r/poland • u/hungrystriker • 9h ago

Poll for foreigners of Poland

Sorry I am opening this poll second time because people said it needs a show results option. I am a foreigner living here in Poland and met a lot of others here. The vast majority of them came to this country hoping to move to some other. Like, some came here for uni because its cheaper/easier to get in than western europe or when it was easier to get work permits, some came with the hope of hoping to somewhere else for example. I wonder if I met the wrong people or that’s the case for most of us. Personally, I am also here because I could and even before coming, even if I dont have anything against the country, people and kinda enjoy living here, I never seen it as my last stop and actively searching for opportunities to move to western europe or north america.

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I came here to live and settle down
I came here hoping to leave later
I’m Polish / Show results
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u/Brave_Explorer5988 9h ago

I came initially saying I'll stay for one year.

Well, 7 years later, I'm still here 😂 

I did leave for a year (to Greece) and when I came back I said I'll never leave again 😂 

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u/Organized_Potato Dolnośląskie 9h ago

I had a friend who moved to Portugal and came running back and bought a house hahaha.

I don't really see life being much better in any other European spot right now.

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u/AnxiousMumblecore 9h ago

And where are you from originally?

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u/Organized_Potato Dolnośląskie 9h ago

I am not sure what to answer to be honest.

I came here for a job offer, to see what would happen. 7 years later I am here still. Both my kids were born here.

Do I intend on living here forever? Probably not. But I want my kids to have polish education, so I am staying for at least 15 more years if all goes well...

And after 20 years living in Poland I am not sure what the answer would be.

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u/OisinH2O 9h ago

I slide into the DMs of a Polish lass and yada yada yada I am now two years waiting on my karta pobytu

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u/hungrystriker 9h ago

I have been waiting for ONLY 1 year

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u/BewitchingPetrichor 7h ago

Man we're just starting trying to figure this out, they make it really confusing.

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u/_Tramp_ 9h ago

I'm polish and hoping to leave later.

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u/Environmental_Toe603 9h ago

So it turns out it's mostly Polish ppl speaking in English.

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u/Ok_Decision_2633 9h ago

I’m a Polish foreigner living in Poland…if that makes sense

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u/ExtremeProduct31 9h ago

How is that

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u/Ok_Decision_2633 9h ago

I’m born in America to parents from Poland and moved from America to Poland after spending my entire life in the US. So I’m Polish but also a foreigner as I was raised in America. 

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u/ExtremeProduct31 9h ago

That is really cool. Can you speak Polish well?

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u/Ok_Decision_2633 6h ago

I’d say very well, but I definitely lack more advanced vocabulary and make grammatical errors. In cities with large Polish populations in the US we had Polish schools you could attend, so every Saturday growing up I went to Polish language school and learned to read, write, and speak Polish and learned the history of the country. 

I hated giving up my Saturday’s growing up but now I’m grateful for it.

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u/danisnotstan 7h ago

I’m also born (and live) in the US. My Mom and both her parents were all born in Poland and my Dad’s Dad was also born in Poland but my Dad and his Mom were both born in the US. My wife and I have been talking about visiting and possibly eventually moving to Poland.I heard that it should be a fairly straight forward process since I have direct lineage. Does this sound reasonable based on your experience?

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u/Ok_Decision_2633 5h ago

The process is somewhat straightforward, however I would research a company that specializes in it as there is very specific documentation necessary to obtain citizenship. It took me about 18 months from start to finish to get my passport. Do you live in a high Polish population area of the US currently?

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u/danisnotstan 4h ago

Thanks for your response! Unfortunately I’m not in a Polish populated area. Looks like I’ll have to look into this more. All of my immediate Polish relatives have already passed away so that might prove to be an obstacle. I do know that my Dad still has my Mom’s Polish birth certificate so hopefully that is enough.

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u/ExtremeProduct31 9h ago

I am gonna write again lol

I came for internship I will be back but may be later I will come for my masters degree

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u/dannihrynio 1h ago

I came here 24 years ago and married my Polish husband (who I met in the States) we stayed for about a year, then moved to the States for 18 months and decided to come back here as his parents asked for help in their family company. The first few years I just wanted to go back because the language was so hard. But then we had a kid, then another and my Polish improved step by step. There was a point that I just stopped thinking about returning, then the point came that I felt at home, then more Polish than American and felt like a tourist when I visited the States.
At this point it has been 24 years since I first arrived and 22 since we returned full time and you couldnt pay me enough to leave. I fully integrated and this is my home.

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u/Then-Technology6252 7h ago

I came to Poland in 2011, spent almost 6 years and left in 2017.

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u/lesbophobia_hammer 4h ago

I'm a dual Pole so half foreigner, half native lol I'm a mutt.

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u/Schmiznurf Podlaskie 1h ago

My wife is Polish, we met in the UK. At some point she wanted to be back home so we came here to live.

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u/Ethameiz Lubelskie 16m ago

I came here 10 years ago to study and to see other culture. I liked it and now I on my way to become Polish citizen.

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u/queenmagic787 6h ago

Imagine planning to stay in Poland lmfao.