Pinoys In Poland

What happens to expats who lose their job in Poland? How long can you stay in Poland and are you entitled to an unemployment benefit if you are a foreigner? Losing a job does not mean you have to leave the country immediately. However, if you know that your job contract (or a civil-law contract that meets the criteria typical for of a job contract) is about to be terminated, you need to contact the voivodeship office within 15 working days. Once you do that, you will be allowed to stay for 30 more days in Poland (your residence permit will be prolonged by this period). Make sure you fulfil this obligation – it is not only beneficial, but also not informing about your unemployment may cause the voivode to withdraw your residence permit. They may also oblige you to leave the territory of Poland in a stated period of time. What if you want to appeal your obligation to return? It should be filed to the Office for Foreigners (UdsC). This may buy you some time as your stay in Poland ...

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Polish Army Day is marking the 1920 breakthrough battle called Cud nad Wisłą (the Miracle on the Vistula river) between the Poles under Marshal Piłsudski and the Bolsheviks. The military parade in 2019 will be held not in Warsaw but in Katowice . This year's military parade on Polish Armed Forces Day on August 15 will be held in Katowice to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw and the centenary of the 1st Silesian Uprising. Over 2,600 soldiers, 190 vehicles and 60 aircraft will take part in the "Faithful to Poland" parade. Polish troops will be marching side-by-side with allied soldiers from the United States, Great Britain, Croatia and Romania stationed in Poland. Polish Armed Forces Day was established in 1923, liquidated by Poland's communist authorities in 1947, and reinstated in 1992. It commemorated a very important victory over the Red Army in the Battle of Warsaw, won by the Polish side in August of 1920. In the wake of the foll...

Scams: Beware of job offers to Poland The Philippine Embassy in Warsaw has received reports of Filipinos who are being recruited or have been recently recruited for promising jobs in Poland. Unfortunately, unscrupulous entities are taking advantage of Filipinos who are eager to work in Europe but do not know the correct recruitment procedure. If you are being recruited for a job in Poland, and you are seriously considering an offer, please be guided by the following: Direct hiring is not allowed by the POEA . As far as possible, hiring must go through a POEA-licensed Philippine Recruitment Agency (PRA), and the agency has to comply with the required documentation. Employment contracts must be verified by POLO Geneva before they are sent to the PRA to make sure they meet the minimum requirements on salary, hours of work, worker protection, and other labor standards. If you are offered a directly hired job by a company in Poland, please contact POLO Geneva ...