This thread is interesting to me too. I'm a Brit who would like to live in Poland, but the trouble is that I currently have quite a good job with a UK employer and I have family and mortgaged property in the UK which I would like to keep, so I'm keen to maintain my income level. Like many on this thread, the ideal for me would be to continue my work with my UK employer but live in Poland (I work in IT so remote work is entirely practical and supported by my employer, but thus far only within the UK).
Assuming I could persuade my employers that the tax situation wasn't such a big problem (P85 form etc.) what's the situation regarding visas and residence permits? From what I understood from my previous research into this, long term visas and residence permits can only be granted if you are actually working for a company in Poland, married to a Pole, etc. Would it be possible for a foreigner from outside the EU who has the means to support himself, but doesn't actually work for a Polish company to live there?
And looking more long term... what would be the state of play regarding retirement to Poland? (i.e. having the means to support oneself (pension) but being a foreigner from outside the EU?). Is it possible to get permission to stay under such circumstances?
Hi, David here!
Very good thread here! Have you guys managed to settle it is 2024 now :)
I am in similar situation now. I am European (hungarian) Moved to Poland from UK with my polish finace and we are running our UK corporation from here. Seems pretty easy to just be a contractor or self employed for the business and run that way as there are taxation rules to pay local tax where you based and spend money after 3 months for brits (Damn Brexit :D), 6 months for eu members (give or take +-)
I would love to share thoughts on this matter with anyone who been through and share knowledge and get to the bottom of this. I have gained some awesome advices from many accountant English and Polish and there are some ways but before I do anything would be great to see how others going around it:) Feel free to drop me an email so we can chat about it: duplavc1989@gmail.com
Thx
