School/course/training

You should apply for a temporary residence permit for educational purpose if you wish to stay in Poland for a period exceeding 3 months and your primary purpose of stay is undertaking or continuation of secondary school, post-secondary school, language course or vocational training. The temporary residence permit for educational purpose may be granted for the period of your secondary school, post-secondary school, language course or vocational training however not exceeding 12 months.

If you submit your application on time and it does not contain any formal deficiencies — or if you correct any deficiencies within the deadline indicated by us — your stay in Poland will remain legal from the date of effective submission via MOS until the decision in your case becomes final.

Before you apply read our tips on how to fill out an application form.

1. Go to mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl via login.gov.pl and create an account.
2. Read the requirements for the specific type of permit and purpose of stay, and gather all documents needed to complete the application in MOS.

3. Complete the application for a temporary residence permit by following the instructions displayed on the screen.
4. In the application, provide an email address where you will receive an access code to check the status of your case once your application has been registered by the Office.
5. You must attach a digital biometric photograph, scans/photos of all pages of your travel document, and confirmation of payment of the stamp duty fee.
6. Sign the application using a Trusted Profile and submit it in the MOS system.
7. After submitting the application, download the Official Acknowledgement of Receipt (UPO), which confirms that your application has been submitted. Keep this document safe.

The next step will be an in-person appointment to submit your fingerprints. During the visit, you will also complete other documents required to obtain a stamp in your passport.

Learn how to submit fingerprints.
Learn how to track the status of your case.

• Online application completed in the Case Handling Module,

• 1 digital photograph,

• Scans/photos of all pages of a valid travel document (original available for inspection). In particularly justified cases, if you do not possess a valid travel document and are unable to obtain one, you may scan another document confirming your identity,

• confirmation of the payment of stamp duty. 

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  Documents required to be granted the residence permit:

The temporary residence permit for educational purpose may be granted for the period of your education at secondary school, however not exceeding 12 months.

Below you will find a list of documents necessary to be granted a temporary residence permit for educational purpose (secondary school):

• Current certificate from your school signed by the principal or authorised person, which will indicate the date of enrollment and your expected completion date, year of education, number of classes per month (e.g. your school time table) and report on class attendance,
• Proof of payment of the tuition fees for the given school year or confirmation of exemption from tuition fees,
• health insurance,
• Confirmation of having sufficient funds to cover the costs of your stay in Poland and return ticket to the country of origin for the period of your education at secondary school,
• a document that confirms that you have guaranteed residence in Poland (residence provided).

Please remember to submit all of the documents in original or in certified copy 

The temporary residence permit for educational purpose may be granted for the period of your post-secondary school education however not exceeding 12 months.

Below you will find a list of documents necessary to be granted a temporary residence permit for educational purpose (post-secondary school):

• Current certificate from school signed by the Principal or authorised person, which will indicate the date of enrollment and your expected completion date, year of education, learning mode (stationary/non-stationary), number of classes per month (e.g. your school time table) and report on class attendance,
• Proof of payment of the tuition fees for the given school year or confirmation of exemption from tuition fees,
• Health insurance,
• Confirmation of having sufficient funds to cover the costs of your stay in Poland and return ticket to the country of origin (link) for the period of your education at post-secondary school,
• a document that confirms that you have guaranteed residence in Poland (residence provided) .

Please remember to submit all of the documents in original or in certified copy.

The temporary residence permit for educational purpose may be granted for the period of your language course however not exceeding 12 months.

Below you will find a list of documents necessary to be granted a temporary residence permit for educational purpose (language course):

• Current certificate from school signed by the Principal or authorised person, which will indicate the date of enrollment and  your expected completion date, level of the language course, learning number of classes per week and report on class attendance,
• Proof of payment of the tuition fees for the given school year or confirmation of exemption from tuition fees,
• Health insurance,
• Confirmation of having sufficient funds to cover the costs of your stay in Poland and return ticket to the country of origin (link) for the period of your education at post-secondary school,
• a document that confirms that you have guaranteed residence in Poland (residence provided) .

Please remember to submit all of the documents in original or in certified copy.

The temporary residence permit for educational purpose may be granted for the period of your vocational training however not exceeding 12 months.

Below you will find a list of documents necessary to be granted a temporary residence permit for educational purpose (vocational training):

• Current certificate from training organization signed by authorised person, which will indicate the date of enrollment and your expected completion date, number of hours of training and report on class attendance,
• Proof of payment of the tuition fees for the given school year or confirmation of exemption from tuition fees,
• Health insurance,
• Confirmation of having sufficient funds to cover the costs of your stay in Poland and return ticket to the country of origin (link) for the period of your education at post-secondary school,
• a document that confirms that you have guaranteed residence in Poland (residence provided) .

Please remember to submit all of the documents in original or in certified copy.

Read our guide.

The permit does not entitle to work without a work permit.

The residence card is issued after obtaining a positive decision on granting the permit. Read how to get a residence card