GUIDE

38 European Union citizens are permitted to stay in Poland for a period not longer than 3 months without the necessity of registering their residence. If they want to stay longer (one higher education semester lasts 5 months) they need to go to the Registration Office in order to register their stay no later than 45 days before the end of the deadline of 3 months counted from the day of entry to the territory of Poland. The documents that you need to submit are: special appli- cation form (available at the Registration Office), copy of your passport or ID card, copy of your health insurance card (only European Health Insurance Card is accepted without the necessity of a certified Polish translation or other in- surance issued in Polish language), copy of the registration in a flat in Poland (dormitory or private accommodation), confirmation of studies from our Academy. Some of non-EU countries are allowed for visa-free travels, hence their citizens can stay in Poland legally up to 90 days. List of those countries can be found on the website: udsc.gov.pl However, it is always better to apply for a national visa type D, which gives you guarantee of legal stay over 3 months, up to a year. The visa’s expiry date does not equal its length of validity. Its expiration date can be for a year but the actual legal stay can be 150 days. You can find that on your visa blank. If you are eager to stay in Poland for a longer period of time than it is provided by your visa you need to apply for a temporary residence permit, on the last day of your visa’s validity. Foreigners in Poland EU-citizens Non-EU citizens Watch out! FOREIGNERS IN POLAND