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[Delahoya]

Do the same rules for American re working visas apply to Aussies as well? I have read through post of the threads in this discussion board but would like a clear cut answer...hopefully from an Aussie??

Thanking you all in advance

[Alex Shulgin]

[Delahoya]

Thanks Alex

Parents aren't British born so thats ruled out. However, I rang the embassy and was informed I don't need to go back to OZ....I can simply send my passport over and a week later the visa will be issued. I think sending the passport from DHL in Berlin strategy would be the way to go.

The Embassy did ask for a promise to work form the employer??? Am I correct to assume the following:

-Go to Poland
-Complete Celta
-Find work
-Have the employer provide all relevant documentation required by the embassy
-Apply for visa

So this means that employers wont be put off due to the fact that my working visa would be issued a week or two after I am employed???

Cheers

[gregoryfromcali]

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[gregoryfromcali]

Beware of schools which offer you a "soft landing."

The schools with the most desirable jobs don't usually have any trouble finding good teachers.

So if you have found a school which is willing to offer you a full-time position, pick you up from the airport and house you, then you have to wonder why it is so hard for them to find good teachers.

It could be for a number of different reasons. Unfortunately until you get there you won't know what that reason is.

The best way to find a good job is to go to Poland. Then if a school offers you a job you can go to see the school and town for yourself. One year is a long time to spend in Radom.

Although it may take longer to find work, you may find yourself a better opportunity once you're actually in Poland that you won't find on the internet.

[gregoryfromcali]

4. Returning to the subject of visas.

Again it's a hassle to get a visa but don't let it stop you from coming to Poland.

If you're from outside of the EU, you are probably going to have to get a visa on your own.

Now that schools can hire EU citizens without having to deal with visas you may find that your school may be completely clueless about what you need to do.

Don't panic. There's an immigration office somewhere near you, you just have to go down there and tell them you want a visa.

Thus the paper chase begins.

Unfortunately one of the things you may have to do is fly back home to get your visa from the Polish consulate in your own country.

It seems that some people have found a way around this one and I'm sure if you look around on this board you'll find people talking about that.

The thing that I did was I got a job and then I went home for Christmas and got my visa then.

Afterwards it wasn't a problem to renew it in Poland, but it was annoying as they want every single document you can think of.

Different schools have different ways of handling the visa issue some legal and some illegal.

Personally I think the best thing to do is find a job and then tackle the visa issue afterwards.

Where there is a will there's a way.

Besides you'd be surprised how difficult it can be to leave Poland after just 1 year. Who knows you may be there for a long time, when you think of it that way paying for an extra flight home was probably well worth it.

I know it was for me.

[the new guy]

[gregoryfromcali]

In no particular order...

- My fiance.

- The ability to travel through out Europe by living in the heart of Europe.

- Being able to see and experience the places I read about in history books.

- Krakow, which is still my favorite city in Europe.

- Great Czech and Ukranian beer which is easy to find in Poland.

- Lots of long vacations as a teacher.

- The flea market in Bronowice.

- Hardworking students who appreciate a good lesson.

- My British mates.

- And the North American ones too.

- The spring time.

- Living in a foreign country which is still traditional in a lot of ways.

- The slower pace of life.

- The Salami, bread and pierogi.

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