> Markdown version of https://apply.edu.pl/study-in-poland/from/bangladesh/ — the HTML page is canonical. 1. [Home](/) 2. [By country](/study-in-poland/) 3. Bangladesh # Study in Poland from Bangladesh A practical, honest guide for Bangladeshi students — visas, refusal rates, flights, costs and what life is really like. Backed by sources, not marketing.  South Asia [Browse English-taught programmes](/programs/) [How to apply](/guides/how-to-apply/) Yes Study visa required type D long-stay 54.9% Visa refusal rate 2024 · proxy, see note 1+ stop Flights to Warsaw €≈ 380 one-way / 800–950 round trip (est.) ## Visas & entry National long-stay (type D) study visa | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Processing time | 3–8 weeks (longer in the Jun–Aug peak) | | Where to apply | Widely reported: the application and biometrics are submitted at the VFS Global centre in Dhaka (Gulshan-2), with the decision taken by the Polish Embassy in New Delhi, which holds consular jurisdiction for Bangladesh. Confirm the current arrangement with the mission before booking, as routing has changed in the past. | | Proof of funds | ≈ €160/month (701 PLN) for living costs plus tuition, accommodation and return travel; first-year totals of €5,000–10,000 are commonly cited | ### Key documents - acceptance letter from the Polish university - 3-month bank statements - travel medical insurance (min €30,000) - proof of accommodation - diploma recognition for Polish admission - return travel booking Source: [gov.pl](https://www.gov.pl/web/india/national-visa) ## Visa refusal — the honest picture 54.9% Visa refusal rate (2024) Bangladesh's overall Schengen short-stay refusal rate (PROXY), up from 43.3% in 2023 — among the highest in the world. **Important:** Schengen short-stay figure, not Poland-specific. Bangladesh was also named among the nationalities with the highest NUMBER of Polish student-visa refusals after the 2024 clampdown, so treat this as a genuinely high-risk application rather than a formality. Source: [henleyglobal.com](https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/global-mobility-report/2025-january/global-mobility-contradiction-schengen-visa-discrimination-numbers) ## Getting there Dhaka (DAC) → Warsaw (WAW) | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Typical price | €≈ 380 one-way / 800–950 round trip (est.) | | Flight time | 12–18 (1 stop) h | | Airlines | Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, LOT, Biman Bangladesh | No direct service; typically one stop via IST, DXB or DOH. Prices vary — estimate from [kiwi.com](https://www.kiwi.com/en/cheap-flights/dhaka-bangladesh/warsaw-poland/) ## What it's really like Bangladesh sits outside Poland's published top-30 source countries, but it is explicitly named among the nationalities hit hardest by Poland's 2024 student-visa clampdown, and its overall Schengen refusal rate — 54.9% in 2024, up from 43.3% — is among the highest anywhere. The practical consequence is that admission is the easy half: the visa is where Bangladeshi applications most often fail. Applications are filed in Dhaka but decided in New Delhi, which adds transit time to an already tight timetable. **Community:** No published figure; Bangladesh is outside Poland's top-30 source nationalities. Expect university-level international societies rather than an established Bangladeshi student network, with the larger South Asian presence in Poland being Indian. ## Tips from students & forums 1. Treat the visa, not the offer, as the bottleneck: Poland refused a materially higher share of student visas from 2024 onward and Bangladesh was among the worst-affected nationalities. [notesfrompoland.com](https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/09/27/large-decline-in-student-visas-issued-by-poland-after-clampdown/) 2. Keep funds visible for at least three months before applying and make sure statements are under a month old at submission — insufficient documented funds is a leading refusal reason. [migrant.poznan.uw.gov.pl](https://migrant.poznan.uw.gov.pl/en/slownik-pojec/sufficient-financial-resources-student) 3. Allow for the Dhaka-to-New-Delhi routing when you count backwards from your enrolment date; the file does not stay in Bangladesh. [gov.pl](https://www.gov.pl/web/india/national-visa) ## Good to know - Bangladesh's Schengen refusal rate reached 54.9% in 2024, up from 43.3% in 2023 — among the highest globally. - Bangladesh was among the nationalities recording the most Polish student-visa refusals after the 2024 clampdown. - Poland does not publish a separate count of Bangladeshi students, placing the cohort outside its top 30 source countries. [Bangladesh on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh) ## Frequently asked questions ### Do Bangladeshi students need a visa to study in Poland? Bangladeshi citizens need a Polish national long-stay (type D) study visa for programmes over 90 days. Typical processing: 3–8 weeks (longer in the Jun–Aug peak). Widely reported: the application and biometrics are submitted at the VFS Global centre in Dhaka (Gulshan-2), with the decision taken by the Polish Embassy in New Delhi, which holds consular jurisdiction for Bangladesh. Confirm the current arrangement with the mission before booking, as routing has changed in the past. ### How much does it cost to live in Poland as a student? Roughly €630–1,210 a month for a student living alone in a one-bedroom flat, from Lodz (the cheapest of the 8 cities we track) to Warsaw (the most expensive); a university dormitory or shared flat usually brings that down to about €400–700. Estimate from Numbeo market data accessed 9 July 2026 — for a visa, rely on the sum the authorities specify. [Full tuition & costs guide](/guides/tuition-and-costs/#living) ## English-taught programmes for Bangladeshi students All 951 degrees in the catalogue are open to Bangladeshi applicants — these picks match what students from Bangladesh most often look for. Tuition shown per year where the university publishes it. ### Medicine & health programmes Medical degrees taught fully in English — a popular route for Bangladeshi students. - [Long-cycle in Medical Laboratory Science](/program/uniwersytet-mikolaja-kopernika-w-toruniu-analityka-medyczna-long-cycle-master/) — Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Toruń **from €1,395/yr** - [Long-cycle in Medicine](/program/uniwersytet-mikolaja-kopernika-w-toruniu-kierunek-lekarski-long-cycle-master/) — Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Toruń **from €1,395/yr** - [Bachelor in Nursing](/program/uniwersytet-mikolaja-kopernika-w-toruniu-pielegniarstwo-bachelor/) — Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Toruń **from €1,395/yr** - [Long-cycle in Pharmacy](/program/uniwersytet-mikolaja-kopernika-w-toruniu-farmacja-long-cycle-master/) — Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Toruń **from €1,395/yr** - [Long-cycle in Physiotherapy](/program/uniwersytet-mikolaja-kopernika-w-toruniu-fizjoterapia-long-cycle-master/) — Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Toruń **from €1,395/yr** - [Long-cycle in Medicine](/program/akademia-wsb-kierunek-lekarski-long-cycle-master/) — WSB University, Dąbrowa Górnicza **from €1,798/yr** [All health & welfare programmes](/field/health/) ### No English test listed Programmes whose admissions pages named no English test when we captured them. That is not a university statement that a certificate is unnecessary — confirm the current rule before you apply. - [Master in Management](/program/wyzsza-szkola-zarzadzania-i-bankowosci-w-krakowie-zarzadzanie-master/) — School of Management and Banking in Krakow, Kraków - [Bachelor in Finance and Accounting](/program/wyzsza-szkola-zarzadzania-i-bankowosci-w-krakowie-finanse-i-rachunkowosc-bachelor/) — School of Management and Banking in Krakow, Kraków - [Bachelor in Management](/program/wyzsza-szkola-zarzadzania-i-bankowosci-w-krakowie-zarzadzanie-bachelor/) — School of Management and Banking in Krakow, Kraków - [Bachelor in Computer Science](/program/wyzsza-szkola-zarzadzania-i-bankowosci-w-krakowie-informatyka-bachelor/) — School of Management and Banking in Krakow, Kraków - [Master in Management](/program/politechnika-bialostocka-zarzadzanie-master/) — Bialystok University of Technology, Białystok **from €2,300/yr** - [Master in Automation and Robotics](/program/politechnika-bialostocka-automatyka-i-robotyka-master/) — Bialystok University of Technology, Białystok **from €2,300/yr** [All no-IELTS programmes](/without-ielts/) ### Affordable programmes The lowest rates published for English-taught studies in the catalogue. Each figure is a university-wide rate its programmes inherit, not this programme's own fee. - [Master in Applied Linguistics](/program/uniwersytet-im-adama-mickiewicza-w-poznaniu-lingwistyka-stosowana-master/) — Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poznań **from €465/yr** - [Master in Communication and Language in Healthcare](/program/uniwersytet-im-adama-mickiewicza-w-poznaniu-communication-and-language-in-healthcare-master/) — Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poznań **from €465/yr** - [Bachelor in Computer Science](/program/uniwersytet-im-adama-mickiewicza-w-poznaniu-informatyka-bachelor/) — Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poznań **from €465/yr** - [Master in Digital Entrepreneurship](/program/uniwersytet-im-adama-mickiewicza-w-poznaniu-digital-entrepreneurship-master/) — Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Słubice **from €465/yr** - [Bachelor in English Studies: Literature and Culture](/program/uniwersytet-im-adama-mickiewicza-w-poznaniu-english-studies-literature-and-culture-bachelor/) — Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poznań **from €465/yr** - [Master in Geohazards and Climate Change](/program/uniwersytet-im-adama-mickiewicza-w-poznaniu-geohazards-and-climate-change-master/) — Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poznań **from €465/yr** [Browse all by tuition](/programs/#sort=tuition-asc) ### Universities behind these picks Each profile has step-by-step application instructions, admissions contacts and every English-taught programme the university offers. - [Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun](/university/uniwersytet-mikolaja-kopernika-w-toruniu/) Toruń - [WSB University](/university/akademia-wsb/) Dąbrowa Górnicza - [School of Management and Banking in Krakow](/university/wyzsza-szkola-zarzadzania-i-bankowosci-w-krakowie/) Kraków - [Bialystok University of Technology](/university/politechnika-bialostocka/) Białystok - [Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan](/university/uniwersytet-im-adama-mickiewicza-w-poznaniu/) Poznań [All 140 universities](/universities/) ### Where these programmes are taught - [Toruń](/city/torun/) 18 programmes - [Dąbrowa Górnicza](/city/dabrowa-gornicza/) 10 programmes - [Kraków](/city/krakow/) 82 programmes - [Białystok](/city/bialystok/) 21 programmes - [Poznań](/city/poznan/) 90 programmes - [Słubice](/city/slubice/) 2 programmes [All student cities](/cities/) Browse the full catalogue by [field of study](/fields/), [city](/cities/), [university](/universities/) or [use the programme finder](/programs/). Students from Bangladesh also compare: [India](/study-in-poland/from/india/), [Pakistan](/study-in-poland/from/pakistan/), [Ukraine](/study-in-poland/from/ukraine/), [Belarus](/study-in-poland/from/belarus/), [Turkey](/study-in-poland/from/turkey/) ## Ready to find your programme? Compare Bangladeshi-friendly, English-taught Bachelor's and Master's across Polish universities. [Browse programmes](/programs/) [Match me to a programme](/match/) [Visa & residence guide](/guides/visa-and-residence/) Last reviewed: 2026-08-13. Visa-refusal figures are Schengen short-stay proxies unless stated; Poland does not publish national (type D) study-visa refusal rates per country. Flight prices and monthly budgets are estimates from aggregators and study.gov.pl and change over time. Entries ranked 31+ are added for search coverage of countries Poland does not publish separate student counts for; their studentsInPoland.count is null by design unless a published figure exists (the Perspektywy/GUS "Studenci zagraniczni w Polsce 2023" report covers some).