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I hope this is not coming late, I just recently joined to see if there's anyway I can be of help to someone as regards information with studying in Poland. (I don't know how posting stuffs work here though. Smiles)

1. You can get to work as a student, if you come into Poland with a National Visa which is usually valid for one year. It might take a while before you find a job though (as you would not have the required polish language skills to get jobs requiring that). An option is UberEats which a lot of students do, once you have a bicycle, you can do food delivery while you are also studying.

2. If you plan well and work well, you may be able to do that, though it will be challenging depending on how much your school fee is. With your IT skills, it will do you a lot of good to take a couple of courses on Udemy to have certification which will increase your chances of getting a good job in IT firms. They are the high paying jobs, that way, paying your tuition by installments won't be difficult.

3. You can get your Temporary Residency Permit before your visa expires once you apply early enough with the right documents. Permanent Residency Permit comes with many years of residency in Poland, so that should not be a priority for now.

* Also you need to look out for schools in bigger cities like Warsaw, Krakow, Poznan where there are more opportunities for Foreigners

And above all let the Lord lead you, if you already have a relationship with Him. If not, this is a good season to start.

I hope this proves helpful.

Adek15:
Guys, I just started the process of getting a student visa to study in Poland. My aim is to use my student status to work there even if it's menial job till I finish my studies there and get a permanent residency permit. Now my question is:
1. As a student, will I be able to work in my free time doing menial jobs?
2. I intend paying my second semester school fees upward from the money I get doing those menial jobs? The first semester fee will be paid with the savings I have right now
3. Is it possible to get a resident permit after a year of schooling there because I don't intend coming back to Nigeria after my studies.

Note: All my savings right now will be spent on visa application, school fees etc so I will have nothing or little when I get to poland.

I am working in Nigeria (I'm a civil engineer/Project planner and I know a little about IT) but underpaid, I even borrow money to feed sometimes, it's that bad. I just want to live a modest life and help people.. Being a dangote isn't my dream at all.