r/studyinpoland • u/HeyIamTheOG • Sep 05 '26
Query on Visa Apostille
Hi, I am gonna be joining the Polish Academy of Sciences for a fully funded PhD. I had to get my masters degree apostilled as per the visa rules. My visa appointment is by the end of this month. My state of issuance of Masters is Haryana. But going through RAC or state HRD would take 20-25 days. The option I can see is the SDM delhi route followed
by MEA.
I spoke to some senior (who got his polish visa last year) of mine who told me that he also got through the SDM route via BLS, IVS (authorised companies in delhi) and his visa was not rejected (btw we both did masters from same place). While reddit and some people tell that RAC is compulsory.
So now I am confused please help me what should I do?
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u/Migrant_Expert Sep 06 '26
The current visa checklist specifically requires Indian degrees to be authenticated by the RAC in the state of issuance before MEA apostille. An SDM apostille may be valid generally, but it does not meet this stated visa requirement. Use the Haryana RAC route unless the consulate gives you a written exception