> Markdown version of https://apply.edu.pl/study-in-poland/from/philippines/ — the HTML page is canonical. 1. [Home](/) 2. [By country](/study-in-poland/) 3. Philippines # Study in Poland from Philippines A practical, honest guide for Filipino students — visas, refusal rates, flights, costs and what life is really like. Backed by sources, not marketing.  Southeast Asia [Browse English-taught programmes](/programs/) [How to apply](/guides/how-to-apply/) Yes Study visa required type D long-stay 6% Visa refusal rate 2024 · proxy, see note 1+ stop Flights to Warsaw €560–950 round trip (est.) ## Visas & entry National long-stay (type D) study visa | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Processing time | 2–4 weeks (15 days statutory, extendable to 30) | | Where to apply | BLS Poland Visa Application Centres in Makati (Metro Manila) and Cebu; decisions by the Embassy of Poland in Manila. Book at appointment.blspolandvisa.com — no later than 15 days and no more than 6 months before travel | | Proof of funds | No fixed amount published — the Embassy requires a document confirming 'sufficient financial resources to cover the cost of living and the return travel', plus proof of tuition payment as a separate document | ### Key documents - acceptance letter (admission certificate) - proof of tuition payment - proof of financial means - health insurance (≥ €30,000, valid in all Schengen states) - accommodation + flight reservation - high-school diploma with DFA apostille Source: [gov.pl](https://www.gov.pl/web/philippines/d-type-national-visa) ## Visa refusal — the honest picture 6% Visa refusal rate (2024) Schengen short-stay (type C) PROXY — ~6% of ~218,000 Filipino applications refused in 2024, well below the ~15% global average **Important:** National type D study-visa outcomes are not published; Filipino applicants have a strong approval record and are widely treated as low-risk. Source: [hellosafe.com](https://hellosafe.com/schengen-visa/from-philippines) ## Getting there Manila (MNL) → Warsaw (WAW) | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Typical price | €560–950 round trip (est.) | | Flight time | 14–17 (1 stop) h | | Airlines | Emirates, Air France, Etihad, Turkish Airlines | No nonstop Manila–Warsaw service; all routes ≥1 stop via Gulf hubs (DXB/AUH/DOH), Istanbul or Paris (CDG often cheapest). Booking ~5 weeks ahead saves ~26% (Kayak). Prices vary — estimate from [kayak.com](https://www.kayak.com/flight-routes/Manila-Ninoy-Aquino-Intl-MNL/Warsaw-Frederic-Chopin-WAW) ## What it's really like Filipinos are one of Poland's fastest-growing non-European communities — driven by labour migration, not politics — and are viewed unusually favourably: employers prize reliability, adaptability and English fluency, and officials treat Filipino applicants as low-risk. Shared Catholicism smooths integration in a way few Asian communities experience; Warsaw has active Filipino parish networks including a monthly community Mass in Mokotów. The real hazard is recruitment fraud: 2024 Al Jazeera investigations documented unaccredited agents charging Filipinos $3,500–5,000 for Polish jobs that never materialised. Students who apply directly through official channels report a generally smooth, neutral-to-positive reception in university cities. **Community:** ~21,000–25,000 Filipinos in Poland (Philippine Embassy estimate, January 2026), concentrated in Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań and Łódź — mostly workers in hospitality, care, banking and IT; the student cohort within it is small and no separate GUS count is published. ## Tips from students & forums 1. Book your BLS visa appointment (Makati or Cebu) at appointment.blspolandvisa.com early — slots must be taken no later than 15 days and at most 6 months before travel — and have your high-school diploma apostilled by the DFA before you go. [gov.pl](https://www.gov.pl/web/philippines/d-type-national-visa) 2. Avoid paid 'fixers' and unaccredited agencies promising guaranteed Polish visas — apply directly through BLS; Al Jazeera documented agents charging Filipinos $3,500–5,000 for Poland arrangements that never materialised. [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/1/26/these-filipinos-paid-thousands-for-a-job-in-poland-now-they-feel-cheated) 3. After arrival, join NFZ voluntary health insurance for ~€15/month rather than paying for private cover — university health centres then treat you free of charge. [study.gov.pl](https://study.gov.pl/health-insurance) ## Good to know - Poland issued 29,154 work permits to Filipinos in 2023 — the third-largest nationality after Indians and Nepalis — up from just 733 in 2017; by 2025 Filipinos (29,576 permits) had edged past India to become Poland's second-largest source of new foreign work permits after Colombia. - Polish work visas issued to Filipinos grew from 2,057 in 2018 to 22,557 in 2022 — one of the fastest-growing migration corridors to Poland. - Filipino applicants had a ~6% Schengen refusal rate in 2024, far below the ~15% global average — Polish authorities treat the Philippines as a low-risk nationality. [Philippines on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines) [Filipino community in Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinos_in_Poland) ## Frequently asked questions ### Do Filipino students need a visa to study in Poland? Filipino citizens need a Polish national long-stay (type D) study visa for programmes over 90 days. Typical processing: 2–4 weeks (15 days statutory, extendable to 30). BLS Poland Visa Application Centres in Makati (Metro Manila) and Cebu; decisions by the Embassy of Poland in Manila. Book at appointment.blspolandvisa.com — no later than 15 days and no more than 6 months before travel ### 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 Filipino students All 951 degrees in the catalogue are open to Filipino applicants — these picks match what students from Philippines 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 Filipino 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/). 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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).