New rules for EU citizens

[hardenfelt]

The new rules for EU citizens introduces substantial changes based on the EU
commissions directive 2004/38/EC:

europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l33152.htm
First of all, you are not supposed to apply for a Karta Pobytu any more. EU-
citizens simply register their stay (if they are here for more than 3 month)
and sign a declaration that they are here with a legal purpose. But no
control whatsoever with the exception that they can control if you possesses
enough money to live in Poland (around 5.000 Zł. per year). Subsequently you
receive a piece of paper confirming registration.

Any EU-citizens acquires the right to permanent residence after a maximum of
5 years stay in Poland. This period can in some cases be shortened – e.g. if
you work in Poland, then 3 years is enough to acquire permanent residence.
After this a permanent residence card will be issued. The term permanent
residence is in the Polish law translated into “stały pobyt”. This might not
be the best translation, as it can be confused with the Polish national
registration office, i.e. meldowanie, and the lawmakers have of course
confused the to different concepts. Undoubtedly illegal, but at the moment we
cannot make “stały meldunek” until we have permanent residence.

The Polish law is here:
www.abc.com.pl/serwis/du/2006/1043.htm

[usenetposts]

Thanks for this. I would like to honour this useful post by pinning the thread
to the top of the list for a few weeks, to make sure everybody sees it.

[marcus_anglikiem]

wow! does that mean non-Polish (other EU) citizens can actually get a Polish
bank account these days ? !

[usenetposts]

Yes indeed. But I have had a bank account in Poland since 1991. At first you
had to have it with the NBP, and later the NBP accounts were placed in another
bank, and finally by about 1996-7 you could have an account in just about any
bank.

I have been a Citibank customer for about 9 years, for example.

They also kept my account open when I was away for 2,5 years. When I got back I
needed a new cash card, and the people who worked in the branch hadn't even
seen one like my old one, and asked if they could put it in the museum, but
other than that I had no troubles getting an account.

[raggety]

I've had an account at Pekao since 1993. I had absolutely no problem opening
the account and didn't have to show any documents apart from my passport.

[portulaco]

Thank you a lot Hardenfelt!

I wonder what about Driver's License! Still the same?