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    Secondary school certificate

    We would like to inform that under the Act of 4 April 2025 (Ustawa o zmianie niektórych ustaw w celu wyeliminowania nieprawidłowości w systemie wizowym Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), from 1 July 2025 NAWA Director will issue recognition statements on a secondary education certificate confirming the right to apply for admission to first-cycle studies or long-cycle studies.

    ATTENTION: Applications for a recognition statement on a secondary education certificate submitted in the SYRENA System before the 1 July 2025 will be rejected.

     

    From July 1, 2025, individual recognition statements on secondary education certificates confirming the right to apply for admission to first-cycle studies or long-cycle studies are issued

    • within 60 days from the date of submission of the complete set of required documents in the SYRENA System,
    • in a form of a digitally signed PDF document,
    • in Polish,
    • free of charge.

    To obtain a recognition statement on a foreign secondary school certificate:

    • prepare scans of required documents - in PDF or JPG format, with maximum size of each file of 3 MB. Please pay attention to step 2 and step 3 described in the instructions to enter the document data correctly and attach properly:
      • secondary school certificate giving the access to higher education on which the recognition statement you wish to obtain
      • transcript of records / supplement / list of subjects and grades attached to the certificate (if applicable)
      • previous document of education - document which was the basis for the admission to secondary school
      • certified translations of all the abovementioned documents (unless they are issued in: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian)
      • identity card (passport)
      • document stating the change of surname
      • declaration filled in and signed by a parent or a legal guardian authorizing to submit the application (in the case of a minor applicant)
        pdfoświadczenie-PL      pdfdeclaration-EN
      • in the case of refugees – a refugee status document
    • fill in the application form and add scans of the required documents in the SYRENA System,
    • to submit the application correctly click the individual activation link generated in the SYRENA System and sent to the e-mail address provided in the application form,
    • check the status of your application in the SYRENA System at any time,
    • download the individual recognition statement after receiving a notification sent via the SYRENA System.

    In case of technical problems, please contact us via e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Go to the SYRENA System

    SYSTEM SYRENA

    We advise also to check the section FAQ – frequently asked questions https://nawa.gov.pl/en/recognition/recognition-for-academic-purposes/faq-frequently-asked-questions.

     

     

    SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATES RECOGNIZED AUTOMATICALLY - as of 24.06.2025

    NOTE: Individual recognition statement is not required

     

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