Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from July, 2019

Online temporary residence application form

Check out the interactive application form system for foreigners in Poland www.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl to legislate your stay or get international protection. Go through the following steps on www.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl : Select the application form Fill it online Save, print, verify and sign Take to the Voivodeship Office Which forms can be filed through this system? Temporary residence permit Permanent residence permit Long-term residence of the European Union Invitation entry into the invitation register International protection (submitted ONLY to the Border Guard of the Republic of Poland) All the application should be filled in Polish

You haven’t been paid a salary in Poland?

how to make a complaint against a Polish employer who hasn’t paid you a salary or pays below the minimum; what answer you can get; why you should go to court immediately if you signed labor contract and you haven’t been paid a salary in Poland. Instructions for drafting a complaint. 1) What first thing you should do when you haven’t been paid a salary in Poland? You must to check if the company is registered. You can verify here .  Verification is needed to be done! In case they were true scammers who wrote the fictitious name of company, you will save your time. You need to check a company name (the company name must be spelled out in your employment contract), KRS number, REGON. If you are sure that there is no information anywhere, then you must immediately go to the police. 2) Let’s think that the company really exists. You need to enter the name of your city in Polish in the search engine of Państwowa Inspekcja Pracy (The National Labor Inspectorate). On their w...

Free apps to help you learn Polish

Free language apps which can accelerate your process of learning Polish. 1. Duolingo Practice your speaking, reading, listening and writing skills while playing a game! You'll improve your vocabulary and grammar skills by answering questions and completing lessons. Start with basic verbs, phrases, and sentences, and learn new words daily. iOS Android 2. Tinycards Tinycards by Duolingo is a fun flashcard app that helps you memorize anything for free, forever. Tinycards understands how you learn and reminds you when your memory is about to fade, so you’ll never forget a thing The app allows you to both create your own study material or to browse decks prepared by other learners. If used in conjunction with Duolingo, Tincards help you review new vocabulary introduced in your language course. iOS Android 3. Drops: Language Learning If you always struggle to find the time for your language practice, Drops is the very app you are looking for. All...

One Minute of Silence in Warsaw

Sirens will be wailing across Poland's capital on Tuesday as the country marked the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, a doomed revolt against the occupying Germans during World War II Sirens will sound for about a minute at 5 p.m., the hour the 1944 uprising began, bringing traffic mostly to a standstill while people stopped to pay respect to the Poles who fought and died. The Warsaw Uprising broke out August 1, 1944, with the Polish underground taking up arms against the powerful Nazi forces. They held out for 63 days before the Germans crushed the revolt. It was the largest act of resistance in any nation under German occupation during the war. The heroism of the insurgents remains a defining element in Polish national identity. The Germans suppressed the rebellion brutally, destroying most of Warsaw and killing around 200,000 people (and 25,000 were injured), most of them civilians. The Warsaw Uprising was the largest act of resistance of this type in German-...