EU CITIZENS: you must have a valid proof of citizenship (identity card or passport).

BOTH EU AND NON-EU CITIZENS:

if you come to Poland for less than 3 months, you do not need to register anywhere. However, if you are coming for a semester or an entire period of study, you must remember that registration is mandatory for your stay to be legal. To complete the registration procedure, you will need to find the voivodeship office with jurisdiction over your place of residence. Here are the contact details of all 16 voivodeship offices in Poland: https://www.bip.gov.pl/subjects/index/7489 (offices are located in Wrocław, Warsaw, Opole, Katowice, Kielce, Bydgoszcz, Rzeszów, Białystok, Gdańsk, Lublin, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Łódź, Kraków, Olsztyn, Poznań and Szczecin; additional delegations may also be located in smaller provincial cities such as Jelenia Góra, Wałbrzych or Legnica in Lower Silesia).

NON-EU CITIZENS:

if you are from outside the EU, you need a valid passport with a visa (depending on the country you are coming from).

SCHENGEN VISA HOLDERS (TYPE C) – issued when the intended stay in the Schengen area does not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.

NATIONAL VISA HOLDERS (TYPE D) – entitles the holder to enter and stay in the territory of Poland for more than 90 days, either continuously or in the form of several consecutive visits; the period of validity of a national visa cannot exceed 1 year.

What documents are needed when applying for a type C or D visa?

- Valid passport,

- Completed and signed visa application form,

- Photo,

- Valid proof of payment for a visa,

- Document proving that you have medical travel insurance,

- Document confirming the purpose of stay (study, international exchange),

- Document proving adequate financial resources to cover living expenses,

- Other documents that may be necessary for getting a visa.

Please note that Poland is a Schengen country, so a visa allows you to travel around Europe (but only to other countries in the Schengen area).

TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT

To obtain a temporary residence permit, you must provide the following documents:

- Completed and signed application form,

- Four photos,

- Photocopy of a valid travel document proving

- Document confirming your student status in Poland,

- Valid proof of health insurance,

- Important proof of sufficient financial resources to study and live in Poland.

The first temporary residence permit for the first year of study is granted for a period of 15 months. Suppose your studies are covered by an EU or multilateral programme, including mobility measures or an agreement between two or more universities providing intra-EU mobility. In that case, the first permit is granted for 2 years.

If your studies justify a stay in Poland shorter than 1 year, the first permit is granted either for the entire academic year or for a period of study extended by 3 months.

Subsequent temporary residence permits for study may be granted for a period of study extended by 3 months but for no longer than a total of 3 years.

Stamp duty: PLN 340

Fee for issuing a residence card: PLN 100

Foreigners whose purpose of stay is to study at a post-secondary school or university are entitled to a fee reduction of PLN 50 for the issue of a residence card.

1. Legalising your stay – non-EU citizens

Required documents:

1. an application form with attachment(s) – completed in Polish; it is helpful to use the online application form of the Office for Foreigners. Remember to print it out and submit it at your meeting at the Office,
2. 4 current photos,
3. a copy of a travel document (passport); they will ask you to present the original document at the meeting,
4. confirmation of payment: PLN 340 or PLN 440, depending on the permit,
5. proof of health insurance and payment of the last monthly fee,
6. proof of sufficient financial means to cover living costs in Poland. The minimum monthly amounts required are: PLN 776 for a single person and PLN 600 for each family member living in Poland; these are net amounts without accommodation costs,
7. proof of accommodation and its costs: e.g. an apartment lease agreement with the latest monthly bills for electricity, gas, water, etc.