Legal arrangements

The work regulations at AGH University can be found here.

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Here you can find a list of the most important arrangements you should take care of right after you arrive in Poland. Click here to download.

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You may need a visa to enter Poland. It can be either a Schengen visa or a national visa, issued specifically for staying in Poland. If you stay for a longer period of time, you should apply for residence permit as well.

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EU citizens or EEA: If you stay longer than 3 months you are required to register in the Voivodeship Office of the region (voivodeship) where you are staying. In the case of Kraków, it is a Lesser Poland Voivodeship Office (Małopolski Urząd Wojewódzki).

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What is a municipality/district office? In addition to having a visa and other permits, it is mandatory for all the visitors, but also for Polish nationals to register their stay in a municipality of your city/town. Required documents are listed below:

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PESEL number is a unique personal identification number that every Polish citizen must have. It is required for example to open a bank account, submit your annual tax declaration, or makes it easier to use medical services. It starts with your date of birth.

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In terms of location the AGH University of Krakow is centralized and all faculties’ buildings are situated within 40ha in a district called Krowodrza. The AGH University Student Campus is only a 15-minute walk from the Main Building to Krakow Main Square. If you rent a flat near the Campus, you will be able to […]

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What documents do I need to open a bank account in Poland? If you have an address of residence in Poland, opening a bank account is very easy – in some cases banks will allow you to open one without visiting a branch, using video identification or even sending you the final documents to sign […]

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