I am an American with teaching experience and an English degree, though no formal teaching degree. Presently, I am a journalist. I am planning on moving to Poland for a while because my best friend is from Warsaw and lives there, and I decided it was time for me to experience life in Poland.
She says it would be no problem for me to go there and find a job. Is this really the case? You cannot legalize your stay in Poland if you come without a job and find one here. If you can afford it, you could come to Poland, find a job and then go back to the states to get the visa but that's not easy or quick or cheap. As for finding a job, use the internet send your resume to every school you can find and see if your friend can dig up something too.
IINM don't take my word for it! EU citizens are free to live and work in Poland and need no visas though they have to register with the immigration office.
I have no idea bout EU residents permanent or temporary who aren't EU citizens. Does the same apply to people living in the EU? And you don't need to have a job before you come here. There are more job opportunities in Warsaw and the salaries are higher, but so is the cost of living. Still, even though you won't live high on the hog, you'll do all right.
As an American like me, when you arrive in Poland you'll have 90 days on your tourist visa. We're not citizens of an EU country. To stay longer you'll have to apply for a residency card, and you need 45 or more days left on your visa to do that. Good schools will help you with this and on your own it's a nightmare of a process.
