> Markdown version of https://apply.edu.pl/study-in-poland/from/italy/ — the HTML page is canonical. 1. [Home](/) 2. [By country](/study-in-poland/) 3. Italy # Study in Poland from Italy A practical, honest guide for Italian students — visas, refusal rates, flights, costs and what life is really like. Backed by sources, not marketing.  Southern Europe (EU) [Browse English-taught programmes](/programs/) [How to apply](/guides/how-to-apply/) 544 Italian students in Poland 2022/23 · GUS/NAWA No Study visa required visa-free entry Direct Flights to Warsaw €25–120 (one-way est.) ## Visas & entry No visa — EU freedom of movement; register residence if staying >3 months | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Where to apply | local voivodeship office (EU residence registration — free, application due no later than the day after 3 months of stay) | | Proof of funds | n/a (EU citizen — you declare sufficient resources and health insurance at registration, no set threshold) | ### Key documents - Italian ID (carta d'identità) or passport - university enrolment certificate - EU residence registration certificate - health insurance (EHIC/TEAM or private) Source: [migrant.info.pl](https://migrant.info.pl/en/Residence_in_Poland/legalization-of-stay-of-foreigner-s-family-members/residence-registration-and-permanent-residence-permit-of-an-eu-citizen) ## Getting there Rome (FCO) → Warsaw (WAW) | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Typical price | €25–120 (one-way est.) | | Flight time | 2.4 h | | Airlines | Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT, ITA Airways | Rome–Warsaw nonstop is ~2.4h; Milan–Kraków is even quicker (~1.8h, Ryanair/Wizz, ~28 direct flights a week, one-way fares from ~€20). Prices vary — estimate from [kiwi.com](https://www.kiwi.com/en/cheap-flights/rome-italy/warsaw-poland/) ## What it's really like Italians enjoy arguably the warmest reception of any nationality in Poland — CBOS's February 2025 survey put them at the very top of the most-liked list, with 60% of Poles declaring sympathy and only 7% dislike. Italian food, fashion and football are mainstream in Polish cities, so Italian students tend to meet friendly curiosity rather than friction. The full-degree cohort is small (544 in 2022/23), so there is no large national student network; the day-to-day annoyances are the shared ones — office queues and the language barrier outside university settings. **Community:** Small full-degree cohort — 544 Italian students in 2022/23 (GUS), spread across the Polonia Academy in Częstochowa, the Jagiellonian University, Łódź, Wrocław and several medical universities — plus short-term Erasmus exchange students on top. The wider Italian community was estimated at ~10,000 as early as 2014 (≈4,000 embassy-registered), concentrated in Warsaw, Kraków/Katowice and Wrocław. ## Tips from students & forums 1. No visa needed, but if you stay past 3 months you must register your residence at the voivodeship office — the application is due no later than the day after 3 months of stay, the procedure is free and the certificate is valid indefinitely. [migrant.info.pl](https://migrant.info.pl/en/Residence_in_Poland/legalization-of-stay-of-foreigner-s-family-members/residence-registration-and-permanent-residence-permit-of-an-eu-citizen) 2. Bring your EHIC (TEAM) card — with a valid EHIC and student ID you get public healthcare in Poland free of charge; without it, voluntary NFZ cover costs about €15/month. [study.gov.pl](https://study.gov.pl/health-insurance) 3. Budget far less than in Milan or Rome — study.gov.pl puts a realistic all-in student baseline at 1,500–2,000 PLN (~€330–430)/mo including a dorm (dorms €90–140/mo), less than rent alone in most Italian university cities. [study.gov.pl](https://study.gov.pl/cost-living-poland) ## Good to know - GUS counted 544 Italian students at Polish universities in 2022/23; the largest groups studied at the Polonia Academy in Częstochowa (81) and the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (40). - Italians topped CBOS's February 2025 ranking of nationalities most liked by Poles — 60% declared sympathy and only 7% dislike, ahead of Americans, Spaniards and Czechs. - Substantial Italian migration to Poland began in the 16th century — one of the oldest Western European communities in the country, centuries before today's low-cost-airline student flows. [Italy on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy) ## Frequently asked questions ### Do Italian students need a visa to study in Poland? Italian citizens do not need a visa to study in Poland — EU freedom of movement applies; you only register residence for stays over 3 months. ### How many Italian students are in Poland? About 544 students from Italy were enrolled in Poland (2022/23, GUS/NAWA data). ### 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 Italian students All 951 degrees in the catalogue are open to Italian applicants — these picks match what students from Italy most often look for. Tuition shown per year where the university publishes it. ### 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. - [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 - [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/). 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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).