Moving from Canada to Poland?

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Jan 28, 10, 23:20 #1

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and I'm curious if anyone has made the move from Canada to Poland. I have family in Poland but I was born in Canada. I do have a degree and I've been thinking of moving to Poland to teach English. I've been there countless times and feel that my heart is there. Also, to make it easier, I am fluent in Polish, I just do not know where to begin to reach my goal. If anyone has any advice please feel free to offer it.

Thanks a bunch!

delphiandomineThreads: 40 Posts: 9,577 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂	Jan 28, 10, 23:30 #2
First things first, do you have Polish citizenship?

Angie2010Threads: 2 Posts: 22 Joined: Jan 28, 10 ♀	Jan 28, 10, 23:34 #3
I may sound stupid but quite a few years ago when I was in my teens, I had to get my citizenship so at that point I had dual citizenship but here's my question... Does it expire? I'm sure I'd have to renew it some how but I'm just not sure how it all works. I suppose I'd really have to look into that. Thanks for the reply!

dnzThreads: 25 Posts: 806 Joined: Dec 2, 07 ♂	Jan 28, 10, 23:59 #4
It shouldn't expire but why would you want to come here? I can't see any good reason to leave Canada to come here?

Angie2010Threads: 2 Posts: 22 Joined: Jan 28, 10 ♀	Jan 29, 10, 00:01 #5
Really??? I find so many beautiful things about Poland. I suppose even for a few years would be great but I'v always had a love for Poland. I do like Canada, I just want to experience Poland more than just two-month visits at a time. Do you live there dnz?

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Jan 29, 10, 00:09 #6

Angie2010:

I find so many beautiful things about Poland. I suppose even for a few years would be great but I'v always had a love for Poland. I do like Canada, I just want to experience Poland more than just two-month visits at a time.

would be great to have you here Angie! Pack your bags and come over! If you've always had a love for PL, then PL has always had a love for you as well. In case you don't like it here, you can always go back to Canada. But you'll never know until you try.

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Jan 29, 10, 00:10 #7

Angie2010:

Do you live there dnz?

Unfortunately yes, I've been here for nearly 3 years, The first year was great but after that i've just simply got fed up with the attitude and incompetence of many people here, Namely drivers, builders and people working in govt organisations and shops and just the general lack of manners displayed by people here the terrible food and the appalling roads just rub salt into the wounds.

Its great for a short term change of scenery 6 months to a year but as a long term proposition I think i'd rather live in afganistan whilst hitting my head repeatedly with a house brick.

Wages are pretty poor too and rental prices are getting more and more expensive.

Angie2010Threads: 2 Posts: 22 Joined: Jan 28, 10 ♀	Jan 29, 10, 00:12 #8
Nika that is so true. Thats one thing in life you have to admit, you'll never know unless you try. I know it's probably tough to find a job similar to what I have here, but I feel it's the experience that matters. You only live once.

TheOtherThreads: 4 Posts: 1,438 Joined: Jul 13, 09 ♂	Edited by: TheOther Jan 29, 10, 00:16 #9
Angie2010: You only live once. And as Janis Joplin said: "Get it while you can"... ;) Just make sure that you won't move to Poland just to please your mom and find a Polish husband.

Angie2010Threads: 2 Posts: 22 Joined: Jan 28, 10 ♀	Jan 29, 10, 00:16 #10
dnz, I agree with you that it would be more difficult to live there, but isn't there something that keeps you there??? Aside from the damaged roads and rude people (which you find everywhere in the world) there must be something? Every time I've been there I've just absolutely loved it. and yes, good jobs there are hard to find but I'm still convinced it has potential.

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Jan 29, 10, 00:17 #11

Angie2010:

Thats one thing in life you have to admit, you'll never know unless you try. I know it's probably tough to find a job similar to what I have here, but I feel it's the experience that matters. You only live once.

Definitely hun! You're young, you've got your whole life ahead of you - you should try different things and choose what's best for you. You come here, if you like it you stay, and if you don't you go back. :)

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Jan 29, 10, 00:18 #12

Angie2010:

I may sound stupid but quite a few years ago when I was in my teens, I had to get my citizenship so at that point I had dual citizenship but here's my question... Does it expire? I'm sure I'd have to renew it some how but I'm just not sure how it all works. I suppose I'd really have to look into that.

Aha, in this case, it's easy for you. When you come here, get yourself registered at an address as soon as possible and then apply for the Polish ID card. It's mandatory for Polish citizens living in Poland - and it usefully doubles up as valid identification to travel throughout the EU with. Citizenship doesn't expire, and as you already claimed it, then it makes life much easier for you.

But - what do you work as at the moment?

Angie2010Threads: 2 Posts: 22 Joined: Jan 28, 10 ♀	Jan 29, 10, 00:23 #13
True delphiandomine! Currently I work as an Investor with a bank. So i doubt it would be easy to continue that in Poland. It's ironic because I have a degree in Psychology but I work in finance. So where that would land me in Poland, I have no idea? lol and Nika it's nice to listen to your positive attitude thanks!

dnzThreads: 25 Posts: 806 Joined: Dec 2, 07 ♂	Jan 29, 10, 00:25 #14
You shouldn't have a problem getting a good job in finance here actually, Financial companies seem to be everywhere.

Angie2010Threads: 2 Posts: 22 Joined: Jan 28, 10 ♀	Jan 29, 10, 00:29 #15
dnz, are there various ma and pa banks in Poland like the US? Or is it like Canada where there are only 5 major banks? What kind of finance is there, there?

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Jan 29, 10, 01:04 #16

Angie2010:

and Nika it's nice to listen to your positive attitude thanks!

hey, you're my Polish girl from Canada :)
You know in Poland we do it all the time - we come and go. If you move to PL it's not unreversible.

Angie2010:

Currently I work as an Investor with a bank. So i doubt it would be easy to continue that in Poland.

Here you can find a list with some investemet banks in PL:
http://www.biznespolska.pl/firmy/krs.php?search%5Bbranchid%5D=BINWEST

You can also register for social networking portals like LinkedIn or Goldenline (this one is Polish I think) and maybe someone will head-hunt you?

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Jan 29, 10, 02:15 #17

Angie2010:

I had to get my citizenship so at that point I had dual citizenship but here's my question... Does it expire?

Never expires. As long as at least one of your grandparents has polish citizenship you do as well.

delphiandomine:

registered at an address

I heard you don't need an address anymore...?

dnz:

Unfortunately yes,

dnz:

I think i'd rather live in afganistan whilst hitting my head repeatedly with a house brick.

If you dislike living in poland so much, why don't you move??

Angie2010Threads: 2 Posts: 22 Joined: Jan 28, 10 ♀	Jan 29, 10, 02:19 #18
Polishcanuck..... love the name!

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07 ♂	Jan 29, 10, 03:12 #19
dnz: shops and just the general lack of manners displayed by people here the terrible That will likely change as authorities in Polish cities declare war on misbehaving Brits.

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Jan 29, 10, 11:37 #20

I'm from Montreal and been living in Poland for a few years now. it's good but it gets on my nerves sometimes, truck drivers, town hall officials, lack of common sense at times. But in general it's a good place to be... life in Poland is still relax compare to Canada and the US.
Like a lot of people say try it and if you don't like it just go back to Canada.
hope you come over... not a lot of Canadians here lol

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Jan 29, 10, 12:36 #21

polishcanuck:

I heard you don't need an address anymore...?

The bill to replace it with a so-called "registracja" is bogged down in the Sejm and may have been abandoned, I'm not sure - but the system will be in place for the forseeable future. It looks like the plans are to make it worthless by not including the address on the new ID cards - which might allow them to drop it by stealth.

Angie2010:

True delphiandomine! Currently I work as an Investor with a bank. So i doubt it would be easy to continue that in Poland. It's ironic because I have a degree in Psychology but I work in finance. So where that would land me in Poland, I have no idea? lol

Good question - how is your reading/writing in Polish? If you're fluent with that too - then you really won't have any issues whatsoever here and could very well find a nice job in finance. I'd actually recommend coming here and teaching for a year to get your feet wet - it's a great way to make contacts and you can decide from there :)

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Edited by: SzwedwPolsce Jan 29, 10, 13:37 #22

Thew biggest problem is probably that things have gotten much more expensive, but the salaries haven't increased enough.

But you seemed very motivated so try it! If you discover (after the honey-moon period) that the grass is greener in Canada, you can always move back.

If you don't try you might regret it later...

P.S. A few days ago we had -28 C, then you wonder why you live here of all places. D.S.

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