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VINOMENALXX:
I really don't know why people keep saying negative stuffs about POLAND. I just got my visa. A student visa and it was easy.
It was my first time and I got it with help from God cause I know it won't have been possible without him and also with solid and legit documents.
One of the tips I'll just like to drop is If your sponsor doesn't have above 10M in his/her account, it might be very difficult and you should also have documents backing up the business like the CAC, Income tax payment certificate(not just bank statement and sponsor's letter ) Kill them with complete and solid documents.
If you have questions, you can ask and Good luck to whoever is planning on going to Poland.
Believe in God and not the negative remarks on here.
GOD IS YOUR SOURCE

Congratulations. I always try to advise submitting as much documented proof as possible. Goodluck

Slip:
I'm going for Bsc in International Business and Tourism in management field. I'm submitting my NECO certificate, Secondary school leaving certificate, National Diploma and Statement of results. I have already booked appointment for 6/11/2018. I have my birthday certificate legalized by MFA but not NPC birth attestation; though am planning to get NPC birth attestation and legalize it at MFA before I go for the visa interview. The university will assist in booking accommodation and it was stated in the letter of acceptance soft copy sent to me (260 euro returnable deposit for accommodation before end of September). Am yet to get travel health insurance and itinerary.

I hope the rate of racism in katowice is not that much.

I believe you will be needing the birth certificate from NPC as the hospital one mostly isn't viable. I don't think you will have problem in Katowice, just don't keep past midnight in the weekends. Once they get drunk, it's typical of a Polish guy to look for fight, and they mostly fight in group against one. The Visa denial rate is quite discouraging, but let that not affect your resolve. I will do make inquiries before the time of your Visa interview to know if there's anything to boost your chances. Try to learn some basic Polish, get a letter of promised employment after graduation, property management/inheritance, character support letter from your Parish priest/church. If you are Muslim it might count against you, Polish people have undiluted hatred towards Muslims, mostly coz of what's happening in Europe. Hope you understand

Slip:
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Congratulations on your admission. You did the right thing by requesting your University contact the Embassy. Try to get the written Letter reassuring you of starting your studies at a later date, and also let your University Cc you in the email to the Embassy, print both of them and submit alongside the rest of your application. As for your Passport, you should have selected Ordinary Passport as Service Passport are for high level government services. Not quite sure on this, but surely Ordinary Passport is what is issued to non governmental service citizens. Unless I mistake what you meant. Finally the rate of Polish Visa denial rate is very discouraging, but if you are not paying tuition fees, then you have absolutely nothing to loose in trying. [/Thank you for your responses so far. Please i Know that you are very familiar with Poland, I want to confirm how life is for students in Katowice and the possibility for students to get some support to fend for oneself...]

You welcomed. Katowice isn't a bad city. I believe there's possiblity of getting a student job as they have production/manufacturing companies. Are you going for for Bsc or Master's? Have you gotten visa appointment? What are the list of docs you submitting? Have to know more to see what to advise.

Slip:
Hi peeps, I have been given admission to study in Katowice school of economics, katowice. The confirmation letter dated 6/09/2018 was sent to me by mail but the hardcopy is on its way to Nigeria. This program is tuition free as it will be funded by the European Social Fund for 3years.

I have been able to book appointment date for 6/11/2018. Though the school has been written to write the embassy for my late resumption as we know that 01/10/2018 is the resumption date of Unis in Poland.

All my hope is on God for this visa approval.

I want to confirm what kind of passport should be ticked for the visa application as I have already ticked service passport- though I ought to have inquire before filling but I just want to confirm.

Congratulations on your admission. You did the right thing by requesting your University contact the Embassy. Try to get the written Letter reassuring you of starting your studies at a later date, and also let your University Cc you in the email to the Embassy, print both of them and submit alongside the rest of your application. As for your Passport, you should have selected Ordinary Passport as Service Passport are for high level government services. Not quite sure on this, but surely Ordinary Passport is what is issued to non governmental service citizens. Unless I mistake what you meant. Finally the rate of Polish Visa denial rate is very discouraging, but if you are not paying tuition fees, then you have absolutely nothing to loose in trying.

Rocks101:
Thank you very much!

You welcomed

nuel101:
I got an admission in Armenia....Yerevan to be precise ....formerly processing poland but it delayed me... please gurus in the house zone you think Armenia is a good country?

I can only laugh in Latin. Why not Kosovo?

elpaashizy:
I pray it does bro. Thanks for the insight. I saw someone posted about alternatively getting a shengen visa from another country's embassy then going to Poland from that country and then applying for residence permit and all. How feasible and legitimate is that? I'll consider that as a backup plan if someone can confirm the legitimacy of the move. I'll ring the embassy of Poland tomorrow to enquire how my brother's visa appointment would be affected by the following below :
1.at the initial we were hoping that it was the medical University of gdansk that was going to offer his admission so we quick booked for his appointment indicating that he was going to gdansk but it was medical University of Warsaw that eventually offered him the admission and it was just recently.
2.there was no much time or appointment dates on the website so we decided he will use the initially booked date (27th Sept) to submit the application for medical University of Warsaw instead of gdansk. We although filled out another form using the filled in form hoping that he would explain things to them during the interview.
3. Because he is a minor, my dad has written a letter of consent and sponsorship and both dad and mum had applied for shngene visa too appointment on the same date so hopefully they'll all be interviewed at the same time since they'll stand in for him and would like to escort him to Warsaw. (theres too had hotel bookings in gdansk instead of Warsaw)

If any of you guys Pls has something to say or contribute to my bros chances please share with me. If we are missing something or aren't doing something correctly please advice. Thanks

It doesn't matter which school gave him admission, Poland isn't like USA where you need to pay for Servis fee, etc based on the school that admitted you. Secondly I still don't see the need for your parents to escort him to Poland because he is not the first minor to travel to Poland on the basis of study, and they all travelled alone. As regards to the Schengen Visa, this I cannot confirm because to apply for a student visa you need to come in with the right Visa which should be type D or a Resident Permit from another EU Country. You can call the Urzad Wojewodzki of the city you r bro is coming to and confirm if coming with a Schengen visa can allow him apply for a study resident permit. I believe the university can confirm this as well.

Rocks101:
Thank you very much, I don’t have my original WAEC result so what I do?
I am a transferring student so my school said I can start in February, so do you think if I apply on like November I can get a visa? guess that is my only choice but I cannot afford to get rejected. My school name is Lazar

You have to discuss with your school about the situation. Since you already got admitted, discuss with them, they should be able to give you an extension till the end of first academic year to provide your original WAEC Certificate. Get official letter from your school stating that your resumption date is on February that should help. Try applying maybe around December. You meant your school is Lazarski University in Warsaw? I will advise you to learn some basic Polish language online and use it when you go for your Visa submission, eg Dzien dobry Pani/Pana, Jak sie masz? Should help get you a friendlier face. Goodluck

elpaashizy:
How we gon do about the fact that the visa application is late? I am waiting for the school to acknowledge reciept of the fees then ask them to write a letter to the embassy, send to their email, copy me stating that they will be waiting for my bro to arrive. I will have to beg them to do that although as it is not part of their job and they stated it somewhere on their website that they do not attend to other requirements for visa application purposes. I think all documents, the right documents and this letter will aid the chances of visa success. Also my mum and dad also if granted visa will accompany him as he is just 15 now.

I believe his age will play positively in his favour. Although I don't know if it's of real need for your parents to accompany him. The unfortunate situation is the unavailability of dates before the commencement of academic year which can be problematic in the visa decision

elpaashizy:
At MFA we were able to legalise his credentials but not his eligibility letter even though we were told we could just come with it like that to the embassy since the refusal to legalise it in the MFA is a general one and they are aware of it. Are you on the same stage as my bro?

The Embassy is not in demand for your Eligibility Letter. That's for the Polish Universities. Once it's issued from the MOE there shouldn't be a real need for the Legalization at MFA. Hope that helps.

elpaashizy:
That's beautiful. Please connect with each other. I'll pm you now. Thanks

You can always PM me when your bro have gotten his Visa and in need of accommodation

Rocks101:
@chuman33 You're giving great advice, reading through everything I didn't know polish visa was going to be tough like this. I have paid my tuition but I haven't started the visa process and I am very worried & I have a question I'd like you ask you or anyone here that can help.

1. If your documents are legalized by the ministry of education and foreign affairs, do they still need to be legalized by the embassy?

Thanks. I'm glad to be of help. If you are going for Bachelor Program then only your WAEC Certificate needs to be Legalized at the Polish Embassy. Every other documents MOE and MFA can take care of it. Which school did you apply to? What do you intend to do now that the school commences by 1st October and you still haven't gotten Visa?

Desmog21:
Hi bro, I hope you're good

All's good.Hope you good

Desmog21:
This very true. Once her application is confirmed, fingerprints captured. Her passport will be stamped. With a stamped passport, she'll be legal until the decision is out which usually takes months.

Indeed. Although shouldn't take that long, mostly depending on the City. You sent me PM but didn't followup afterwards.

daks01:
Thanks for the info, we didn’t know that if she started the process and visa expires they would still consider her a legal resident. Our fear was that If her visa expires and her resident permit wasn’t ready they’ll consider her illegal. One of her friends has that issue (but that one applied for Schengen initially). We’ll consider that option ASAP. Thanks

Yes that's what you should do. Since she already studied in Poland, it wouldn't affect her if she's arriving Poland before the commencement of her studies coz she's coming as an already student who is applying for a Resident Permit.

kingstide:
Hello, guys @Chuman33 @Desmog21 I want to know if its necessary to write a cover letter or a statement of purpose alongside other document s to be submitted. and is it wise to notarize them, such as sponsors letter, employers letter? thanks.

You can add everything that you feel that can give your application a positive boost.

elpaashizy:
Please who's going to to Warsaw in here? My lil bro is on preparations to go to medical University of Warsaw come October though we havnt gone for his visa interview yet. Even though I read through many negative reviews and comments on the visa granting stats, I still keep my hopes high believing that he'll be granted one. I was at the embassy today just to confirm that everything he requires again and again before the set date. It is in line with this that I felt I should connect with prospective students or students already in Warsaw who I can relate wit and get information as regards the processes or Warsaw in general. I'll like him to feel at home when arrives as that is very important. Also MUW aren't offering him an accommodation so we will need someone to guide us with directions as to how to obtain a decent one. Thanks for your help and info so far and I will be waiting for a more directed response and or PMs

I don't know if the possibility of your brother getting a Visa to commence studies by October is possible. But if he does. Let me know I will be able get him a room in a private hostel in Warsaw. Best of luck to him.

daks01:
Hello people, please I need help, my sister’s polish visa just got denied. Backstory: she did her pre med there (medical university of gdansk) 2017/2018 session, in fact she was the best student in her set and she even got awarded for it. Shes currently in Naija for her summer holiday (she’s meant to resume 1st year medicine in September) and her current visa will expire in September so she applied for another one for one year.
We want to appeal because we can’t start applying to other schools now, time has gone. Does anyone know the appeal process and what we need to provide? (Btw all our documents were complete during the application o!)
Ps. The reason they gave for denial is that she doesn’t have anough info to justify that her application is reliable (whatever that means)
Please guys help us!

It's quite an unfortunate development. But one of the first thing that every student should do when entering an EU Country on the bases of study visa is to apply for a Resident Permit. If your sister finished Pre med, I don't understand why she didn't put in Papers for extension of her Residence Card since she been a good student, I see no reason why she couldn't have gotten a letter from her faculty or Dean to put in Papers for a Resident Permit extension as the case maybe. My advice will be for her to quickly return to Poland before the expiration of her current Visa, and once she arrives to apply for the Resident Permit. The rule is once you apply for a Resident Permit even if your Visa expires during the process, you are still a Legal resident till a formal decision is given on her application. Regarding been a minor, when she traveled to Poland for her Pre Med, did your dad go with her? Whatever the decision is should be done quickly. Endeavour to get all evidence of past and continuation of studies before embarking on the return to Poland to avoid problems with the immigration upon arrival. Best of luck.

For those who got admitted to study in Poland. If you haven't gotten a Study Visa, l don't see the possibility of getting it anymore to commence studies by 1st October. The unfortunate thing is that lots of Polish Universities don't differ admission till the next intake. They mostly will require you to reapply again. Those who got their Visas should let the prospective students know how they did it.

kingstide:
guys, I need your advice on this. so the school I got admission into is starting October 1 and the only available date I could book an appointment with the polish embassy is October 2. although the school said i can start late because of the visa situation that they will speak with the department. but won't it affect the visa decision of the consular at the embassy seeing that the school had already resumed?

It might it might not. Polish Embassy visa denial rate is getting absurd, maybe that have to do with the influx of African Refugees into Europe which they adamantly opposed and refused accepting them, those who manages to enter they ensure that they are frustrated and departs within a month to other Western Europe. Indians are now the ones been granted Polish study visa. So since you already paid the fees, get the letter from your school indicating where they reassured you of no problems in commencing studies at a later date. Hope that works.

kingstide:
hello guys, which letter am I to get from the ministry of education? and can I get the letter from a different state aside from Abuja?
and is it true Poland embassy accept euro for payment now. Thanks

It's called Eligibility Letter issued by only Ministry of Education in Abuja. As for the payment method, you have to call the embassy for them to clarify.

Peace234:
I've not applied for Visa, but I'll be doing so in a few days. I'm going to Poland for a fellowship program and I'll be spending 6 months, that means i'll need a national Visa. I just want to know how much the Visa costs. Thanks

If you are about to apply for the study visa in few days time and yet you don't know how much the visa fee is, then am sorry I can't be of help to you.

whycaress:
Thanks bro

Welcome

whycaress:
I have applied.... But when i couldn't see space at National visa i chose shengen visa

OK. If it's urgent then I guess you can try to attend the interview and explain to them.

How many of you guys have applied for Visa and how many are still about to go for one? Do indicate which.

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Fiendishly:
Bachelor in either psychology,fine arts,graphic design or photography...

In poznan

Ive sent u the pm

Thanks

Alright

Fiendishly:
Okay my sponsor is a polish citizen but works in Switzerland.. he has a house in Poland,Italy and Switzerland

I want to apply to any arts university in poznan because I'm going to be living at his apartment in poznan all by myself.

Any suggestion for a good university and procedure

Plus I'm a kind of person who likes oral conversation so I won't mind a phone consultation to ask my questions and have a step by step guide on application and everything..

I can pay a little money for the consultation if required thanks

Understood. Are you going for Bachelor or Master? You can PM

Fiendishly:
chuman33

I sent you a pm please do reply.. want to discuss with you

You can ask me a question here. If it requires private message then I will respond.

Sordeek:
I've been trying o......before that it was saying 1st of August, and that was till thur Fri last week only for me to check yet day and it's now 7th

Try to write the original poster of the thread. He might still have the contact of the guy who helps with appointment for a fee.

Sordeek:
Been trying to book a date for visa interview for a while now, please is there anyone with any tip that can help?

I can only see 7th of August. You should have tried earlier if you wanted to go sooner.

FrankByMonster:
In Lenza. It's a pretty but ghosty city

Do you mean Łomża? Because there's no Lenza in Poland.