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Free Session on Legalization of Stay

Fundaja dla Somalii would like to invite you for the second session ABC I live in Poland – legalization of stay. This time the language of the meeting is English. The session will take place on 5th June 2019 and will be led by Ms. Agata Ewertyńska, the Director of Department for Foreigners at Mazowieckie Province Office. Register here Date: 05.06.2019, 5:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Place: Foundation for Somalia office, Bracka 18/63, Warsaw Important information: Upon arrival you will be asked to fill out the beneficiary form, sign the participation list and personal data processing agreement (RODO), so please take your documents with you. THEMATICAL FIELDS: Legalization of stay – from application to residence card Formal phase: Submission of an application Applications, attachments – how to fill out and sign documents Finger prints, shortages of form, fees, stamps Leaving application without recognition, return of application, refusal to start proceedings

Why you should not post your boarding pass on Social Media

Here is are just some of the things a hacker can do with a photograph of your boarding pass: Get your full name (Your complete name is written there, which anyone can type it on Facebook or any portal and see your profile to know what you look like.) Flight number - The exact flight that you are taking it is shown on your ticket and in every panel of the airport. Get your seat, flight time, destination -  You can clearly see at what time is your flight taking off and what is your destination. Get your PNR and E-ticket number (starts to get bad from here) Frequent flyer program - Your frequent flyer program number is on your boarding pass as well. Bags — How many checked bags did you leave at the counter? Yes, is there too! Login to the Airlines' website via your name and PNR See your email-id, phone number, home address, other booked flight details (worse coming up) Cancel your upcoming flights Modify your name, phone number, email-id Even the barcode can also give

Driving in Poland

Is your driving licence valid in Poland? a driving licence issued in the EU or EFTA member state is recognised in Poland and can be used as long as it is valid. It does not need to be exchanged. an international driving permit issued in countries that are parties to the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic is valid for 6 months in Poland. After 185 days of residence in Poland, it has to be exchanged for a Polish driving licence. The list of countries that are signatories to the Geneva Convention is available here . a domestic driving licence issued in countries that are parties to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is valid for 6 months in Poland. After 185 days of residence in Poland, it has to be exchanged for a Polish driving licence. The list of countries that are signatories to the Vienna Convention is available here . (Moreover, holders of such licences are required to pass the driving theory test in order to exchange their driving licence for a Polish

Q&A and Infographic on Authentication through Apostille

Question-and-Answer and Infographics on Authentication Through Apostille What is an Apostille and when do I need one? What is the benefit of an Apostille and how is it different from the Authentication Certificate ("Red Ribbon")? In which countries does the Apostille Convention apply? What do I do if the country where I need to use my public document is not an Apostille Country? To which documents does the Apostille Convention apply? How is much is an Apostille? Where can I avail of the Apostille? I am an Overseas Filipino, how will the Apostille Convention affect me? What if I still want my document, executed in an Apostille country, to be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy? What are the effects of an Apostille? If the recipient of my Apostille wants to verify my Apostille, what should I suggest? Related Posts: Apostille in Poland

Corpus Christi in Poland

The dance of sacred pictures in Kashubia, floral carpets in Spycimierz and colourful folk dress at a procession in Łowicz are among the sights and sounds to be admired during the holiday of Corpus Christi. On the eighth Thursday after Easter, a public holiday, richly adorned altars appear around midday at the head of grand processions down the central streets of Poland’s cities and villages. The Solemn Holiday of the Body and Blood of Christ – Corpus Christi – has been celebrated by the Catholic Church in Poland since 1247, and the first mentions of a procession come from records in the Diocese of Kraków from 1320. Associated with the adoration of Christ in the form of the Host, in the 15th century it evolved into a folk holiday – prayers for good weather, abundant harvest and protection from natural disasters. It comes after the Celebration of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, known as Pentecost, during which, in times long past, wreaths of herbs were woven and then blessed in

Crosses and Chapels along polish Roads

Poles were always very religious people. Everybody who would travel through Poland would see numerous crosses, figures of saints, statues and chapels on the sides of the roads. These small religious chapels or shrines are commonly called roadside or wayside shrines (przydrożne kapliczki). Road shrines were built at the crossroads, at the village or town boundaries, at all places claimed to be inhabited by the evil forces or demons, for example where the murder was committed, or hangman was buried. At the crossroads, as per folk tradition and imagination, strange things may happen. These are places of evil spirits and lost souls. Road shrines helped to familiarize the dangerous, uncertain territory. But they were also erected out of gratitude for some miraculous recovery from illness, coming back from war, end of a famine or epidemic. They were supposed to prevent natural disasters or were the penance for serious sins. These shrines were often built at the expense