Medical insurance for international students

The study visa, the residence permit for studies and the insurance condition, explained step by step.

Students with backpacks walking along a university corridor

Who it is for

Studying at a Polish university

The Act on Foreigners treats university studies and education at a doctoral school as a visa purpose of their own, and a visa for this purpose can only be a national visa (Article 60).

For full-time studies or a doctoral school, the visa sticker carries the annotation “student” (Article 60(3)).

If you stay longer, the temporary residence permit for studies lists insurance among its conditions (Article 144).

Dates of cover chosen by you
Poland or Schengen as the area
Sum insured of EUR 30,000

Act on Foreigners, Article 144

Conditions of the permit for studies

Insurance is one of the four conditions listed in the Act.

Letter from the university

The university confirms that you have been admitted or that you continue your studies.

Fee payment

For paid studies: proof that you have paid for a semester or a full year.

Insurance

Either health insurance or written confirmation from an insurer that it pays for treatment in Poland.

Means of support

Funds for living costs, the journey home and the cost of your studies.

Hospital stay and procedures

Treatment of sudden illness and accidents

Transport to your country of residence

Medical transport

Our policy

Cover for your studies in Poland

Match the start and end of the cover to your visa or permit, and pick Poland or Schengen. The sum insured is EUR 30,000.

Payment is made online, and the policy is then issued in PDF format.

Calculate your premium

Questions

Frequently asked questions

A first-year student receives it for 15 months; if an EU or multilateral programme with mobility measures covers the studies, the first permit lasts 2 years (Article 145(1)).

At a doctoral school, the first permit covers 2 years and 6 months (Article 145(1a)).

Yes. For entry on a national visa, the Act on Foreigners asks for Polish public health insurance or a travel medical policy of at least EUR 30,000 covering the planned stay (Article 25).

Coming to study in Poland?

Choose the dates of cover for your stay and check the premium.