Start here — the four pages that decide everything
Before you choose
Best 5 cities
Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk and Poznań compared on rent, part-time pay, IT and SSC jobs, and how much Polish you actually need.
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Best 10 universities
UW, Jagiellonian, AGH, Warsaw Tech, Wrocław Tech and the honest truth about Kozminski, Lazarski, Vistula and WSB Merito.
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Work & PR
How the D visa, residence card, graduate job-search permit, EU Blue Card and the half-counting study years actually connect.
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Courses by tier
Which English-taught Polish programmes lead to IT, engineering and shared-service jobs, and which ones New Delhi refuses.
Read guide →Before you fly
Buying air tickets
Routes via Doha, Dubai, Istanbul and Abu Dhabi, student baggage allowances, Schengen transit rules and when to book for October.
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Departure checklist
VFS Dhaka appointment, New Delhi decision, tuition proof, insurance, document legalisation and your first 30 days in Poland.
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Renting a home
Dorm applications, OLX and Otodom tactics, czynsz vs media, deposits, meldunek from your landlord and the classic transfer scam.
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Part-time jobs
Umowa zlecenie vs umowa o pracę, real hourly pay, ZUS, the under-26 tax exemption and how to land an SSC or IT internship.
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Transport
Semester city passes, the legally guaranteed student discount, PKP Intercity fares, cycling and fines for riding without a ticket.
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Banking & money
PKO BP vs mBank vs Santander vs Revolut, what you need before PESEL, BLIK, and the cheapest taka-to-złoty route.
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Tax & insurance
Zero income tax under 26, when you become a Polish tax resident, NFZ student contributions and filing PIT-37 to get money back.
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Phone & SIM
Play, Orange, Plus and T-Mobile prepaid compared, mandatory SIM registration with your passport, and EU roaming.
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