The pieces of information about visas on this page are about polish visas only. However, different European countries have different provisions for student/visit/business visas. The process of acquiring student visas differs from one to another country.
Schengen visa (C-Type)
The C-Type visa allows you to stay in Poland or other Schengen countries for a maximum of 90 days in each 180-day period of time. This means that you are allowed to stay in the Schengen zone legally only if your stay in Schengen countries did not exceed 90 days over the last 180 days. The permitted length of stay with a C-type visa is determined each time in the issued visa.
You can apply for a Schengen visa in a Polish diplomatic mission if:
- Poland is the only destination country of your visit to the Schengen zone;
- you visit more than one Schengen country, but Poland is your main destination;
- you do not know which Schengen country will be your main destination, but you cross the Schengen border for the first time in Poland.
In exceptional cases, it is possible to issue a Schengen LTV visa which is valid only in the territory of selected Schengen states.
What documents are needed when applying for a C-type visa?
- A travel document (passport document) which:
- is valid for at least three months after the planned date for leaving the Schengen Area or, in the event of multiple visits, after the planned date for the last leave of the Schengen Area,
- contains at least two blank pages,
- was issued during the last ten years;
- A filled out and signed visa application;
- A photograph;
- Proof of visa payment;
- Medical travel insurance whose coverage amounts to not less than EUR 30,000, valid throughout the Schengen Area, and covering all expenses that may arise in connection with the need to return for medical reasons, a medical emergency, urgent hospitalization or death;
- Supporting documents:
- A document confirming the purpose of travel;
- A document confirming possession of adequate financial resources to cover the costs of living during the planned stay and to cover the costs of return to the country of origin or residence, or to cover the costs of transit to a third country, which will certainly give permission for entry, or documents confirming that the applicant can legally obtain such funds;
- A document concerning accommodation or possession of financial resources to cover the costs of accommodation;
- A document that permits to assess whether the applicant will leave the Schengen Area before the visa expires.
Supporting documents may be different depending on the country where a visa application is submitted.
For more details, please contact the relevant consular post or visit their website.
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National visa (D-Type)
The D-Type visa allows you to stay in Poland for more than 90 days. This national visa permits you to enter the territory of the Republic of Poland and to stay continuously or for several successive times in this territory for a total duration of more than 90 days during the period of validity of the visa, but not longer than one year. The validity of a national visa cannot exceed one year. A D-type national visa also permits to travel in the territory of other Schengen Area Member States for up to 90 days during a 180-day period, during the validity period of the visa. You need to apply for a national visa if you wish to study or you are looking for employment in the territory of the Republic of Poland. You also need to apply for a national visa if you seek asylum, repatriation, or if you use Polish Card privileges. The permitted length of stay with a D-type visa is determined each time in the issued visa.
What documents are needed when applying for a D-type visa?
- A travel document (passport document);
- A filled out and signed visa application;
- A photograph;
- Proof of visa payment;
- Medical travel insurance whose coverage amounts to not less than EUR 30,000, and covering all expenses that may arise in connection with the need to return for medical reasons, a medical emergency, urgent hospitalization or death, or medical insurance within the meaning of Polish regulations on health care benefits financed out of public funds;
- Supporting documents:
- A document confirming the purpose of travel and conditions of stay;
- A document confirming possession of adequate financial resources to cover the costs of living during the planned stay and to cover the costs of return to the country of origin or residence, or to cover the costs of transit to a third country, which will certainly give permission for entry, or documents confirming that the applicant can legally obtain such funds;
- A document that permits to assess that the applicant will leave the territory of the Republic of Poland before the visa expires;
- Other documents that confirm other circumstances referred to in the visa application.
Supporting documents may be different depending on the country where a visa application is submitted.
For more details, please contact the relevant consular post.
Information of the Minister of Foreign Affairs about the insurers and the insurances that they offer, which meet the necessary conditions referred to in Article 25 (1) (2) (a) and Article 25 (1b) of the Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners
Airport transit Schengen visa (A-Type)
An A-type airport transit visa is issued only to citizens of the countries listed in Annex IV to the Community Code on Visas. It applies to the citizens of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, and Sri Lanka who must have a visa when transiting through the international transit areas of airports.
Please bear in mind that an A-type transit visa only permits you to stay in the international transit area of an airport. It does not permit entry into the Schengen Area or leaving the airport’s transit area.
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