Poland student visa

1. Schengen visa for short study or training

   Visa needed

   Travellers who need a visa and are visiting for study or educational training.

   Stay

   Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

   Entries

   One, two or multiple entries.

   Fee

   No visa application fee.

   Processing

   15 calendar days for an admissible application with no issues.

   1. Apply to the embassy or consulate responsible for your main destination.
   2. Submit the relevant supporting documents.
   3. Attend in person for a first application and provide fingerprints and a digital photograph if required.

2. Visa-free school group visit

   No visa needed

   Pupils who legally live in the EU single market and travel with a general education school group and teacher. Poland also exempts pupils who need a visa by nationality but live in a listed visa-free country or territory and join a school excursion with a teacher.

   Stay

   A short stay or transit.

3. Long-stay study permission

   Other permit

   Students from outside the EU single market planning a stay over 90 days, subject to the applicable long-stay rules.

   Stay

   Generally a long-stay visa for less than a year, or a residence permit for longer periods.

1. For a short visit, apply to Poland's embassy or consulate if Poland is your main destination.
2. Submit the relevant supporting documents no more than six months before entry.
3. Attend in person for a first application and provide fingerprints and a digital photograph if required.

• An accepted travel document.
• Relevant supporting documents for study or educational training.
• Fingerprints and a digital photograph, if required.

• A visa application fee exemption does not remove the need to submit supporting documents.
• Long-stay procedures depend on the country issuing the permission.
• Some long-stay study rules are shared across issuing countries, but Poland's detailed requirements are not specified.

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