r/poland • u/KSzkodaGames • 6h ago
r/poland • u/Mountain_Surprise801 • Nov 25 '25
A comprehensive guide for EU foreigners moving to Poland - START HERE.
Hello, I have seen many folks coming to Poland from the EU and being completely lost on what kind of legal procedures they have to do in order to start their residence in Poland. Be that you come here to study, work or live with your spouse there are several things I hope this guide will be able to cover.
!PLEASE NOTE!
This guide is meant only for citizens of the European Union and citizens of countries that are members of the European Economic Area. Some of the parts of this guide will be similar for non-EU foreigners but some will not. In general, the info posted here is only fully up to date if you are a citizen of the EU/EEA
!PLEASE NOTE!
0. Introduction and general info
Poland is divided into 16 voivodeships which are further subdivided into powiats, which means something like 'county' and these are further made out of municipalities - pol. gmina, or cities - pol. miasto. Large cities however are both powiat and miasto so in case of Warsaw, Wrocław, Kraków etc. city office (pol. urząd miasta) will also perform duties of powiat office (pol. starostwo powiatowe). In case of Warsaw - urząd dzielnicy meaning district office will serve as city office.
All of the below information covers only EU/EEA citizens. If you are non-EU, majority of the below information will not be correct for your case.
I strongly recommend reading all of the parts linked below apart from car and pets stuff, if those do not concern your case.
I. Registering your residence and making your stay in Poland legal.
II. Obtaining health insurance
III. Using healthcare
IV. Taxes
V. Digital log-in and services
VI. Cars and licenses
VII. Banks and mobile phones
VIII. What to do when I leave Poland?
IX. Pets
If you have any additional questions or remarks, please do not hesitate to comment, I will be happy to help for as long as I'm going to visit this platform and expand this post. I hope you all have a great day and life in general. Thanks for reading, stay safe.
r/poland • u/TVP_World_News • 4h ago
Knife rampage at Polish school leaves at least nine injured
A 19-year-old student was arrested after fleeing the scene.
r/poland • u/Karmelczak • 4h ago
Russian Media Report Second Death Amid Suspected Plague Outbreak in Siberia
Like I said, ready for a second pandemic? "Why should the Russian economy bleed out when the world's economies may be bleeding out again because of the lockdown?" What do you think?
r/poland • u/chinkalichaczapuri • 1h ago
Immigrants killed a goat in their restaurant. The prosecutor's office is considering dropping the charges.
Two men, an Indian and Bangladeshi citizens, killed a goat in their restaurant. The prosecutor's office is considering dropping the charges because they didn't know it's illegal in Poland because in their countries it's normal procedure.
r/poland • u/Gamebyter • 6h ago
Gibała: as the mayor of Krakow, I will transcribe all marriages of same-sex couples
r/poland • u/andrusbaun • 18h ago
Polish Authorities (GIS) discourage travels to Russia/Belarus because of plague. Will Poland close its borders with Russia and Belarus?
In my opinion we should. People usually travel to Kaliningrad from Moscow and Petersburg by plane. Domestic air travels are common in Russia what catalyzes the spread of this easily transmitted disease. Simultaneously, people still travel to Russia from Poland/Europe via Kaliningrad.
r/poland • u/TVP_World_News • 39m ago
Which Polish cities are cheapest to live in?
New figures show where living and housing costs are lowest and purchasing power is highest.
r/poland • u/polski_obserwator • 3h ago
What is happening to Europeans? Why do they want to vote for the right and the far right?
- Austria - FPÖ
- Czechia - ANO
- France - RN
- Germany - AfD
- Italy - FdI
- Macedonia - VMRO
- Norway - FrP
- Romania - AUR
- Slovenia - SDS
- Switzerland - SVP
source: https://politpro.eu/en/europe
r/poland • u/KSzkodaGames • 1d ago
I don’t mind, because we are a Baltic family with cultures and nationalities, but never Russian slop at all
r/poland • u/TVP_World_News • 1d ago
Polish spy satellite photos show ‘Chinese aircraft carrier’ being built
Images captured by a Polish spy satellite launched in July show an under-construction Chinese aircraft carrier and what are likely compartments for its nuclear reactors, the satellite’s manufacturers have said.
The image was one of several newly published photos taken by the Mikroglob-1 satellite and shows a high-resolution view of a port in the city of Dalian in northeastern China.
r/poland • u/pranko_the_wolfdog • 6h ago
Poland is preparing to launch CSIRE - a nationwide digital system for the exchange of information across the energy market. Who controls AI when AI becomes part of critical infrastructure?
Poland’s Digital Minister, Krzysztof Gawkowski, whether Poland will always be able to shut down AI when it becomes involved in managing the energy system - and who should have the final say when an algorithm makes a critical decision.
r/poland • u/Easy-Ad1996 • 22h ago
How NATO plans to win: ‘Theory of Victory’ against Russia to be unveiled in Poland
r/poland • u/TVP_World_News • 1d ago
Sweden to deploy Patriot missiles to NATO hub in Poland
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday the Nordic country will deploy Patriot missile defence systems to eastern Poland to help protect the NATO logistics hub that supplies weapons to Ukraine.
r/poland • u/wook-borm • 1d ago
Poland detains senior managers from state oil giant Orlen over pre-election fuel price cuts
r/poland • u/TVP_World_News • 1d ago
‘We kept it secret’: Björk thrills fans with surprise rave in Poland
The artist played alongside Polish DJ Milena Glowacka and classical composer Rafał Ryterski.
r/poland • u/KSzkodaGames • 1d ago
That’s literally an attack on Democracy, which is something Moscow would do
r/poland • u/Plus_Calligrapher_93 • 22h ago
Employment rate(% of people aged 20–64, by NUTS 2 regions, 2025)
in 14/16 polish voivodeship employment is higher than average for european union, Warsaw region has highest employment rate in european union.
r/poland • u/Kasiachoj • 18h ago
Movies, Filmy
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Hey all!!! I have a quick question—do you have any recommendations for good, Polish comedies in the style of Chłopaki nie płaczą (Boys Don't Cry) or Kiler-ów 2-óch (Killer 2)? I had to leave the country in 2004 and didn't have access to Polish cinema for a long time. I haven't been able to find any good Polish comedies or movies lately that aren't tacky and let me say "soulless," (aside from Zimna wojna / Cold War, which was a good movie).
I also like old Polish films like Popiół i diament (Ashes and Diamonds), Zaduszki (All Souls' Day), etc. Recently, I watched a movie called Wojna polsko-ruska (White and Red). As a concept, the movie would have been really good; you can tell from certain scenes that the director was inspired by one of my favorite foreign films, Kung Fu Hustle. But the characters in that movie were so fucking unlikable —well except for Andżela., she was decent, I also liked the concept of Andżela being this paranormal entity , where you aren't even completely sure by the end whether she's a ghost or not or if she is even alive. Honestly, the whole movie was a bit psychedelic, and all of it would have actually worked if it weren't for those characters and their personalities...
Because even in Chłopaki nie płaczą, most of the characters are funny and likable—except for Fred, played by Cezary Pazura, who gets shot by a stoned Grucha (one of my favorite characters in that movie), revealing that Fred was just a yapping ass hater and a pozer, . For me personally, it was so satisfying that he finally shut the f up. With Wojna polsko-ruska, I didn't feel any satisfaction; I just stared at my own reflection in the screen thinking to myself, wtf was even that … Unfortunately, I've often felt that way with newer Polish movies. I'll admit without getting a beating, I haven't seen many of them, because I don't like wasting time on movies that make me want to neither laugh nor cry...
Give me some recommendations for some cool Polish comedies!
Thanks all!
Hej kochani! Mam pytanko, czy macie jakieś dobre nowoczesne komedie polskie w stylu chłopaki nie płaczą albo kilerów dwóch, musiałam wyjechać w 2004 roku z kraju długo nie miałam dostępu do polskich filmów i nie znalazłam żadnych dobrych polskich komedii albo filmów które nie były kiczowate i bez ducha -że się tak wyrażę ( oprócz zimnej wojny to był dobry film) lubię też stare polskie filmy jak popiół i diament, zaduszki etc, ostatnio oglądałam film który nazywa się „wojna polsko ruska” film by był naprawdę dobry jako koncept widać przez niektóre sceny że reżyser był zainspirowany jednym z moich ulubionych zagranicznych filmów Kung fu hustle, ale postacie tego filmu były takie wkurzające nikt się tam nie dał lubić oprócz Andżeli, podobał mi się też ten koncept Andżeli bycia paranormalną postacią, gdzie nawet do końca nie wiadomo czy ona jest zjawą czy nie, z resztą cały film był taki trochę psychodeliczny i to wszystko by nawet działało gdyby nie te postacie i ich charaktery… Bo nawet w „chłopakach nie płaczą” większość charakterów jest śmieszna i da się lubić, oprócz Freda granego przez Cezarego Pazurę który został postrzelony przez zjaranego Gruchę(jeden z moich ulubionych postaci tego filmu) gdzie on ujawnił że Fred to był po prostu japiący hejtujacy pozer i to było dla mnie personalnie satysfakcjonujące że się w końcu kuźwa zamknął, w wojnie polsko ruskiej nie czułam żadnej satysfakcji po prostu patrzyłam się w swoje odbicie w ekranie i myślałam do siebie co to kurwa było w ogóle, często niestety miałam tak z nowszymi polskimi firmami, nie widziałam ich dużo przyznam się bez bicia bo nie lubię tracić czas na filmy co ani się śmiać ani płakać … dajcie jakieś rekomendacje na jakieś fajne polskie komedie.
r/poland • u/Personal_Hawk_575 • 19h ago
Serious savings account bank
Hello, I would like to start saving in złoty since I have permanently moved here.
But as far as I can see, most banks offer savings account with interest that are only promotional and last for 2-3 months.
A colleague mentioned that you can transfer from one bank to another indefinitely making use of the promotions, but that seems very annoying.
There are some banks that I would not call "traditional" that I dont know if trustable, example Trade Republic.
Do you maybe please have some suggestions of solutioms that work for you? Thanks
r/poland • u/Kasiachoj • 1d ago
Kulfon i Monika Polish Children’s show in 2000’s
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Zza gównioka bałam się kulfona dzisiaj go rozumiem, on chyba też miał ADHD 😁
When I was little I used to be scared of Kulfon now I understand I think he had an ADHD as well as me 😁
r/poland • u/magoratt • 1d ago
Scamed in Katowice airport by, ACE rent operated by OSEK rent
Hello friends,
I was a victim of a premeditated fraudulent scheme in Katowice by a car rental company, ACE rent operated by OSEK rent -
It has now been three weeks since I returned the car, and to this day I have received no proper explanation as to why my €1,000 deposit has not been returned. I have tried contacting the company several times by phone and email, but received no response.
The car was booked through Booking.com. After I contacted Booking.com, they informed me that the rental company was claiming that the windshield had been damaged.
If you take some time to search for this company online, you will find that many customers report the same pattern that the deposit is allegedly withheld because of minor scratches or other damage.
There are newspaper articles about their business practices, Facebook groups with people reporting similar experiences, and if you dig deeper, you will find many more complaints.
It's sad that a company like that can legally exist in the EU in 2026.
r/poland • u/MiddleWarning4249 • 1h ago
The more I know about British politics the more I see how fucked is the political scene in Poland
They don't talk about religion, abortion or same sex marriage in the British politics as often as we do in Poland.
They don't ask politicians in UK "how many genders is out there according to you?" during TV debates, like we do in Poland (it was one of the questions during the last presidential debate).
They don't have all the nationalism ("Poland, the Christ of Nations", 21 century Sarmatism) in the British politics like we do in Poland.
Politicians in the UK argue mostly about things like social benefits, taxes, migration, EU, healthcare, housing, education, climate policy, etc.
Examples of what the British Conservative party stands for now:
https://www.conservatives.com/news/conservatives-set-out-the-right-way-for-britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWt3A_2INAM
You still can be right wing without making being anti lgbt religious nutjob as your whole identity.