Non-EU Foreigners – obtaining medical license by foreigners-members of a regional medical chamber who acquired Polish citizenship
Legal basis:
- Act of 5 December 1996 on the profession of physician and dentist (Official publication: Dz. U. Nr 21, poz. 204 as amended)
- Act of 2 December 2009 on medical chambers (Official publication: Dz.U. Nr 30, poz. 158 as amended)
- Act of 25 June 1999 on social insurance financial benefits in the event of sickness and maternity (Official publication: Dz.U. Nr 60 poz. 636 as amended)
- Act of 29 August 1997 on personal data protection (Official publication: Dz.U. 2014/1182, as amended)
- Act of 25 June 1997 on foreigners (Official publication: Dz.U. Nr 114 poz. 739 as amended)
- Supreme Medical Council Resolution 30/10/VI of 3 September 2010 r. on detailed procedure for licensing of physicians and dentists and for keeping of the register of physicians and dentists (Official publication: SMC Bulletin of 2010, Number: 7)
Procedure Overview
Regional Medical Council adopts a resolution conferring medical license to practice in Poland, in accordance with acquired citizenship.
Required documents
- An application form: „ Wniosek o przyznanie prawa wykonywania zawodu zgodnie z posiadanym obywatelstwem” i.e. a request to confer medical license in accordance with acquired citizenship.
- a decision of the President of the Republic of Poland granting Polish citizenship.
- ID card.
- 1 photo in passport format, along with digital version in jpg file format – min. resolution: 420 x 525, max. file size: 200 KB.
- medical license document issued previously.
- personal data processing notice – signed statement
Relevant forms (templates)
| 1. Application W-4.pdf | ||||
| 2. Personal data protection notice | ||||
Charges/Fees
not required
Unit responsible
Organizational Committee
Where to apply
Regional Medical Chamber
Response period
One month
Appeal procedure
Within 14 days of receipt of negative decision the applicant may submit an appeal. An appeal shall be submitted to the Supreme Medical Council, by way of regional medical council. The applicant may appeal a Supreme Medical Council’s decision to the Supreme Administrative Court.
Uwagi
Dotyczy lekarza/lekarza stomatologa cudzoziemca członka okręgowej izby lekarskiej, który na mocy decyzji Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej uzyskał obywatelstwo polskie.
Notice
The proceeding concerns foreigners – physicians or dentists – who are members of a regional medical chamber and who were granted Polish citizenship by the President of the Republic of Poland.