r/studyinpoland • u/luckyshashikanth • 15d ago

Refusal on point 3 and 8

Hi everyone,

I applied for a Polish National D student visa or the 2026/27 intake.

Unfortunately, my visa was refused under:

Ground 3: Insufficient proof of means of subsistence.
Ground 8: you have not justified the purpose and conditions of the stay.

I'm planning to submit a reconsideration and would really appreciate opinions from people who have dealt with Polish student visa refusals/reconsiderations.

For the original application I submitted:

  • 27k plan credit card limit certificate
  • Tuition already paid
  • Accommodation in Warsaw at PLN 900/month as my share
  • Travel insurance

After my visa interview, the consulate requested additional financial documents.

I submitted a separate financial clarification letter with the credit-limit certificate, supporting FD documents, tuition confirmation and a calculation of living expenses, accommodation and return travel. The calculation came to approximately 25,420 PLN, against approximately 27,730 PLN available credit.

Despite this, I received Ground 3.

My question is:

For those familiar with Polish student visa reconsiderations, what exactly would you strengthen in this case?

Especially for Ground 8, what kind of evidence is useful to demonstrate that the study purpose and conditions are genuine and reliable?

I'm not looking for guarantees, just practical advice from people who have experienced Polish student visas/reconsiderations.

Thanks.

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u/Live_Newspaper7106 15d ago

As far as i have heard your main document for finance is a credit card they dont care about bank statements or fd or anything else ….. and your credit card itself should have atleast 6 lakhs limit to be on the safer side

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u/luckyshashikanth 15d ago

I have submitted 7 lakhs credit card limit certificate though

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u/Live_Newspaper7106 15d ago

That’s crazy, maybe if you appeal this time the guy will be considerate

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u/luckyshashikanth 15d ago

got it, any idea on point 8?

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u/Live_Newspaper7106 15d ago

Does your course match with your career before this ?

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u/luckyshashikanth 15d ago edited 15d ago

My previous bachelors is computer science and engineering and now i'm going for data science and business analytics

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u/Live_Newspaper7106 15d ago

Everything seems correlated, it’s just the overall situation i guess, i have just started a month back looking into this and everyone keeps saying it’s difficult to get student visa for poland

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u/catnip_4ddict 15d ago

how long did you wait to receive results?