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Are you applying for a long-term EU residence permit?

Take a look at changes regarding the confirmation of the Polish language proficiency.

Polish language proficiency can be confirmed  by one of the documents listed below:

1) An official certificate of Polish language competence at the basic communication level (B1)
– passing the Polish language exam as a foreign language and obtaining a certificate* issued by the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language.
*a graduate of a university where Polish was the language of instruction, or a high school or a post-high school graduate who has a school – leaving certificate, which is recognized in the education system of the Republic of Poland – after submitting  the application and paying the fee for issuing the certificate an applicant receives a certificate without the requirement  to take the exam.

2) a school or university graduation certificate obtained in the Republic of Poland with Polish as the language of instruction;

3)a school-leaving certificate obtained from a school abroad with Polish as the language of instruction* corresponding to a school or university within the meaning of Polish law;
* does not apply to a minor foreigner who is under 16 years of age on the date of submitting the application  for a long-term residence permit.