First of all, if you plan to stay longer and work here, you will need a bank account which is mandatory to receive payments and you must also organize a PIN number that identifies you as a taxpayer.
The bank account part is easy for citizens of most countries. You only need a valid passport and a second document with your photo. If you must have a visa, you will be asked to present it to the bank clerk. By the way, in Poland most bank workers speak English well enough to help you.
The PIN number is granted by Urzad Skarbowy – that is, the Polish Tax Office. You should go to the closest Tax Office in the place where you are going to live. There, you will need to fill out a green NIP-3 form. Unfortunately, it is completely in Polish, so I suggest you ask for help at your workplace. After filling it out, file it with the Tax Office and wait for a letter to arrive in about 2 weeks in your mailbox.
As for electricity bills, most of us who live in Poland receive them in the form of long strips of paper printed on a thermal printer. You will most likely receive them once every two months. Search columns Razem gold Make zapâ‚aty to find the amount owed to you. At the bottom of the form, you will find the account number for the payment, if you want to pay yourself. Otherwise, simply hand the invoice to an employee at any post office and give them the appropriate amount of money and they will do the rest for you. The fee at the post office is usually 2-3 zl.
If you plan to travel (and I am sure you do, it is a beautiful country), the cheapest way is to travel by train. There are several types of trains. From the most expensive to the cheapest, these are: Eyrocity, Intercity, TLK and Regio. They are all run by the state, but you will find some local private companies in different parts of Poland. InterCity should be known to you: they offer comfortable and fast travel (for Polish conditions) with a seat reservation. The maximum speed here in Poland in 2011 for a train is 160 km / h, you must know. And trains rarely do. However, beware of high traffic terms. Polish railways are known to mismanage operations during these periods. Especially if you don’t have a seat reservation – TLK and Regio trains don’t offer them, you may find yourself standing in the aisle, in the bathroom for the entire trip (at least you’re inside;)) or you might not be able to get in absolutely. Apart from that, traveling in Poland is worth it with the beautiful sights and many different regional attractions.