> Markdown version of https://apply.edu.pl/study-in-poland/from/netherlands/ — the HTML page is canonical. 1. [Home](/) 2. [By country](/study-in-poland/) 3. Netherlands # Study in Poland from Netherlands A practical, honest guide for Dutch students — visas, refusal rates, flights, costs and what life is really like. Backed by sources, not marketing.  Western Europe (EU) [Browse English-taught programmes](/programs/) [How to apply](/guides/how-to-apply/) 53 Dutch students in Poland 2022/23 · GUS/NAWA No Study visa required visa-free entry Direct Flights to Warsaw €40–150 (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) | ### Key documents - Dutch ID card (identiteitskaart) or passport - EU residence registration certificate - health insurance (EHIC or private) Source: [migrant.poznan.uw.gov.pl](https://migrant.poznan.uw.gov.pl/en/faq/rejestracja-pobytu-obywatela-unii-europejskiej) ## Getting there Amsterdam (AMS) → Warsaw (WAW) | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Typical price | €40–150 (one-way est.) | | Flight time | 2 h | | Airlines | KLM, LOT, Wizz Air (from Eindhoven), Ryanair (from Eindhoven) | KLM and LOT fly AMS→WAW direct (~2h, several departures daily); Wizz Air and Ryanair fly Eindhoven→Warsaw from ~€35–40 one-way, and KLM also serves Kraków direct. Prices vary — estimate from [kiwi.com](https://www.kiwi.com/en/cheap-flights/amsterdam-netherlands/warsaw-poland/) ## What it's really like Poland and the Netherlands are close EU partners with warm, low-friction relations — the Netherlands has long been one of Poland's largest foreign investors (roughly 2,500 Dutch-shareholding companies employing over 120,000 people), and hundreds of thousands of Poles have lived and worked in the Netherlands since 2004, so familiarity runs both ways. Dutch students in Poland are rare enough that there is no distinct Dutch student scene; the few who come blend into English-taught international programmes, and the frictions that exist are the standard bureaucratic ones (residence-registration queues) rather than social. The Dutch institutional and business presence is well established, centred on Warsaw. **Community:** Very small student cohort — 53 Dutch students in 2022/23 (85th source country, and among the lowest-growth groups of 2018/19–2022/23). The wider Dutch community is business-driven and concentrated around Warsaw, with ~2,500 Dutch-shareholding companies employing 120,000+ people in Poland (2015 figures). ## Tips from students & forums 1. As an EU citizen you need no visa or permit — but if you stay longer than 3 months you must register your stay in person at the voivodeship office, no later than the day after the 3-month mark. [migrant.poznan.uw.gov.pl](https://migrant.poznan.uw.gov.pl/en/faq/rejestracja-pobytu-obywatela-unii-europejskiej) 2. Check whether your DUO student finance travels with you — 'meeneembare studiefinanciering' can fund a full Bachelor's or Master's abroad if you were legally resident in the Netherlands for 3 of the last 6 years; DUO advises applying at least 3 months before departure. [duo.nl](https://duo.nl/particulier/student-finance/full-university-or-hbo-programme-abroad.jsp) 3. Compare KLM/LOT from Amsterdam (~2h direct to Warsaw) with Wizz Air and Ryanair from Eindhoven — the budget routes start around €35–40 one-way and are typically the cheapest way home. [kiwi.com](https://www.kiwi.com/en/cheap-flights/eindhoven-netherlands/warsaw-poland/) ## Good to know - Student mobility runs overwhelmingly toward the Netherlands: 5,582 Poles studied at Dutch universities in 2023/24 (the 6th-largest origin group there, per Nuffic), against 53 Dutch students in Poland in 2022/23. - Dutch and Frisian Mennonite settlers (the Olędrzy) colonised the Vistula delta from the 16th century, founding about 1,700 settlements before 1864 — traces survive in village architecture and place names like Holendry and Olędry. - As of 2015 the Netherlands was Poland's largest EU investor, with about 2,500 Dutch-shareholding companies employing over 120,000 people. [Netherlands on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands) [Dutch community in Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%C4%99drzy) ## Frequently asked questions ### Do Dutch students need a visa to study in Poland? Dutch 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 Dutch students are in Poland? About 53 students from Netherlands 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 Dutch students All 951 degrees in the catalogue are open to Dutch applicants — these picks match what students from Netherlands 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/). Students from Netherlands also compare: [Ukraine](/study-in-poland/from/ukraine/), [Belarus](/study-in-poland/from/belarus/), [Norway](/study-in-poland/from/norway/), [Russia](/study-in-poland/from/russia/), [Czech Republic](/study-in-poland/from/czech-republic/) ## Ready to find your programme? Compare Dutch-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).