Immigrating to Poland! My story!

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @riddick1716
    @riddick1716 Рік тому +13

    Interesting thoughts, as a Polish I didn't even know how it looks like. Anyway, fingers crossed and good luck. I hope you will feel like home in Poland. We always welcome good people.

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +3

      Thank you very much. I love it here and look forward to living here for a long time, as long as Poland will have me.

  • @jusar83
    @jusar83 Рік тому +5

    i think you have nice common sense of life you asimilated polish mind fast so welcome to Poland and wish you the best be happy and live long in our not perfect but quite good country

  • @MstrPablo
    @MstrPablo Рік тому +17

    Welcome to Poland brother.

  • @monicammoosie9509
    @monicammoosie9509 Рік тому +13

    Very informative. I wish you all the best, my friend! ❤

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +2

      Thanks very much

    • @penguinsfan251
      @penguinsfan251 Рік тому +5

      My guess, and it could be wrong, is that they have been swamped with Ukrainians since the war started last year.
      I also beliwve it is easier to emigrate to Poland if you have documented Polish ancestry. If you have a Polish ancestor who lived in the Republic of Poland after November 1920 you have Polish citizenship then you are a Polish citizen. My great grandparents came from Poland during the Partition so it would be harder for me.

    • @monicammoosie9509
      @monicammoosie9509 Рік тому +3

      @Penguins Fan really? I'm a first generation Canadian. My father came after the war. In the early stages of the war he and his family were shipped off the Siberia. So would I have Polish citizenship if I applied?

    • @robertrobski1013
      @robertrobski1013 Рік тому +1

      @@monicammoosie9509
      You have to proved then is much easier probably they have some documentation in that place where your ancestor were born

    • @monicammoosie9509
      @monicammoosie9509 Рік тому

      @robertrobski1013 well that would be tricky considering the Russians burned everything when they evicted the village, including documentation. 🤷‍♀️

  • @Jacek_videos
    @Jacek_videos Рік тому +4

    Cheer up It's even crazier in the UK: The UK immigration sometime splits families apart just because a spouse is not making enough money and they don't even care if the person has children with a citizen of the country or not. He/she is just asked to leave the country period

  • @zeus2zeus2zeus2
    @zeus2zeus2zeus2 Рік тому +7

    oby ci się powiodło, 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @pelephant2024
    @pelephant2024 Рік тому +3

    New subbie here. I was an exchange student in the USA for my senior year in high school. Your country will always remain close to my heart.

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому

      What part of the USA did you go to?

    • @pelephant2024
      @pelephant2024 Рік тому +1

      @@anamericaninpoland Omaha, NE :)

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +1

      Very cool I spent a little time in Nebraska myself. I'm glad you enjoyed your experience in the US!!

  • @mparosa
    @mparosa Рік тому +1

    Very interesting.

  • @zbemadej5768
    @zbemadej5768 Рік тому +4

    Bardzo obiektywna ocena sytuacji,pozdrawiam...powodzenia!!! :)

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +2

      Dziękuję bardzo. Mam nadzieję, że podobał ci się film.

  • @agnesagnes3740
    @agnesagnes3740 Рік тому +18

    Wow the World has turned upside down 😂. Americans applying in Poland for green card 😜😊

  • @CombatDoc136
    @CombatDoc136 Рік тому +3

    So if I understand correctly you entered on your 90 day...before the 90 day was up you applied for a language course at a local school?
    Then you were hired by your friend Patrick.
    How long could you possibly stay on the language reason for visa if you hadnt got hired with Patrick?
    We came to visit Poland in June and really liked it. We are considering a move but trying to figure out the best way as an American. I already have a pension so supporting myself and family isnt a hurdle...but the rest is like the " reason"
    Really appreciate your videos by the way. Thank you

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +1

      You can apply for temporary residency based on learning the language and as long as you continue your education it's valid. After you have lived in Poland legally for 3 years you can apply for permanent residency as far as I know as long as you have means of support once you're a permanent resident you won't have to have a reason to stay

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +1

      And thanks for watching I appreciate it. I've been taking a break the last couple of weeks to figure out what the next video should be. Hopefully I'll post another video by the end of this week I think it will be directed toward people traveling to Poland with some helpful tips

  • @nworuceciliaakajiaku5752
    @nworuceciliaakajiaku5752 Рік тому +2

    Nice content 🤗❤️

  • @swagginsmcswag7962
    @swagginsmcswag7962 Рік тому +1

    Thanks so much for this video, it was very informative.
    Is the following correct?
    1. Come to Poland on a 90 day visa (I have the right passport)
    2. Apply for temporary residency based on language learning
    3. Stay in Poland until temporary residency permit is approved or denied - regardless of how long the approval process takes?
    Said another way, would I have to leave Poland if I applied for temporary residency and it wasn't approved within the 90 day tourist visa time limit?

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +1

      Yes that's correct. Once you've started the temporary residency process you don't have to leave every 90 days you are legal to stay until you receive a decision from the polish government.

  • @Swagprophetess
    @Swagprophetess Рік тому +2

    Nice I will invest in Poland

  • @wiktorm9858
    @wiktorm9858 Рік тому +2

    Greets!

  • @tomaszfalkowski7508
    @tomaszfalkowski7508 Рік тому +7

    Poland's remarkable economic growth over the last 30yrs has put Poland on track to become wealthier than the UK by 2030 - Thousands of Poles are leaving the UK and returning home to Poland's booming economy.
    After years of steady economic growth, educated Poles are returning to their homeland in a kind of reverse brain drain. This shouldn’t be a surprise: the country is set to catch up economically with the UK in terms of GDP per person by the end of the decade.

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +4

      100% correct! Hopefully the that purchasing power will be felt throughout the country and not just in the cities and tech centers.

    • @EA00000
      @EA00000 Рік тому

      With stupid government

    • @jerzyszmal2722
      @jerzyszmal2722 Рік тому +3

      @@anamericaninpoland INTEL corporation from the USA, recently announced building "silicon valley type" new manufacturing place for high technology microchip production line near Wroclaw investing approximately $ 5 000 000 000......wow!!!

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +1

      @@jerzyszmal2722 that's amazing!!!

  • @PIOPIOBEM
    @PIOPIOBEM Рік тому +1

    Hi there,did you get your stay/work permits yet ?

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +1

      Unfortunately no. There has been no progress since April. It's my understanding that because of the large influx of people from Ukraine the process has slowed almost to a stop.

    • @PIOPIOBEM
      @PIOPIOBEM Рік тому

      @@anamericaninpoland ,sometimes you need to " push " your things by writing to them or visiting the office to talk to them.

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому

      @@PIOPIOBEM unfortunately at the office in Poznań when you visit the office they only let you talk to the general help desk. I think I may try writing to them. Thanks for the advice.

  • @N8teyrve
    @N8teyrve Рік тому +2

    Where did you get this information that Poland is no longer accepting residency applications from foreigners??? And do you mean temporary or permanent residency applications? Or both? This doesn't sound accurate.

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +2

      I was told this the last time I went to submit papers at the office in Poznań. Since then there has been further communication that states they will be accepting paperwork but not processing anyone other than ukrainians until the end of August. I know that personally no progress has been made with my paperwork in the last 3 months. This is for temporary residency. I don't know if anyone has been told the same for permanent.

  • @Dreju78
    @Dreju78 Рік тому +3

    Gmina would be more like a parish, powiat would be county
    I guess that applies only if a parish is a valid administratice division to whomever reads this 😉

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for the clarification. It's hard to compare to the system in the US

    • @Lechoslaw8546
      @Lechoslaw8546 Рік тому +1

      Parish=parafia, przecież nie mówimy tu o administracji wyznaniowej. Powiat to jednostka polska, a on tu porównuje pojęcia polskie z amerykańskimi, powiat zawiera w sobie określoną ilość gmin. Faktycznie gmina jest dużo mniejsza niż county czyli po polsku hrabstwo. Najlepszym odpowiednikiem gminy na gruncie amerykańskim jest TOWN lub CITY, nie ma innych odpowiedników. County w Ameryce ma bardzo ograniczone funkcje administracyjne i nie zajmuje się takimi sprawmi jak imigracja, to należy do urzędów imigracyjnych, które podlegają administracji federalnej i są położone tylko w wielkich ośrodkach miejskich, chyba wyłącznie powyżej miliona mieszkańców

    • @Dreju78
      @Dreju78 Рік тому

      @@Lechoslaw8546 parish jak najbardziej używa się jako jednostki administracyjnej, gdzieniegdzie.
      I mówimy to o odpowiednikach; jeśli nie wolno nam przyrównywać to w Stanach nie ma miast, są tylko cities, a u nas nie ma cities, są tylko miasta,niezależnie od używanego języka.

    • @Lechoslaw8546
      @Lechoslaw8546 Рік тому

      @@Dreju78 Tak, być może gdzieniegdzie parish występuje jako jednotka administracyjna, w USA się z tym nie spotkałem. NIE, nieprawda, że w USA są tylko cities, są na pewno także TOWNs, osobiście pracowałem przez ponad 30 lat w Registry of Deeds w jednym ze stanów New England, USA.

    • @Dreju78
      @Dreju78 Рік тому

      @@Lechoslaw8546 ok, nie tylko cities, ale na pewno nie miasta, tak?

  • @robertrobski1013
    @robertrobski1013 Рік тому +2

    Tell me how foreigners find jobs there without native language they look to international companies , and another thing why you left states when you can make more money there basically is much easier

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +7

      International companies are the main way to work if you don't speak Polish but i was very lucky to get work with a friend here who speaks English and he's helping me with my Polish. Yes you can make more money in the States but everything costs more in the States. Blue collar workers have the same struggles in the States as they do here in Poland. I worked very hard in the States in a good paying blue collar job but couldn't afford to buy a house. Poland is a great country with nice people, beautiful countryside and a strong culture these are all reasons I chose to move here. Plus I like to travel and by living here I can go to many other countries for vacation without having to spend thousands of dollars on plane tickets from the US.

    • @robertrobski1013
      @robertrobski1013 Рік тому +2

      @@anamericaninpoland
      But in Poland to buy house is expensive too my sister bought house but because she sold her house in Toronto otherwise probably she couldn't afford to buy , but this is true North America is not the same as used to be especially Canada if you don't make 150 thousand a year life is very difficult there

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +2

      Very true the days of the 50k pln house are gone in Poland. Today that won't even buy an apartment. It's difficult for the mid level working class in every country. The type of money changes but the challenges are basically equal. One major difference though is travelling back to the US. I want to go back for a two week trip with my girlfriend and it will cost the same as living in Poland for 8 months that's including plane tickets, car rental and food. When I came to Poland for the first time I stayed for 2 weeks and I spent about 1 months pay from my job in the US ( but i lived like a king for this vacation). It is very expensive for polish people to travel.

  • @peterj5083
    @peterj5083 Рік тому

    Why Poland? What was your motivation or interest in Poland? Just curious.

    • @tomaszfalkowski7508
      @tomaszfalkowski7508 Рік тому +4

      Poland's remarkable economic growth over the last 30yrs has put Poland on track to become wealthier than the UK by 2030 - Thousands of Poles are leaving the UK and returning home to Poland's booming economy.
      After years of steady economic growth, educated Poles are returning to their homeland in a kind of reverse brain drain. This shouldn’t be a surprise: the country is set to catch up economically with the UK in terms of GDP per person by the end of the decade.

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +9

      It's affordable at the moment and the economy is growing like crazy and the country is beautiful.

    • @jerzyszmal2722
      @jerzyszmal2722 Рік тому +2

      @@anamericaninpoland Where do you stay in Poland? Can you name the city?

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +3

      @@jerzyszmal2722 I live in a small village called Starczanowo

  • @PawelZawadka9
    @PawelZawadka9 Рік тому +4

    I like your video.When you say that poland's immigration system is the easier you are wrong. I do not want to sound prejudice but it is easy when you come to Germany or France Italy on a boat.Then you are eligible to everything.. including benefits. Unfortunately Poland will be the same soon because our government will have to abide by the eu immigration relocation rules that are imposed on us. Yes I know that rhe media say it is not going to happen but it will because our National debt is enormous and government is lookingvto receive the grants from eu to fill in the whole in the budget otherwise every Pole will soon find out the truth about the real economic situatuon in the country.

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому +1

      I think you are correct. Especially when we are experiencing 18% inflation here in Poland. It makes for a very difficult situation.

  • @LMB222
    @LMB222 Рік тому

    After five (?) years in Poland, with a break no longer than 6 months (183 days max), *and* a sensible command of the language (I think B2 should be enough), you can become a citizen.
    For an US citizen this is a bit peoblematic, because you *still* have to fill income tax in the US…
    But it's not a necessary step. Pernanet residence gives you all the rights of an EU citizen, *except* voting in national elections. You are allowed to vote for the local mayor, though, so please do.

    • @anamericaninpoland
      @anamericaninpoland  Рік тому

      Very interesting I didn't know that about voting. Thanks for sharing!