One of the requirements for obtaining a visa is to take Polish language classes. If you want to travel to Poland to study at one of our university partners or legalize (apply for a residence permit and student visa), we can provide you with all of the necessary documentation.

Course description

Who For?

This program is designed for international students who want to study at Polish University the next academic year and spend the current academic year studying Polish.

The course's goal is to prepare learners to study in Polish. The course focuses on all aspects of language learning (listening comprehension, reading comprehension, grammar, speaking, and writing). The first section of the course teaches learners how to utilize Polish in everyday circumstances. The second half of the course introduces legal and economic language related to the chosen major that is required to understand lectures and participate in research.

What Knowledge and Skills will you again?

The course emphasizes the acquisition of grammatically accurate speaking skills in modern Polish, as well as listening and reading comprehension of academic materials. We also provide writing workshops to help students prepare to write papers on their own. To best prepare for studies in Polish at Lazarski University, course participants may attend chosen lectures in their majors as guest students beginning in the second term.

Teaching Staff

The course is taught by trained and experienced Polish as foreign language teachers.

Visa on the basis of Polish Language Courses:

We are the first and only language school in Poland where you can apply for a Student Visa. At other language schools, you can only apply for a D visa number 11.

Only Speak Polish offers a course with enough hours to get a visa.

Polish language courses are one of the bases to get a visa. Based on language courses can If you wish to come from abroad to learn in our school, or legalize in Poland (apply for a residence permit), then we can issue all the necessary documents for you. Visa confirmation or the documents required to apply for a residence permit are included in a price but if you need help with formalities, ask for our visa package.

From our offer, you can choose semester courses, annual courses, and courses individually tailored to your needs.

Our fee is Refundable if you won't get a visa. We are waiting for you.

Entry Requirements for EU Citizens

If you are a citizen of an EU member state the only thing you need to have to enter Poland is a valid travel document or a document confirming identity and citizenship (i.e. your national ID). However, if you wish to travel abroad during your stay in Poland it is a good idea to have a passport with you, as it is necessary to visit some of Poland’s neighbors that do not belong to the EU.

For a stay shorter than three months there are no formal requirements. Your studies will, however, take longer. For such a stay a registration of residence is necessary, one should register with Voivodship (Provincial) Office.

Entry Requirements for Non-EU Citizens

Two main documents that are required when entering Poland by non-EU citizens are a valid travel document (passport) and a visa (if required).

Visa

As a general rule, you would need a visa to enter Poland. However, foreigners from a number of countries are exempted from a visa requirement when entering Schengen Area for the periods not exceeding 90 days within a 180-day period: One can check the list of the countries ie here: https://udsc.gov.pl/en/cudzoziemcy/obywatele-panstw-trzecich/chce-przyjechac-do-polski/czy-potrzebuje-wizy/

Poland is a part of the Schengen Area, so you can apply for a Polish visa and travel all around Europe (excluding the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, and states outside of the EU).

There are several types of visas to choose from

“A” type – an airport transit Schengen visa, so it cannot be used by a student coming to Poland
“C” type – a short-term Schengen visa allowing the holder to stay in the Schengen territory for up to 90 days in 180 days period
“D” type – a long-term national visa issued for up to one year allowing travel around the Schengen area for up to 90 days in a 180 days period A visa can only be extended in exceptional situations. Should you need to stay in Poland longer than specified in your visa please do apply for a temporary residence permit (see below)

5 easy steps to get a visa

1. Find a Polish Consulate/ consular section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland that can process your application. You can use the MFA’s search engine https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/polands-missions-abroad
2. Read carefully ALL the information concerning visa application on the consulate’s website and follow ALL the instructions.
3. Set a visa appointment with the consulate. In most cases, you will have to register through the website: https://secure.e-konsulat.gov.pl/
4. Prepare the necessary documents, including application form, travel document (passport), biometric photo, health insurance, sufficient means to support yourself, documents confirming the purpose of your stay. The specifics of the required documentation may vary among consulates, so confirm them with the consulate’s website.
5. Submit all the documents including a printed and signed application form and the visa fee. Your visa application is complete. It should take up to 15 days for it to be reviewed.

Early submission of visa documents is advisable as in some cases procedure may take a considerable amount of time.

Temporary Residence Permit

Who needs it?

Every Non-EU student needs it.

You should apply for a Temporary Residence Permit before your visa expires.

When you receive the permit you will be issued a Temporary Residence Card, an ID card that proves that you have a residence permit. Together with your travel document, it allows you to cross the Polish border as many times as you wish. The first residence permit is issued for a period of 15 months. It can be renewed for periods of up to 3 years but for no longer than the remainder of your studies.

REMEMBER: You should apply for the Temporary Residence Card when you are legally staying in Poland, which means after you arrive, but before the expiry of your visa

Application

You have to apply for a Temporary Residence Permit with the local Voivodship Office. You can find a complete list of offices here: https://udsc.gov.pl/en/cudzoziemcy/obywatele-panstw-trzecich/chce-przedluzyc-swoj-pobyt-w-polsce/zezwolenie-na-pobyt-czasowy/studia-i-nauka/nauka/ The documents you will need to legalize your stay include an application form, photos, and documents proving your identity and citizenship, address, the purpose of stay (a certificate from your school) health insurance and possession of sufficient funds. For detailed information check out the Voivodship Office’s website. The procedure costs 390 PLN in total.

EU students

EU students do not need to apply for temporary residence permits. As UE citizens they should only apply for registration of their stay with the local voivodship office within 90 days of their arrival. They will be issued a cost-free certificate of registration with a non-limited period of validity proving their right to stay in Poland. For detailed information check out the Voivodship Office’s website.

https://udsc.gov.pl/en/cudzoziemcy/obywatele-panstw-trzecich/karta-pobytu/