After You Arrive in Poland
Your guide to the first steps in Poland: address registration, your residence permit, health insurance and your university.
After You Arrive in Poland
Arrival Plan
Your first days
Residence Permit
Stay legally
Address Registration
Register your home
Your First Steps in Poland
Do these in order. Your residence permit must be applied for while your visa is still valid.
At the municipal office (town hall), by your 30th day living there at the latest. It is free.
Online on MOS, before your visa ends.
NFZ costs PLN 55.80 a month in 2026.
Stay a full-time student. If you stop studying, tell the voivode's office (the regional government office) within 15 working days.
Post-Arrival Resources
Comprehensive guides for each aspect of settling into your new life in Poland.
What to do in your first week and your first month.
Learn MoreApply on MOS before your visa ends.
Learn MoreBy your 30th day living there.
Learn MoreFinish signing up at your university.
Learn MoreOpen a bank account and get a SIM card.
Learn MoreNFZ insurance for foreign students.
Learn MoreAdaptation Timeline
A structured approach to settling in Poland during your first few months.
Support Resources
Essential support services and resources to help you during your stay in Poland.
Your university's international office
Help with enrolment. The permit form has a part that your university fills in.
Contact
See your university's website
Voivode's office
Decides your temporary residence permit. You apply online on MOS.
Contact
The office for your region
Emergency number
Police, ambulance and fire.
Contact
112
National Health Fund (NFZ)
Sign up for voluntary health insurance as a student.
Contact
Your regional NFZ office
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about post-arrival life in Poland.
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