Study in Poland from Indonesia
A practical, honest guide for Indonesian students — visas, refusal rates, flights, costs and what life is really like. Backed by sources, not marketing.
Southeast Asia
type D long-stay
2024 · proxy, see note
€≈ 370–510 one-way / 750–1,050 round trip (converted from GBP fares; est.)
Visas & entry
National long-stay (type D) study visa
- Processing time
- 2–4 weeks (15 days, extendable to 30 in justified cases)
- Where to apply
- Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Jakarta (consular section, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. X Blok IV/3) — the application is lodged in person with an e-Konsulat appointment; consular hours are limited (Tue/Thu/Fri) and the fee is accepted in cash only and is non-refundable whatever the decision
- Proof of funds
- The embassy page sets no amount — it requires proof of sufficient funds for the stay plus return travel. Poland's statutory minimum for students is 701 PLN (≈ €160)/month for living costs under national residence rules (not stated on the embassy page).
Key documents
- acceptance letter from the Polish university
- proof of financial means for the stay and return travel
- travel medical insurance (min €30,000, valid for the whole stay)
- proof of accommodation
- passport valid at least 3 months beyond return (issued within the last 10 years)
- colour photo (3.5×4.5 cm, max 6 months old)
Source: gov.pl
Visa refusal — the honest picture
8.2% Visa refusal rate (2024)
Indonesia's overall Schengen short-stay refusal rate (PROXY): ≈8.2% of roughly 150,000 applications in 2024, stable year-on-year and well below the 16.4% global average
Important: Schengen short-stay figure, not Poland-specific: Poland does not publish national (type D) study-visa refusal rates by country. Indonesia was NOT among the nationalities hit hardest by Poland's 2024 student-visa clampdown (most refusals: Iraq 704, Nigeria 497, Turkey 479, Ethiopia 270, Bangladesh 247, Pakistan 246).
Source: workvisa.guide
Getting there
Jakarta (CGK) → Warsaw (WAW)
- Typical price
- €≈ 370–510 one-way / 750–1,050 round trip (converted from GBP fares; est.)
- Flight time
- 17–22 with 1–2 stops (est.; source lists stops but not durations) h
- Airlines
- Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways, Thai Airways, Scoot, Wizz Air
No nonstop service; one-stop routings go via IST (Turkish) or AUH (Etihad), while the cheapest fares are 2-stop budget combinations (e.g. Scoot + Wizz Air).
Prices vary — estimate from kiwi.com
What it's really like
Indonesia sits outside Poland's published top-30 source countries, so the student cohort is small — Poland's then-ambassador to Indonesia put it at over 500 students in 2023 — but newcomers arrive into an unusually organised scene: PPI Polandia, the Indonesian students' association founded in 2015, runs regional chapters from Pomerania to Kraków and acts as an information hub for accommodation, transport and food. Community accounts describe a well-integrated minority that still runs into the language barrier familiar to other Asian newcomers. Administratively Indonesia is one of the lower-friction Asian nationalities: its Schengen refusal proxy was ~8.2% in 2024 and it was not named in Poland's 2024 student-visa clampdown.
Community: No published GUS figure — Indonesia is outside Poland's top-30 source countries; the Polish ambassador to Indonesia cited 500+ Indonesian students in 2023 (Jakarta Globe). The wider community of students, workers and professionals is concentrated in Warsaw, but there is no official count.
Tips from students & forums
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Book the e-Konsulat appointment at the Jakarta embassy well ahead and bring the visa fee in cash — the consular section only opens Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, applications are in-person only, and the fee is not refunded if you are refused.
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Join PPI Polandia before you fly — the Indonesian students' association has regional chapters across Poland and members share practical intel on accommodation, transport and food, plus an alumni network back home.
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Check NAWA scholarships before self-funding: the Polish embassy in Jakarta actively promotes the Banach programme (tuition plus ≈$400/month for Master's studies in engineering, IT and life sciences) to Indonesians, and West Nusa Tenggara students can also use the provincial Beasiswa NTB.
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Good to know
- Poland does not publish a separate count of Indonesian students, placing the cohort outside its top 30 source countries; the Polish ambassador cited 500+ students in 2023.
- PPI Polandia (founded 2015) organises Indonesian students through regional chapters across roughly ten Polish voivodeships, from Pomerania to Kraków.
- Indonesia's 2024 Schengen refusal rate of ~8.2% is among the lower rates for Asian applicants, and Indonesia was not among the nationalities named in Poland's 2024 student-visa clampdown.
Frequently asked questions
Do Indonesian students need a visa to study in Poland?
Indonesian citizens need a Polish national long-stay (type D) study visa for programmes over 90 days. Typical processing: 2–4 weeks (15 days, extendable to 30 in justified cases). Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Jakarta (consular section, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. X Blok IV/3) — the application is lodged in person with an e-Konsulat appointment; consular hours are limited (Tue/Thu/Fri) and the fee is accepted in cash only and is non-refundable whatever the decision
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.
English-taught programmes for Indonesian students
All 951 degrees in the catalogue are open to Indonesian applicants — these picks match what students from Indonesia 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 Indonesian students.
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.
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.
Universities behind these picks
Each profile has step-by-step application instructions, admissions contacts and every English-taught programme the university offers.
Where these programmes are taught
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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).