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Mojoski



Joined: 03 May 2009
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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If your school is organizing your residence for you, you've nothing to worry about. Just make sure you have your original diploma and TESOL with you and do what they tell you. That's all I did. If the '7 or 8 months' you plan to stay there is less than the term of the contract they give you, make sure they don't know of your early departure plans. If you like pubs, you'll enjoy your time there, and you might not even want to leave after such a short stay. Enjoy. Cool
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abauer



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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 3:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mojoski wrote:
If your school is organizing your residence for you, you've nothing to worry about. Just make sure you have your original diploma and TESOL with you and do what they tell you. That's all I did. If the '7 or 8 months' you plan to stay there is less than the term of the contract they give you, make sure they don't know of your early departure plans. If you like pubs, you'll enjoy your time there, and you might not even want to leave after such a short stay. Enjoy. Cool


Thanks for the advice. I was actually in Poland about 3 weeks ago on a border hopping excursion from Ukraine. In the 3 days I was there (in Krakow), I totally fell in love with city. It was much different than what I've been accustomed to seeing here in Kiev. I'm not trying to badmouth Kiev, but it just isn't as...pleasant or clean. 7/8 months seems like enough, but sometimes life can take some interesting turns...we shall see.
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abauer



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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mojoski wrote:
I had a different experience. In early 2004 I turned down a recruiter offer because they said to just come, and they would fix the paperwork while the Polish Consulate told me I had to have a work visa before arriving. Then I got an offer from a private school, and they said there was a new law, and I really could just come, and they would fix the paperwork so I came.

Okay, the stonefaced immigration people hadn't learned of the new law yet, but after being instructed by my school, they had to admit that there was a new law. Okay, terminology: this was NOT for a work visa but for a CARD OF TEMPORARY STAY, which is a Polish green card, basically. Once I had that, THE SCHOOL still had to apply for my work permit every year. I was never involved with the work permit except to provide the documents (my original credentials and copies of my card of temporary stay and my address registration).

The card of temporary stay took five months to process, so I had to get two 30 days visas added to my 90 day entry to provided enough time to process the card of temporary stay. The school held my hand throughout the process, or I never could have done it. The card of temporary stay is good for one year, so I had to do the entire thing over again in a year (except for the extension visas).

You can request a two-year extension of the card of temporary stay. The first renewal, they gave me only a year again. The second time, the school had retained a consultancy firm to handle the process, and I did get a two year period for my third card of temporary stay. However, the work permit was still only good for one year.

When I still had one year left on my third card of temporary stay, the school was due to request my next work permit, and they decided they would decline to do so. I had been there 3.5 years by then. Anyway, the point of this long narrative is that I NEVER DID HAVE A WORK VISA. I had the card of temporary stay, and my school obtained the work permit every year.

As for me, even though this was the first time in my life that I had ever been 'fired,' which was a blow to my pride, I knew it was not because of my job performance, and I had already had three recent unsolicited job offers from other schools (it was the hiring season), so obtaining a (likely better) job was not a problem. However, I decided to take a break from Poland. I loved my life in Warsaw, but it was time to move on. My lease was up, and my internet contract was up, and my former gf, whom I had come to Poland to be with, still expected me to be there for her at times of need. I left the land of Sobieski behind...

A guy I knew came to Poland on a 90-day entry and just went to Slovakia for the passport stamp after 90 days and had no problem. However, before I went to Poland, I had a conversation with a Canadian girl here who tried the same thing in Germany (pre-EU) and was deported on the spot. Life is a gamble.


Quick question, how soon were you able to work?
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Khrystene



Joined: 17 Apr 2004
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Location: WAW, PL/SYD, AU
PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
abauer wrote:
hrvatski wrote:
Just go to the Ukraine every time your 3 month stay runs out. The returning stamp is enough to renew your stay in Poland. I believe theoretically you should spend some certain amount of time outside the EU, however no one seems to enforce it.


I'm sick of being outside the EU, it's not as good. I plan to work in Poland, which requires additional documentation, especially working at a private language school. I'm able to get away with doing that here in UA, but being in a Schengen zone like that seems risky.


So, go back to the states, find a school that will sponsor you to get your WORK VISA, then come back for the 2009/10 school year. Simple.

I don't know why you guys are all getting your knickers in such knots.

And yes, this topic has been done to death a million times. It's very beneficial to do a search before posting and expecting to have all the info given to you on a platter. Also, it's wise to speak to the Polish Embassy in your country of Residence/Citizenship, as rules vary and change regularly.

Good luck. Cool
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Mojoski



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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 2:32 pm    Post subject: abauer Reply with quote
abauer, I worked the day after I landed in Warsaw. I had a signed contract, and my school was arranging my legal residency and work permit. As I said, it all took 5 months to process, but I didn't have to wait to work.
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