> Markdown version of https://apply.edu.pl/study-in-poland/from/united-kingdom/ — the HTML page is canonical. 1. [Home](/) 2. [By country](/study-in-poland/) 3. United Kingdom # Study in Poland from United Kingdom A practical, honest guide for British students — visas, refusal rates, flights, costs and what life is really like. Backed by sources, not marketing.  Northern Europe [Browse English-taught programmes](/programs/) [How to apply](/guides/how-to-apply/) No Study visa required visa-free entry Direct Flights to Warsaw €20–170 one-way (est.) ## Visas & entry No visa for ≤90 days (post-Brexit Schengen visa-free), but study >90 days needs a type D visa or temporary residence permit | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Processing time | ~2 weeks (up to 15 days statutory; allow extra time for a consulate appointment) | | Where to apply | Polish consulates in the UK (London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast) for the type D, or a temporary residence permit at the voivodeship office after arrival | | Proof of funds | No fixed amount on study.gov.pl ('sufficient means to support yourself'); Polish practice commonly uses ~776 PLN/month (~€180) plus return-travel funds — confirm the current threshold with your consulate | ### Key documents - UK passport (Schengen visa-free short stay) - visa application form + biometric photo - acceptance letter (document confirming purpose of stay) - proof of sufficient means - health insurance Source: [study.gov.pl](https://study.gov.pl/visa-application) ## Getting there London (LHR/LGW/LTN/STN) → Warsaw (WAW/WMI) | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Typical price | €20–170 one-way (est.) | | Flight time | 2.4 h | | Airlines | Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT, easyJet | ~400 direct flights a week link London and Warsaw, with nonstop one-way fares from ~£18 on Ryanair, Wizz Air and LOT. Prices vary — estimate from [kiwi.com](https://www.kiwi.com/en/cheap-flights/london-united-kingdom/warsaw-poland/) ## What it's really like Britain and Poland have unusually dense people-to-people ties — Poles were for years the largest foreign nationality in the UK — so British students arrive somewhere that knows the UK well. CBOS's February 2025 nationalities survey found 50% of Poles declaring sympathy for the English against 13% dislike, keeping them among the better-liked nations, though sympathy is down 5 points from the post-2022 peak. The British community itself is small — roughly 6,500 UK nationals around the time of Brexit — mostly professionals in Warsaw and Kraków, so students plug into the broader international scene rather than a ready-made British one. The friction is post-Brexit paperwork (type D visa, residence permit, PESEL), not social reception; English speakers are well accommodated in the big university cities. **Community:** Small — ~6,500 UK nationals were estimated resident in Poland at the time of Brexit (2021, per estimates reported by Notes from Poland), with ~3,100 applying for post-Brexit residence documents in 2021 alone; Poland publishes no separate count of British students, who sit outside its top-30 source countries. ## Tips from students & forums 1. Visa-free entry doesn't cover study >90 days — since Brexit, UK citizens need a national type D visa or a temporary residence permit from the voivodeship office, the same third-country route as Americans. [euraxess.pl](https://www.euraxess.pl/poland/entry-conditions-information-non-eu-citizens) 2. Apply for a Student UK GHIC before you leave — it covers necessary state healthcare in your country of study for the duration of your course; the application asks for your educational institution's details, the address where you're studying and your course dates. [faq.nhsbsa.nhs.uk](https://faq.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/knowledgebase/article/KA-26811/en-us) 3. Book Ryanair/Wizz Air/LOT nonstop from London early (~2.5h) — with ~400 direct flights a week and one-way fares from ~£18, going home for a weekend is often cheaper than a Polish intercity train. [kiwi.com](https://www.kiwi.com/en/cheap-flights/london-united-kingdom/warsaw-poland/) ## Good to know - New Polish student enrolments at UK universities fell by roughly 80% between 2020/21 and 2023/24 after post-Brexit fee changes (Migration Observatory) — reversing the direction of a flow that long defined UK–Poland student mobility. - The UK was still among the five most common destinations for Poles studying abroad in 2022, alongside Denmark, the USA, the Netherlands and Germany (RAD-on 2024 report). - London–Warsaw is one of Europe's densest budget-air corridors, with roughly 400 direct flights a week. [United Kingdom on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) ## Frequently asked questions ### Do British students need a visa to study in Poland? British 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 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 British students All 951 degrees in the catalogue are open to British applicants — these picks match what students from United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 British-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).