D-Type national visa - study
Where to apply?
At one of the Visa Application Centres (VAC).
For information:
Call +91 22 67866078 between 09:00 - 17:00 hours Monday-Friday
Email: info.polandin@vfshelpline.com
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New Delhi accepts visa applications from citizens (or residents) of:
• India residing in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi (NCR), Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal,
• Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Mumbai accepts visa applications from citizens (or residents) of:
• India who are residing in Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat.
Do I have to apply in person?
The application should be submitted personally at one of the VACs.
Diplomatic missions do not accept application forms sent via fax, regular mail or e-mail.
How to book an appointment?
The application for a study visa is registered through the e-consulate. After receiving confirmation of appointment, you must additionally complete the online visa application form via the VFS website.
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New Delhi: dates for appointments to submit visa application will be allocated according to the order of registration.
Remember:
- the data entered in the application must be the same as the data in the documents you have,
Information about the appropriate consular district can be found in the "Where can you settle your matter?" tab. In the case of Indian citizens, the consular district is determined based on the data from the passport: place of issue of the document or place of residence. Applications from outside the consular district will not be accepted.
What documents do I need to submit?
Checklist of documents required for national visa for study is published below in the part "Materials".
Educational documents:
The higher secondary certificate MUST include the decision of the competent POLISH education superintendent regarding the recognition of the secondary school leaving certificate abroad as a document confirming the right to apply for admission to higher education in the Republic of Poland. Details can be found on the website of the Ministry of National Education. In case of questions and doubts we recommend contacting the concerned Polish university.
All Indian educational documents need to be apostilled in accordance with the procedure described on the website of the Ministry of External Affairs. The documents need to be authenticated by the Regional Authentication Centres in the States from where the document was issued.
Insurance:
A national visa applicant shall personally submit a document confirming the possession of Travel Medical Insurance, referred to in Article 25 (1) (2) (a) of the Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners or a document confirming the possession of health insurance as per the definition of the Act of 27 August 2004 on Health care services financed from public funds. Travel medical insurance with an insurance amount of no less than EUR 30,000 must be valid for the period of the intended stay of the foreigner on the territory of the Republic of Poland, cover all expenses that may occur during the stay in Poland due to the necessity of return travel for medical reasons, the need for urgent medical assistance, emergency hospital treatment or death, in which the insurer undertakes to cover the costs of healthcare services provided to the insured directly to the entity providing such benefits, on the basis of a bill issued by this entity.
More information can be found on the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the link: Information of the Minister of Foreign Affairs about insurers and insurance 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.
How much does it cost?
Please visit consular fees table.
In case of submitting visa application in VAC, please visit VFS website.
The visa application fee is non-returnable, whatever the consul's decision.
What is the waiting time?
The decision on the issue of a visa is made within 15 days. If the documents need to be examined in more detail, the consideration period may be extended to 30 days.
How to collect the documents?
Passports submitted through VFS can be collected at the appropriate VFS center.
How to appeal?
You may appeal against consul’s decision within 14 days from the date of collecting the passport. For that you must submit your passport, an appeal letter and make new visa fee payment.
For applications submitted through VFS, the applications for reconsideration of consul's visa decision can be submitted at the appropriate VFS center.
Materials
Checklist_National_StudyChecklist_National_Study_updated_082024.pdf 0.58MB
Legal basis
Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 6 lutego 2018 r. w sprawie wiz dla cudzoziemców
Ustawa z dnia 12 grudnia 2013 r. o cudzoziemcach
Ustawa z dnia 25 czerwca 2015 r. Prawo konsularne