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Edited by: delphiandomine   Nov 1, 09, 21:11 /  #
For anyone considering moving to Poland, currently living in Poland or those simply here on a short term basis that may need assistance, Lindenia can provide all the help you need. Our services are only limited by your own imagination - we can provide virtually anything you may need or want during your stay here. Whether it's a short term or long term visit - please get in touch to discuss your exact requirements.

In particular, we can assist with the legalisation of your stay in Poland - including residency permits/cards, bank accounts, accomodation and even employment. For those that require a visa to visit Poland, even as a tourist - we are able to assist with residency. We are also able to assist with citizenship applications by the Polonia - and we provide impartial advice relating to the situation.

We believe in transparency and there will be no surprises with us - as we are British owned and operated, we operate to the highest standards expected and do not believe in 'sharp practices'. This is particularly crucial if you are interested in business opportunities in Poland - our costs are open, fair and honest. Unlike many similar businesses, we do not have 'preferred partners' - we work with the best people for the job depending on the circumstances.

For those coming to Poland on a short term basis - we can arrange translations, interpretations, personal assistance and more!

We believe that we can achieve whatever you wish - all you have to do is ask!

Contact details :

Lindenia
lindenia.net
office@lindenia.net
Tel : +48(0)61-610-2-611
Mobile : +48-722-369-494

Eva22   Nov 1, 09, 22:20 /  #
Sorry to say this but not the most interesting web site, I don't think your business will make you the next millionaire in Poland. I don't think people will be moving in droves to Poland and requiring your services,

just some feedback, sorry it wasn't positive. good luck anyway
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  Nov 1, 09, 22:50 /  #
Eva22:
Sorry to say this but not the most interesting web site

It's really not meant to be - it's cold, sober and to the point. Which is exactly what we offer :)
Eva22   Nov 2, 09, 00:21 /  #
delphiandomine:
it's cold, sober and to the point.

yeah hmmm... and what do you offer, a job ???? doubt you will be able to assist as most foreign companies don't employ local people in professional jobs... unless your the village idiot most people are able to sort out accommodation, visas etc, without paying a arm and a leg to a third party.
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Edited by: delphiandomine   Nov 2, 09, 02:21 /  #
Eva22:
yeah hmmm... and what do you offer, a job ?

If you want, certainly. I know people willing to hire non-EU nationals and I can secure legal employment for them (with residency, etc). If they want specific employment in a particular field, it's harder - but it can be done. It all depends on their circumstances.

Eva22:
doubt you will be able to assist as most foreign companies don't employ local people in professional jobs

I don't think so. But why would a Polish person need help finding a job in Poland anyway?

Eva22:
unless your the village idiot most people are able to sort out accommodation, visas etc, without paying a arm and a leg to a third party.

Unfortunately, the evidence is actually to the contrary. This forum alone contains enough evidence of bureaucratic nightmares made worse by not having someone with you that knows how the system works.

Accomodation is a good one - if you're fresh in Poland with no idea where to look, isn't it better to pay for a couple of hours of our time than pay 500zl+ a month over the top because you didn't know where to look? It's quite common for expats in their first year to pay too much, simply because it's a new and unfamiliar country.

Even with interpretation services - foreigners calling up will often be quoted an inflated rate, particularly if they go through a 'for foreigners' office. I've seen quite a few examples where interpreters have been paid 40-50zl and the 'foreigners' company takes 20zl an hour for themselves. We don't do this - we simply charge for our time in finding the person in the first place. And with this, we find and supply what the client wants.

Anyway, the people we've helped so far are more than pleased with us :)
Eva22   Nov 2, 09, 03:41 /  #
delphiandomine:
Anyway, the people we've helped so far are more than pleased with us :)

now that you have explained yourself it makes more sense, perhaps this should reflect in your web page... what are the average fees for such a service.
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Edited by: delphiandomine   Nov 2, 09, 04:50 /  #
Eva22:
now that you have explained yourself it makes more sense, perhaps this should reflect in your web page

Ah, the web page is a work in progress ;)

Eva22:
what are the average fees for such a service.

Depends really - it's all based on time. You can't really say, because no two situations are similar. But to give an example -

A client wishes to obtain all the relevant permits to live in Poland as an EU citizen. I'd estimate this taking up no more than 2 hours to set up, so around 100zl or so. This would include answering questions, checking documentation against our lists of what is/what isn't acceptable to whichever foreigner's office (as you're probably well aware, things are different between offices!) and making sure that they have everything in place so to save them time and hassle. Of course, it can take less or more time - but two hours of our time should be enough to put together everything along with a guide with what has to be done. At this point, we would also advise on the forms that need to be filled in and make sure that these are correct, too.

Once this is done, we would sort out an interpreter, trying to get the best possible price - and then the client deals directly with the interpreter. We only make the introduction and deal with potential problems - our fee comes from the hourly rate. With the hourly rate, unlike most of these 'foreigners help' businesses - we charge per 15 minute blocks.

Sure, you can do all this yourself - but the point is that even for a Polish person, it's a minefield in navigating, particularly in dealing with the Foreigner's offices which can often have very funny ideas, even with EU citizens. I had enough nonsense when doing it for myself!

But again, what we do is advise people accordingly. We could direct them all to expensive interpretation businesses that pay us commission - but this would be pointless. Much fairer to direct them according to their needs and wants - you wouldn't direct them to a student for high level business meetings, but equally so, you don't need 150zl/hour sworn translators for obtaining a NIP.
Eva22   Nov 2, 09, 04:53 /  #
thanks for the information, it makes sense and once again good luck
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  Nov 2, 09, 09:43 /  #
delphiandomine:
Ah, the web page is a work in progress ;)

what goes around comes around. ironic hey?
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  Nov 2, 09, 15:19 /  #
Wroclaw Boy:
what goes around comes around. ironic hey?

No skin off my back, I've had the website online for 1 day and had quite a few queries already from it :)
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  Nov 2, 09, 16:56 /  #
delphiandomine:
No skin off my back, I've had the website online for 1 day and had quite a few queries already from it :)

Indeed, i sincerely wish you all the best with your idea hopefully it will provide.

I do however find it ironic that you were blasting more holes in LoveWarsaw's web site than anybody else, you really let him have it on many levels. Would you care for some critisism?
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delphiandomine:
and had quite a few queries already from it :)

sorry to burst you your bubble.. it was me, I was changing ip and few other things and reconnecting : (
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Wroclaw Boy:
I do however find it ironic that you were blasting more holes in LoveWarsaw's web site than anybody else, you really let him have it on many levels. Would you care for some critisism?

Feel free - anything I can do to improve the content is welcome. I'm just dipping my toes in the water just now, so it really is a work in progress. I am a terrible web designer though :(

frd:
sorry to burst you your bubble.. it was me, I was changing ip and few other things and reconnecting : (

Haha, I mean people actually contacting me...Google Analytics are taking their time to activate, so I can't spy on you all!
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  Nov 11, 09, 12:45 /  #
If you wish correct free advice on living in Poland you do not need to pay for it as Ben one of our members has written a great blog here.
He has a lot of experience and his advice is second to none and is always willing to help out :)
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Edited by: delphiandomine   Nov 11, 09, 13:28 /  #
And as I've said elsewhere - his blog is good, but it's out of date in some respects, particularly in respects to starting a business. The process is changing rapidly and what's written there used to be the case, but now, many things have changed (for the better!). Even some of the informational content - such as the smoking ban issue - is out of date because of the 'compromise' made which makes the ban all but useless. And the information regarding different NIP forms is again out of date - there's no need to 'upgrade' it anymore as it's done for you. There's also quite a few 'catches' with taxation that he hasn't mentioned - particularly in relation to certain PKD codes which require instant VAT-registration.

Also, his blog isn't too useful for anyone that isn't an EU citizen - and as I'm sure you're well aware, life is much more difficult for non-EU citizens in Poland. He does a wonderful job of explaining the basics - but as always in Poland, the devil is in the detail.

Anyway, our services are aimed at those who want the easy life. Of course, you can do it all yourself - but we take the pain away :)
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  Nov 11, 09, 15:31 /  #
Is this why you are asking for advice on this forum as it doesn't really install a lot of confidence in a so-called professional service gaining advice from hearsay!!!
dagenhamdave   Nov 11, 09, 16:01 /  #
I have to say, it's rather satisfying to see your crumby "business proposition" getting slated on the very forum where you have set out to undermine other people's efforts. No-one should need to pay for the services you are offering. Most people have a solid reason for coming to Poland to live for the first time - maybe they have a job offer, in which case it is more than likely their employer will help them.

Your website is a work-in-progress. Sounds like your business plan is too.
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Edited by: delphiandomine   Nov 11, 09, 16:40 /  #
ukpolska:
Is this why you are asking for advice on this forum as it doesn't really install a lot of confidence in a so-called professional service gaining advice from hearsay!!!

Getting personal, are we? :)

I don't use internet forums for our advice - in fact, our advice is always double checked due to the speed of change in Poland. This is partially what costs money - people are paying us to ensure that they won't have problems. I'm sure those with Polish girlfriends/wives will have it quite easy - but there are plenty of people out there who don't have such help.

dagenhamdave:
No-one should need to pay for the services you are offering.

Really? Given that a significant amount of information just isn't available in English - or isn't even available online, paying for our advice is worthwhile. Sure, some information is available online - but a lot of it is either outdated or inaccurate. The information also available online isn't very detailed and hardly serves the needs of people with more complex needs.

dagenhamdave:
Most people have a solid reason for coming to Poland to live for the first time - maybe they have a job offer, in which case it is more than likely their employer will help them.

Many people also get themselves in a terrible mess and would rather pay someone for the peace of mind rather than risk getting it wrong. Given that Poland can be rather unforgiving towards those that do get it wrong - isn't it better to get it right first time? One particular example is accountants.

And it isn't certain at all that their employer will help. I've dealt with one person who managed to get into a dreadful mess concerning residency, benefits and health insurance - what use would an employer be to them when they weren't employed in Poland? There are also countless other cases where people have been screwed over by their employers in Poland - those people are hardly likely to receive assistance from their employers, are they?

Keep going, I quite like this - it's allowing me to make sure that all angles are covered :) After all, we're in the business of giving straight answers to straight questions!

As for the website - it's doing just fine, thanks...I keep getting queries off it, so it must be doing well!
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  Nov 11, 09, 18:19 /  #
Why does everryone on this site always slate anyone who wants to improve their lives for their families and themselves. Delphi wnated to get out of teachig, I am supposing, which is the dream of most ex-pats I have met. He is doing sth active instead of just tlaking about it. Most of the ppl slating the website here are those who are bitter that they still have to teach and lack imagination to come up with their own business ideas

Good luck Delphi
dagenhamdave   Nov 11, 09, 20:14 /  #
No, I don't agree. It is nowhere near as difficult to find out information on all these things without a little research.

Why would anyone need to pay you for help with residency? It's all there on the UK in Poland website from the UK Foreign Office (and similar pages exist for countries with an embassy). There's advice and FREE phone services (apart from the cost of the call) on residency and visas.

Your website is amateurish. If you were professional, you wouldn't release it until it was complete, never mind "work-in-progress" - how insulting to potential customers. You're a leach attempting to extract money from people who don't need to be spending it on you.

Finally, to say that, because you are British-owned and operated, you operate to the highest standards, that there won't be any surprises with you, and you don't believe in "sharp practices" is incredibly insulting, and in fact racist, towards similar Polish-owned and operated companies. Are you saying that British-owned and operated business are more likely to be trustworthy than Polish ones? After what you had to say about Chris Bradbury, I very much doubt it.

Anyway, aside from this, how about listing your services and prices on here? After all, you believe in transparency - let's see it. And just like you've done with your victims on Polish Forums, I'm going nowhere.
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Edited by: ukpolska   Nov 11, 09, 21:37 /  #
delphiandomine:
Keep going, I quite like this - it's allowing me to make sure that all angles are covered :)

Not this one - from your bebo site:

Michael James Forbes

Me, Myself, and I
Dzien Dobry!

I'm Mikey..I'm short, blue eyed and a complete pain in the neck. I'm convinced the reason for all of this is because of growing up watching Rainbow and getting ideas from the great that is Zippy..

I'm currently masquerading as a teacher of English on a year out from uni in Poland, which seems to consist of talking in a ridiculous accent and acting like an affected drama student. And getting hideous hangovers from the local nutter juice/beer.

Oh, what else...what else indeed.

LINK
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Edited by: delphiandomine   Nov 12, 09, 01:43 /  #
dagenhamdave:
Why would anyone need to pay you for help with residency? It's all there on the UK in Poland website from the UK Foreign Office (and similar pages exist for countries with an embassy). There's advice and FREE phone services (apart from the cost of the call) on residency and visas.

Unfortunately, it's not all there.

http://ukinpoland.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-p oland/howtoobtainresidency

This is the relevant page - which doesn't confirm at all what documents are actually needed. In fact, I've spotted at least one wrong piece of information on that page that could cost someone more than we would charge - and it's also lacking in information as to what's actually expected from EU citizens.

There's also quite a bit of information missing regarding the registration of your address in Poland.

The Embassy also won't help you in the slightest with the application - do you honestly think that they're going to provide someone to help you at the office when they do their usual trick of demanding something else that they forgot to mention?

dagenhamdave:
Your website is amateurish. If you were professional, you wouldn't release it until it was complete, never mind "work-in-progress" - how insulting to potential customers. You're a leach attempting to extract money from people who don't need to be spending it on you.

As far as I'm concerned, every website should be a work in progress. Those who stand still get left behind. :) And people pay for something - convenience and peace of mind. Those that have the money to afford our services often value this - and these people don't usually have time to be scouring websites to find out answers to arcane questions.

dagenhamdave:
Anyway, aside from this, how about listing your services and prices on here? After all, you believe in transparency - let's see it. And just like you've done with your victims on Polish Forums, I'm going nowhere.

It's impossible to do so - these things are done by negotiation, and no two situations are the same. If we had a fixed price list, we couldn't cater to people's individual needs - after all, some people just want something done as cheaply as possible, other people are quite happy to pay a considerable amount of money to ensure that things are done exactly their way and exactly how they want it. Even some pricing is down to whether or not we enjoy doing it! This is the nature of such companies - and is the reason why no business in this field will ever have fixed prices.

However, once we've quoted for a service, prices won't change. An example would be two hours of interpretation at governmental offices in Poznan. Depending on your needs and what you want - we can do this as cheaply as 60zl for two hours (or even cheaper, though I'm not sure anyone would want this, given the likely quality of their English!) or as expensive as you want and need. And unlike most other companies, we actually break down our costs so you can see exactly what you're paying for.

Sure, you can organise this yourself - but we take the hassle away.

Please don't go anywhere - you're keeping this thread at the top of the page. It's also a great promotional opportunity and allows people to read all about us, thanks :) It's certainly driving traffic to the site and e-mails keep turning up, so thank you!
dagenhamdave   Nov 12, 09, 12:33 /  #
So who's the "we" you refer to? Who are you, what are your qualifications and credentials, and what references do you have? From your Bebo page, we can see that you are Michael James Forbes, a lazy student who can't be bothered getting dressed for bed, and says that "Aberdeen can f**k off". Nice.

At best, you're a dummy for using the same username for your Bebo account, and for the one through which you are attempting to market your pathetic services.

I find it hilarious that you were criticising Bradbury for his website, and then the next minute, you reappear, proudly waving about your own shoddy URL, claiming that "all websites should be a work-in-progress". Perhaps so Mikey, if you mean that the content should be constantly reviewed and improved. But yours is just an "Under Construction", just like your whole business plan.

You're a kid. Go away, get some experience, and come back when you've got something genuine to offer. The fact is, you're trying to escape from English teaching, but you don't have any proper experience or knowledge of anything else to do so.
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Edited by: delphiandomine   Nov 12, 09, 13:06 /  #
dagenhamdave:
So who's the "we" you refer to? Who are you, what are your qualifications and credentials, and what references do you have? From your Bebo page, we can see that you are Michael James Forbes, a lazy student who can't be bothered getting dressed for bed, and says that "Aberdeen can f**k off". Nice.

Yawn. The bebo page is at least 15 months out of date and caters for my school friends. Nothing special, really.. :) And thanks to you, I've moved it to friends-only - which is yet another thing that you're helping with!

What do 'qualifications and credentials' have to do with anything? All that matters here is the ability to provide a service. But seeing as you asked - Business Management degree with a touch of the social sciences in there for good measure. And a fair bit of problem solving experience in Poland so far, combined with quite a bit of experience dealing with people and their issues in the UK. I could accurately say that I've got 3-4 years part time experience dealing with this sort of thing in various ways with foreigners.

If you're going to attempt to trip someone up, you really do need to try harder ;)

dagenhamdave:
I find it hilarious that you were criticising Bradbury for his website, and then the next minute, you reappear, proudly waving about your own shoddy URL, claiming that "all websites should be a work-in-progress". Perhaps so Mikey, if you mean that the content should be constantly reviewed and improved. But yours is just an "Under Construction", just like your whole business plan.

The site is complete, is attracting vistors and is generating business, so all is well. In fact, it would seem that this thread is generating plenty of business, so please keep it up :) As you say, all websites should be constantly reviewed and improved - and indeed it is.

I never thought that someone would be so kind as to allow me to advertise the business so much - I thought this thread would drop off the bottom, but seeing as it's being kept at the top of the 'Business Offers' section - it's doing me just fine. In fact, your comments are allowing me to express further details to potential clients, so everything is good here!

The business plan is also doing just fine, thanks! The first two months are about proving the viability of the business, and so far, so good.

Keep it up, after all, visibility is everything!
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  Nov 12, 09, 14:40 /  #
I provide the same service and I don't have a website :( I target businesses who hire foreigners.

I agree that some of the issues could be taken care of by the individual but they just don't have time. Imagine that you are moving to a new country for a new job with your spouse and kids. You don't really have time to surf the net to figure out how to arrange things and your company doesn't want to tie up all their personnel staff just taking care of you. Frankly, it is just easier to pay and have everything arranged at minimal inconvenience for you. I have helped people find a home, babysitter, school for their children, arrange all residency issues, help them fill a prescription, show them how to use public transport, take them to open a bank account, teach them how to order a beer (very important), set up Polish lessons, arrange to have a washer fixed in the middle of the night (my most difficult challenge), etc.

I don't have any special credentials except that I went through the same process without any help when I came to Poland to work in an American company. I gladly would have paid someone to do it all for me (or at least advise me). Now, that's part of what I do.
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Edited by: ReadySteady   Nov 12, 09, 18:12 /  #
Looked at the website, I am a potential customer, and to me it just seemed to be a 'teaching English' website.
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ReadySteady:
Looked at the website, I am a potential customer, and to me it just seemed to be a 'teaching English' website.

Thank you for the feedback - I'm going to rewrite and change parts of the website over the weekend, and what you've said is just backing up my own feelings at the minute. Certainly from a business point of view, language teaching is about to get much worse if the proposal to stick 22% VAT on teaching goes ahead.

ChrisPoland:
I provide the same service and I don't have a website :(

Do you have an e-mail address that I can contact you on? We might have some common ground here...
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  Nov 13, 09, 12:21 /  #
delphiandomine:
Thank you for the feedback - I'm going to rewrite and change parts of the website over the weekend, and what you've said is just backing up my own feelings at the minute.

Glad I can give constructive feedback. Perhaps you can give constructive feedback on other people's websites and business ideas rather than ridiculing and slating them? You were not very kind to my website recently, but I resisted the temptation to retaliate.

Afterall, your potential customers are on this board, the expat community in Warsaw is not that big.
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  Nov 13, 09, 13:13 /  #
I think I set up my account here to accept emails. Go to my profile and try to email or PM me and we'll see if it works.
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  Nov 13, 09, 14:19 /  #
Just something you should check:

If you want your website to be searchable on google in Poland, and be high up in the rankings...I think google in Poland points at .pl and .com.pl addresses first and foremost. Maybe someone can confirm that?

Don't think .net/.org or .com helps. I am just changing my websites to .pl

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