Holders of the residence permit referred to in Art. 1 sec. 2 lit. and of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (Official Journal EU L 157 of 15.06.2002, p. 1, as amended) or a long-term visa, with the annotation "student", issued by another Member State of the European Union applying the Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (recast) (Official Journal UE L 132 of 21/05/2016, p. 21) (this does not apply to residence permits or long-term visas issued by Ireland and Denmark), including by an EU country not belonging to the Schengen area, may use the student's mobility on the territory of the Republic of Poland for a period not exceeding the period of validity of this residence permit or long-term visa, which means the right to enter and stay in order to continue or complete studies undertaken in the territory of another European Union Member State - for up to 360 days, regardless of the possibility of using this mobility in other EU Member States applying the Directive 2016/801/ EU, under certain conditions.
According to Art. 149b of the Act of 12 December 2013 on foreigners (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 769), a foreigner who is a student or doctoral student may take advantage of the student mobility if the following conditions are met jointly:
The condition for a foreigner to take advantage of student mobility on the territory of Poland is that the Head of the Office for Foreigners:
The notification should be made in Polish language, it should be submitted in writing in paper form or in electronic form to the address of the Head of the Office for Foreigners for electronic deliveries, referred to in Art. 2 point 1 of the Act of November 18, 2020 on electronic deliveries (ePUAP). A formal notification template has not been specified.
The notification should contain the following data and information concerning the foreigner:
The following should be attached to the notification:
The amount of monthly financial resources, after deducting the funds intended to cover the costs of accommodation, which the foreigner possess to cover the costs of living, should be higher than the amount of income entitling to cash benefits from social assistance specified in the Act of 12 March 2004 on social assistance in relation to a foreigner and each dependent family member (financial resources should exceed PLN 776 for single persons or PLN 600 for persons in a family member, after deduction of the foreigner's accommodation costs in Poland).
It is believed that the costs of accommodation include at least the amount of fixed fees related to the use of the occupied premises in settlement for the number of persons residing in the premises, as well as fees for supplies to the premises of energy, gas, water and collection of sewage, waste and liquid waste;
The deduction of funds intended to cover the costs of accommodation in Poland does not apply to citizens of Belarus.
The funds required to cover the costs of the return journey are: PLN 200 - in the case of a neighbouring EU country, PLN 500 in the case of other EU countries.
Documents that may confirm the possibility of obtaining funds are specified in the Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of February 6, 2018 on the amount of funds that a foreigner undertaking or continuing studies in the territory of the Republic of Poland must have (Journal of Laws of 2022, item 78) https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20220000078
These are :
The certificates referred to in points 2, 3 and 5 shall be issued not earlier than one month before the date of submitting the notification.
To convert funds held by a foreigner into the Polish currency, the average exchange rate of this currency announced by the National Bank of Poland on the last working day preceding the submission of the notification is used.
Documents drawn up in a foreign language are attached together with a sworn translation into Polish (a translator entered on the list of sworn translators of the Minister of Justice in Poland).
The period of 30 days for issuing a decision on the objection is counted from the date of delivery to the Head of the Office Foreigners of the notification together with all the above-mentioned documents and with a certified translation into Polish of documents drawn up in a foreign language.
The Head of the Office issues a decision on the objection if:
The unit conducting the studies based in the territory of Poland should submit a notification of the foreigner's intention to use the student mobility (individually for each foreigner) together with the required documents and translation early enough and take into account the possibility of issuing a decision on the objection by the Head of the Office for Foreigners within 30 days.
The notification may be submitted before or after the foreigner enters Poland. A foreigner may enter the territory of Poland on the basis of a residence permit or a long-term visa with the annotation "student" under the Schengen regulations (stay not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period), i.e. on the general rules regarding the entry and stay of foreigners and start the purpose of stay covered by the notification of intention to take advantage of student mobility, before completing the procedure for this mobility, provided for in art. 149b of the Act on Foreigners. However, he/she will not be able to stay on the territory of Poland for a period exceeding 90 days in each 180-day period on the basis of a long-term visa or residence permit with the annotation "student", issued by another EU Member State if the notification procedure was not positively completed until that time.
The moment of submitting a notification of the foreigner's intention to use the student mobility should take into account, above all, the period of stay to which the foreigner entering Poland is entitled. The mere submission of the notification does not legalize the foreigner's stay in Poland.
Submitting a notification of the intention to use the student's mobility in advance, e.g. 60 days before the end of the foreigner's legal stay in Poland as part of a short-term stay under the general rules of the Schengen regulations, will make it possible to supplement any possible deficiencies in the notification.
The information you may find also here:
(in Polish) : https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/informacje/mob-stud-rp/wprowadzenie
The notification of the foreigner's intention to use the student mobility in Poland by the unit conducting studies based in Poland is necessary to initiate the notification procedure. Therefore the University should also agree to initiate the procedure for the foreign student. If this is not a case you may apply to the voivode competent in regard to your place of stay in Poland (I instance province governmental authority) for a temporary residence permit within the period of your legal stay in Poland (up to 90 days within each 180 day period in the whole Schengen area on the basis of residence permit issued by another Member State of the European Union). Temporary residence permit may be issued if the purpose of stay in Poland exceeds 3 months.
Holding two temporary residence permits from two different EU member states at the same time should not constitute a problem in this situation.
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