Student National Visa Procedure: Reminder of All Requirements
13.08.2024
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tanzania, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs on July 31, 2024, respectfully reminds that applicants seeking a national student visa are required to submit, in addition to their high school diploma and final exam transcript, a decision from the relevant Polish education superintendent (kurator oświaty) recognizing the diploma. This requirement is mandated by Article 93, Section 3 of the Act on the Education System dated September 7, 1991.
The conditions and procedures for the recognition of high school diplomas are available in English on the website of the Polish Ministry of National Education: https://www.gov.pl/web/edukacja/recognition-of-foreign-school-certificates-and-diplomas-in-poland
The education superintendent responsible for overseeing the diploma recognition process is the one presiding over the region where the university that has admitted the student is situated:
- BIAŁYSTOK kuratorium@kuratorium.bialystok.pl
- BYDGOSZCZ kurator@bydgoszcz.uw.gov.pl
- GDAŃSK kuratorium@kuratorium.gda.pl
- GORZÓW kuratorium@ko-gorzow.edu.pl
- LUBLIN kurator@kuratorium.lublin.pl
- ŁÓDŹ kolodz@kuratorium.lodz.pl
- KATOWICE kancelaria@kuratorium.katowice.pl
- KIELCE kurator@kuratorium.kielce.pl
- KRAKÓW kurator@kuratorium.krakow.pl
- OLSZTYN wmkurator@ko.olsztyn.pl
- OPOLE kontakt@kuratorium.opole.pl
- POZNAŃ sekretariat.wko@ko.poznan.pl
- RZESZÓW kuratorium@ko.rzeszow.pl
- SZCZECIN kuratorium@kuratorium.szczecin.pl
- WARSAW kuratorium@kuratorium.waw.pl
- WROCŁAW kuratorium@duw.pl
More Information can be found on the following websites:
https://kwalifikator.nawa.gov.pl/
https://www.gov.pl/web/edukacja/kuratoria-oswiaty
For any questions or concerns, we encourage you to reach out directly to the Polish university where the student plans to study.