Recently, because of coronavirus epidemic, Polish parliament passed a bill of provisions. The goal is to better adjust legal status of many citizens and residents, as well as provide help for some groups. The changes made affect mostly employees, companies and foreigners. Here are some of the more important points.
Shopping online in Poland? Polish law gives you 14 days to return!
Shopping online is very convenient. It saves us a lot of time and effort we otherwise would spend to visit “traditional” shops.
However there are some drawbacks – we never know what we will get and oftentimes it may be much below our expectations.
Bank Super Deals – free accounts, but not for long…
We are often tempted by bank deals offering investments with good interest. Almost always the basic condition for their contraction is opening a bank account. However, it does not matter to us, because the bank assures that it is a free account. In just a few minutes we set up an account and transfer our funds. A few months later, the investment ends and we withdraw the money. It would seem that the deal is done.
But is that for sure?
Real property for foreigners – do you need a permit?
Whether you would like to buy a piece of land or any premises in Poland, you should check if you need to get a permit for that. It’s called “zezwolenie na nabycie nieruchomości przez cudzoziemca” (permission to buy real property by foreigners). There are a number of rules to determine if you need one. Let me share them with you:
You won’t be at home for a few days during ongoing resident permit case? You should take care of something first!
Resident permit cases can take a long time (see here). While you wait for a decision, you may need to leave home for a few days. Whether it’s because of holidays, family visit or any other reason, you definitely should take precautions to ensure that you won’t miss any requests from Urząd Wojewódzki. Otherwise, it is possible that during your absence, Urząd will send you a letter and you won’t be at home to pick it up. And this may result in negative consequences (you can learn more here).
What is Polish “awizo” and why you should bother while staying in Poland?
As I mentioned in one of the latest articles, in Poland all of the important letters are being sent only by registered mail (list polecony). This guarantees more certainty that the letter will reach the addressee and allows the sender to monitor the delivery status (on the page https://emonitoring.poczta-polska.pl/?lang=en).
10 advices that may make your life easier when dealing with Polish offices.
Polish bureaucracy is not the best in the world, but not the worst either. Depending on where you are from, you may find it quite tolerable or completely disorganized.
Still, there are some advices we can share with you, that may help you get through administrative process.
How difficult is it for a foreigner to open a bank account in Poland?
Whenever you want to deal with any formalities in Poland, it is always best to do a little research on to topic and prepare necessary documents. This will save you both time and effort. As a foreigner, opening a bank account in Poland requires some additional paperwork. It’s more difficult for non-residents First of all, … Read more
Long waiting time at Urząd Wojewódzki may be a result of not only mismanagement, but also corruption – says latest NIK report
As we mentioned in our earlier article, Polish Supreme Audit Office (Najwyższa Izba Kontroli or NIK), in one of it’s latest reports confirmed that Urząd Wojewódzki is unable to handle residence permit cases in required time.
However, from what the auditors learned during their examinations, this bad situation at Urząd Wojewódzki in Wrocław may not only be a case of only bad management.
How to start a company in Poland. Part 2: Self-employment or sp. z o.o.? Differences between Polish companies
Last time (article here) we talked about what kind of companies can be run in Poland by foreigners. Now that you know that you can start all kinds of companies, it’s time to learn something what are their specifics and differences. As a reminder – all Polish standard types of business activities are: jednoosobowa działalność … Read more