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dr_Wojcik_Lawyer
Polish citizen
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About me
Polish
Lives in Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship
Speaks English and Polish
Registration: 14 June 2018
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Waiting time for my temporary residency card by sar3
Hi everyone, I am an American citizen and I have been living in Poland for a little over a year now. I originally came to Poland with a visa that only lasted for a year to teach English here. My boss wanted me to stay at the school and teach another ...
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First of all you have to get visa and come to Poland because you can't apply temporary residence permit when staying abroad. If you want to apply TRP on the basis of work it would be good to apply first visa with purpose to work. Read More
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Residence card information by Walidwalidou
Hello , I'm an Algerian citizenship and I'm married here in Poland with a Polish citizen.i applied for temporary residence card since March 15 and till this date I didn't receive any respond . I want to ask how much longer it takes to ...
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When submitting your application you got the stamp in your passport? I know that in some Voivode offices people wait for decision 5-6 months, in others almost one year. Call/mail your Voivode Office foreigners department and try to find out what is ... Read More
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Can we possible to extend VISA 'D' in Poland while TRC is in progress by HemaKumar
Hi I have a valid work permit till April 2020,and applied TRC in 2 months ago. As we know TRC process is taking more than 8 months to get decision,so I am planning to apply extension visa of type "D" to travel India to attend family ...
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I'm afraid it's not possible. When you apply for visa extension you have to present reason that makes impossible for you to leave Poland before visa expires- something that makes you have to stay here longer. But you applied for trp so you ... Read More
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Work visa to transfer from US to Poland. Same company by Felipe Quintana
Hello!! I am a colombian Citizen and a legal permanent resident of the United States. The company that I work for offered me an opportunity to go work in Wroclaw for a year or two but I have to get the work permit myself. Does anyone know if I ...
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You need work permit to apply for work visa so unfortunately you can't change the sequence Read More
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Work visa to transfer from US to Poland. Same company by Felipe Quintana
Hello!! I am a colombian Citizen and a legal permanent resident of the United States. The company that I work for offered me an opportunity to go work in Wroclaw for a year or two but I have to get the work permit myself. Does anyone know if I ...
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First you have to get the work permit. Formally your employer apply in Poland for work permit (I guess it would be Polish branch of your company or subsidiary company that you will be working for). When they get work permit for you they have to send ... Read More
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Buying Real Estate in Warsaw as an Expat by alice.loves.muaythai
Hey ya'll! Came to Warsaw 3 weeks ago for a holiday and really love this city. So much so that I am thinking of buying a flat for future retirement. Would love to find out more about how to get a mortgage in Poland. Any expat here who's ...
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If you want to buy a flat you don't need any permit but if you change your mind and decide to buy a home you will need Minsitry of Internal Affairs' permit. As far as mortgage is concerned I don't know details but I know that some banks ... Read More
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Changing job during the working by koraycakir
Guys could you help me asap ? My question is if I work somewhere in poland with work permit is it valid for different job with same position if it is not , in big cities at least how many months it takes time and should my employer apply again to ...
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You mean you want to change employer for a new one but you will practice the same profession on the same position type? If this is the case your new employer has to get a work permit for you. Read More
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Register Own Company/Firm by Jani3590
Hi All, i would like to ask, if anybody could assist me with the requirement to register my own free lancer company in Poland. what are the basic requirement that i must meet and prepare for the registration process. looking forward your kind ...
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If you want to move to Lithuania you'd better ask about details on Lithuanian branch of forum. But as far as I know the basic form of setting up a business for foreigners in Lithuania is Private limited liability company. Read More
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Register Own Company/Firm by Jani3590
Hi All, i would like to ask, if anybody could assist me with the requirement to register my own free lancer company in Poland. what are the basic requirement that i must meet and prepare for the registration process. looking forward your kind ...
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Some of foreigners can make their buissiness in Poland in the same way Polish citizens do (for example citizens of EU countries, foreigners having temporary residence permit for studies). All others can register their activity only in the form of ... Read More
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question about pole card elegibility by fend3rstrat
Hi, my name is tyler. I was thinking of trying to apply for a pole card because I have a large polish descent, however I was worried about some things. The first one is I currently have an Italian last name that was my fathers (which I plan on ...
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Hi Tyler, "Karta Polaka" can be granted only to citizens of one of the former Soviet Union countries (Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania etc.). So if you don't have citizenship of one of those ex-SU countries you can't get this Card ... Read More
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Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
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Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
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Hi, if you still haven't found it, here it is link to English translation of Code of Administrative Procedure. Read More