In the beginning of this year, due to numerous complaints of foreigners and extended time of waiting for work or residence permit, the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) decided to check whether voivodes and officials are ready to provide efficient service to foreigners and what losses the budget suffers due to the inaction of the voivodes …

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STEP 1: Gather all required documents In order to register your temporary or permanent address of residence in Poland you have to file: A registration form for temporary or permanent residence, where you fill in your personal information, the address of residence in Poland and previous permanent residence address.  Available for download: 1) Temporary 2) …

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So, you’ve been living in Poland for quite a while, working and renting an apartment, you’ve already settled here. But it’s not that easy to be fully satisfied with your life if you know that your family is waiting for you back in your country. Well, if you don’t plan to come back any time …

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Big cities in Poland are becoming real expat hubs for people from all over Europe and the rest of the world. Those people don’t only build a career, but also invest in their private lives here in Poland, with a family and a nice home. But if you want to own a property by yourself, …

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Recent economic ascent in Poland has caused an increase in need for additional workers, including those from other countries. Medicine, IT, teaching, agriculture, logistics, construction, tourism are the main fields where the need for specialists is particularly high. You are planning to move to Poland in order to work there? Or you already live here …

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Why do foreigners choose Kraków? What do they like most about the city? Kraków is an intercultural place with a lot of foreigners residing here. A lot of them came to Kraków to study or work, others were just visiting the city as tourists, but fell in love with it and decided to stay here …

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In order to work legally in Poland, non-European Union citizens have to obtain a work permit if they intend to work longer than 3 months. It’s an employer’s responsibility to apply for this document on behalf of his/her employee. A work permit is issued for fixed time, not exceeding a 3-year period. Upon expiration, it …

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According to TOKFM, foreigners are complaining that the residence and work permits are taking longer and longer to be issued. Supreme Audit Office (NIK) decided to check whether voivodes and officials are ready to provide efficient service to foreigners and what losses the budget suffers due to the inaction of the voivodes or excessively lengthy …

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Polish is considered to be one of the most difficult Slavic languages with its complex grammar and words that sometimes are hard to pronounce. Even saying cześć, which means hi in Polish can cause some problems for a foreigner. Although a lot of people in Poland speak English quite well and in some places you …

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More than 6,000 British people are residing in Poland. When currently, with the United Kingdom a member of the European Union, British people can freely move and reside within its borders as well as work and conduct business activity in the member states, that will change after a no-deal Brexit. To prepare for this eventuality, …

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