Visa

If you want to study in Poland you should have a visa entitling you to enter the territory of Poland. You will obtain a visa in a Polish embassy in your country of residence, or a neighboring country. The visa is granted on the basis of the decision of the Embassy or Consulate and admission into studies in Poland.

More information and requirements for Visa application process you might find on the website of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs - https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/polands-missions-abroad

Step 1

Sign up online for studies at WSB Merito University

 

Step 2

Submit required documents. You can send them scanned to the university’s address:  study@wsb.poznan.pl or by post, or visit our Admissions Office yourself.

Step 3

Pay tuition fee and then send us the proof of the payment.
You can pay tuition fee in the amount equivalent to the course you have chosen to WSB Merito’s bank account: 


BANK NAME: BNP PARIBAS BANKPOLSKA S.A.
BANK ADDRESS: Warszawa, ul. Kasprzaka10/16, 01-211 Warszawa
ACCOUT NUMBER (IBAN): PL 12 1750 1019 00000000 3884 8712
SWIFT CODE: PPABPLPKXXX
RECIPIENT: Uniwersytet WSB Merito Poznań
UNIVERSITY ADDRESS: ul. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 5, 61-895 Poznań
TRANSFER TITLE: SURNAME AND NAME TUITION FEE

 

DEADLINE FOR TUITION FEE PAYMENT: UNTIL 30TH OF SEPTEMBER, AS INDICATED IN THE AGREEMENT PROVIDED TO YOU DURING REGISTRATION ONLINE.


PLEASE NOTICE!
Please be sure that you have indicated the TRANSFER TITLE as described above. If you will not do it as asked it might cause a problem with your payment verification, what can affect delays.

Step 4

You will receive an ADMISSION LETTER (in Polish) and an INVITATION with all the details concerning your further steps.
Deadline of payment of the tuition fees is until 30 th of September, according to the agreement provided to you when signing up online, but you might be asked to provide for Visa process, tuition fee payment confirmation.

Step 5

Contact the Polish consulate in your country of residence and arrange an appointment about the visa application. The list of Polish Embassies and Consulates all around the world, can be found on the webpage of the Ministry of Foreing Affairs: https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/polands-missions-abroad


PLEASE NOTICE: Embassy or Consulate can ask you to submit additional documents for Visa process like: insurance, payment of the tuition fees confirmation etc. Remember to check the requirements accordingly to your Embassy or Consulate.

Registering your residence

Upon arrival in Poland you are obliged to legalize your stay on the territory of our country (temporary residence permit – Karta Pobytu in Polish). For that purpose you should visit an appropriate voivodship office. The list of the voivodship offices can be found here.

   

City Name of office webpage
Poznań Wielkopolski Urząd Wojewódzki Wydział Spraw Obywatelskich i Cudzoziemców https://migrant.poznan.uw.gov.pl/en

 

Additionally you should register your temporary place of residence on the territory of Poland.

  • If you are staying in a dormitory you should collect an appropriate document from the dormitory’s administration and then fill it out and submit it to the Voivodship Office. Remember to take your passport with you.
  • If you are staying in a rented apartment you should conclude a tenancy agreement of the apartment or you should fill out a special form with the landlord’s agreement for you to have temporary residence there.

PESEL number

PESEL number (Powszechny Elektroniczny System Ewidencji Ludności - Universal Electronic Population Registration System) - it is a Polish numbering system that identifies every person registered in Poland. The PESEL number consists of 11 digits and contains basic information about the person's date of birth and gender.
 

For foreigners in Poland, the PESEL number is also important because it is used to uniquely identify foreigners in administrative and official systems, it is required when using many public services (such as health care, the education system), and it is often required when opening a bank account.

You can get more information here: https://www.gov.pl/web/gov/uzyskaj-numer-pesel-dla-cudzoziemcow