusting the foreigner".

Needless to say that I do have a bank account in pln...

Get your PESEL sorted and apply for a credit card, loan or overdraft with the bank you get your salary paid into. With a salary of 4k gross you should not expect them to issue you with a platinum visa card but it should be enough to get the 4 - 5k PLN you are looking for.
JollyRomek   
7 Jun 2015
Law / Do I need a boat licence for a lake in Poland? [9]

Jeziorsko close too Lodz

Just plot around the lake ... few beers

Don't let the police catch you. They do hand out tickets to people drinking while on the lake on a boat, blow up mattress etc.
JollyRomek   
7 Jun 2015
Life / Important: A Good Medical Center with English speaking doctors in Krakow [50]

Medicover provide English speaking doctors. I do not know what kind of insurance you referred to, but if you are not covered with Medicover (through your employer for example) you would have to pay them but it will not be too much.

You may want to look into getting cover with them permanently as they will ask you if you require an English speaking doctor when you call to make an appointment.

I am covered with them too and quite happy about their service. If they will not have a doctor available today themselves, they will find one for you with one of their partners.

medicover.pl/en/default.aspx
JollyRomek   
6 Jun 2015
News / PKP buys Alstrom Pendolino trains for € 665 million [60]

The CMK

I may be mistaken but the CKM only makes up a stretch of about 300 kilometers of track, no?

I find that a tiny bit too little to justify investment in foreign trains if a local company is capable of delivering trains that would be sufficient for the majority of the current network. Specially when thinking about that progress on upgrading the existing tracks or building new tracks is going rather slow.

Thanks for the link to the Fyra story. No, I was not aware. Interesting though that Belgium did not deem them safe to travel on Belgian railtracks yet they are ok for Italian standards? Did I understand that correctly?
JollyRomek   
6 Jun 2015
Life / Poland Soccer League (Ekstraklasa) Discussions [13]

Widzew Lodz said their farewell to 1st Liga football with a 1:1 at Olimpia Grudziądz today. Although technically relegated to Liga 2, Widzew may not get a license and will drop to Liga 3 where they would join LKS Lodz and Polonia Warsaw.

What is going in Polish football? New Stadia in Gdansk and Krakow stay almost empty, traditional clubs drop like flies.......

lodzpost/sports/olimpia-grudziadz-widzew-lodz-11-farewell-1st-league

Also GKS Belchatow (not a traditional club) got relegated from the Ekstraklasa. Not a good outlook for football in the Lodz region for next season.
JollyRomek   
6 Jun 2015
News / PKP buys Alstrom Pendolino trains for € 665 million [60]

Good point @ teargas, but from what I understand the Pendolino also only travels at 160 km/h. Poland does not have the infrastructure for high speed trains yet so it seems a bit pointless to buy trains that could in theory travel at 250 km/h but are restricted to 160 km/h.

With regards to the infrastructure it will take at least another 10 years for Poland to have a track network that would justify the purchase of high speed trains. When I first walked over a bridge at the construction site of the tracks leading from the "new" station in Lodz - Lodz Fabryczna, literally nothing has changed. 1 1/2/ years later, when I walk over that bridge today and look down, it looks the same. You see trucks going in and out of the site but nothing ever changes.

By the time Poland will have a proper infrastructure for high speed trains, the new Pendolino trains will be outdated. This time could have been spend working with PESA to develop a train that could potentially reach 250 km/h or faster in normal service.
JollyRomek   
6 Jun 2015
News / PKP buys Alstrom Pendolino trains for € 665 million [60]

Personally I'd have said that 60 trains capable of 180km/hr would have been a far better investment but I can see why PKP went for the headline grabbing option instead.

Specially now that PESA, an actual Polish company, has successfully tested their "ED161 Dart" train with speeds of up to 200 km/h . PKP ordered 20 of those and the first trains will go into service in December.

lodzpost.com/polishnews/better-pendolino-polish-train-reached-speed-200-km-h/

So far PESA has been known in Poland for it's "PESA Swing trams" which run in most larger Polish cities.

One has to wonder whether or not PKP knew about the PESA plans at the time of signing the contract with Alstom. Surely, a high speed train is not something you just start building. It takes of years of planning too.