{"id":606,"date":"2009-09-05T23:59:34","date_gmt":"2009-09-06T03:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=606"},"modified":"2009-09-05T23:59:34","modified_gmt":"2009-09-06T03:59:34","slug":"polish-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/polish-drivers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Drivers License?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So\u2026 a friend of mine <em>(yes, I know, I know\u2026 I seem to have an awful lot of friends, but when I say \u201cfriend\u201d I mean it in the American way, OK?)<\/em> is moving to Poland. Why? She married a Polish dude <em>(what a refreshing change from all those foreign dudes marrying Polish girls!)<\/em> and they decided that living in Poland, at least for a few years, would be a splendid idea.<\/p>\n<p>And she asked me, <em>\u201cUmmm\u2026 OK\u2026 so how\u2019s the driving over there?\u201d<\/em> And then <em>\u201cDo I have to get a Polish drivers license?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>And while I could help her with question #1 \u2013 terrible whichever way you look at it, I didn\u2019t really know what to say about #2. <em>\u201cI think you do,\u201d<\/em> I mumbled.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You think I do,&#8221;<\/em> she mumbled in response.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, my friend is NOT from an EU country (and I assume that if you\u2019re from within the EU, you can just drive on the license from your home country and all is fine and dandy) and I am not really familiar with the process of obtaining a Polish drivers license. That is, the process if you\u2019re foreign, because I do know, more or less, how it works for Poles.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s my plea to you, my dear readers. I vaguely remember reading on one of your blogs about the process of exchanging a foreign drivers license for a Polish one. And I\u2019d be eternally grateful if you could be so kind and leave a comment under this post if you happen to be familiar with this process. I\u2019d like to contact you for more info.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2009\/09\/340px-pl_driving_license_front.jpg\" aria-label=\"340px Pl Driving License Front\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-607\"  alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"213\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2009\/09\/340px-pl_driving_license_front.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s the hateful word for today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>prawo jazdy<\/strong> \u2013 drivers license<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>prawo<\/strong> (<em>noun, neuter<\/em>) \u2013 law, the right to (do) something<\/li>\n<li><strong>jazda<\/strong> (<em>noun, feminine<\/em>) \u2013 driving<\/li>\n<li><strong>nauka jazdy<\/strong> \u2013 drivers ed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Image: wikipedia, because I&#8217;m not about to show you my ugly mugshot!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"340\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2009\/09\/340px-pl_driving_license_front.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>So\u2026 a friend of mine (yes, I know, I know\u2026 I seem to have an awful lot of friends, but when I say \u201cfriend\u201d I mean it in the American way, OK?) is moving to Poland. Why? 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