Study in Poland from Norway
A practical, honest guide for Norwegian students — visas, refusal rates, flights, costs and what life is really like. Backed by sources, not marketing.
Northern Europe (EEA)
2022/23 · GUS/NAWA
visa-free entry
€25–215 (one-way est.)
Visas & entry
No visa — EEA freedom of movement; register residence if staying >3 months
- Where to apply
- local voivodeship office (EEA residence registration)
- Proof of funds
- n/a (EEA citizen) — show means of support + health insurance at registration
Key documents
- passport or national ID
- acceptance letter (for registration)
- health insurance (EHIC or private)
- proof of means
Source: efta.int
Getting there
Oslo (OSL) → Warsaw (WAW)
- Typical price
- €25–215 (one-way est.)
- Flight time
- 2.0 h
- Airlines
- Norwegian, LOT, Wizz Air
Direct ~2h; Wizz/Norwegian often cheapest.
Prices vary — estimate from flightsfrom.com
What it's really like
Norwegians in Poland are mostly medical students (strongly represented at the Medical University of Gdańsk) and expats in tech and the maritime sector — Gdańsk has a growing mid-sized expat community drawn partly by the coastal lifestyle. Reception is positive: Poland–Norway relations are good, and the low cost of studies (especially medicine) versus Norway is the main draw. No visa barriers and cultural proximity make integration easy.
Community: Among the largest foreign student groups at the Medical University of Gdańsk; international students are ~16% of GUMed and over half of all foreigners in Gdańsk. Main hub: Gdańsk/Tricity.
Tips from students & forums
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As an EEA citizen you need no visa or permit — just register residence at the voivodeship office for stays >3 months.
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu -
Gdańsk is the natural choice for Norwegians (large Scandinavian community and English-taught medicine at GUMed); yearly living costs ~$4,000–7,000.
admission.mug.edu.pl -
Fly direct Norwegian/LOT/Wizz Oslo→Warsaw (~2h); Wizz and Norwegian are usually cheapest booked early.
flightsfrom.com
Good to know
- Norwegians are in the EEA (not the EU) but have full freedom of movement — no visa, only residence registration.
- Medicine in Poland (esp. Gdańsk) is a popular, much cheaper alternative for Norwegians than studying at home.
Frequently asked questions
Do Norwegian students need a visa to study in Poland?
Norwegian citizens do not need a visa to study in Poland — you can enter visa-free, but study over 90 days requires a type D visa or temporary residence permit.
How many Norwegian students are in Poland?
About 1,442 students from Norway 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.
English-taught programmes for Norwegian students
All 951 degrees in the catalogue are open to Norwegian applicants — these picks match what students from Norway 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.
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.
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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).