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Packing list in Warsaw

A packing checklist for Warsaw, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Four passport photos, 35 × 45 mm (for the residence card and transit passes)
Apostilled birth and marriage certificates, with sworn Polish translations (family residence cases and civil registration ask for them)

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type E plug adapters (round pins with an earth pin, 230V)

Apps

Jakdojade and Bolt installed

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit
EHIC, or a UK GHIC (covers state care until you are insured in Poland)
Proof of your previous health insurance (form S1 or S-041) (avoids NFZ's gap charge if you ever need voluntary cover)

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes
Thermal base layers and a hat (January days often stay below freezing)

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day
Three months of bank statements, for landlords

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline
Indoor slippers (shoes come off at the door in Polish homes)

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