You've landed in Poland.
Here's what to know.
A practical, community-written guide covering transport, documents, healthcare, language, and career resources — everything to help Rwandans settle into life in Poland with confidence.
FAQ — Poland & the Embassy
Poland iba hehe?
Ni Polonye mu Kinyarwanda, Poland mu cyongereza cg Pologne mu gifaransa, ni igihugu kikiri gishya mu bihugu bigize Ubumwe bw'Uburayi. Iherereye mu Burayi bwo hagati ikaba ihana imbibi n'Ubudage, Repuburika ya Ceke, Slovakiya, Ukraine, Biyelarusi, Uburusiya na Lituwaniya.
Ambasade y'u Rwanda muri Poland
Ihagarariwe na Nyakubahwa Prof. SHYAKA Anastase, ikorera i Warsaw: Karwińska 21, 02-639 Warszawa. Itanga serivise zose umunyarwanda yakenera mu gihe yaba ari mu mahanga.
Umuryango Nyarwanda (RCA)
Muri buri mugi urimo nibura abanyarwanda barenga icumi haba hari umuyobozi ubahagarariye (Regional leader). Komite nyobozi igizwe na Chairman, Deputy Chairman, na ba Commissioner batandukanye bashinzwe Gender, Youth & Culture, Investment & Business, Skills & Innovation, Mobilisation, na Secretary.
Guhaha no Gutega Bus
Guhaha (Shopping)
ŻABKA ni supermarket nto iba hafi y'urugo, ariko ihenze — nziza ku byihutirwa. Ushaka guhaha byinshi kandi bihendutse: Makro, AUCHAN, BIEDRONKA, LIDL na KAUFLAND.
Gutega (Public Transport)
Application "JAKDOJADE" ifasha kumenya aho ufata bus/tram no kugura amatike. Ingendo zihuza imigi zigurirwa kuri rozklad-pkp.pl. Kuva ku kibuga cy'indege cya Warsaw Chopin: bus 175, 148, 331, N32, cyangwa Train.
Station on request (przystanek na żądanie): ugomba kuzamura akaboko kugira ngo bus ihagarare. Bus ya nijoro irangwa n'inyuto N. Koresha application (Bolt, Uber) aho kwitega taxi mu muhanda.
Kwiga Ururimi
Kwiga Igipolonye birafasha cyane mu kubona akazi, serivise z'ubuvuzi, guhaha, n'ibijyanye n'amategeko.
Ku buntu
- Somalia Foundation — +48 22 658 04 87 — biuro@fds.org.pl
- Ocalenie Foundation — +48 22 828 04 50 — polski@ocalenie.org.pl
- Learn Polish in Warsaw (Praga Płd Library) — obcojezyczna@bppragapd.pl
- Migrant Centre FU SHENFU — osrodek@migrant.pl
- Foundation LINGUAE MUNDI — sekretariat@linguaemundi.pl
Ibigo byigenga
- SV School Language Center — +48 733 340 181 — contact@svschool.pl
- Dialogue Club — +48 664 788 004 — www.klubdialogu.pl
- School of Foreign Languages TFLS — +48 793 830 400 — biuro@tfls.com.pl
Ibyangombwa by'Ibanze
Nimero ya Telefone
Ibonwa ukigera ku kibuga cy'indege ugaragaje Passport. Ku batarabona contract, SIM ya LYCAMOBILE itanga guhamagara ku buntu hagati yayo.
Nimero PESEL
Ikenewe muri serivise nyinshi. Isabwa ufite rental contract na passport, ku "Inhabitant Service Centres" — ni itegeko ku muntu uzamara iminsi irenze 30, uyisaba mbere y'iminsi ine.
Karta Pobytu (Residence Card)
Isimbura Visa — isabwa nibura amezi abiri mbere yuko Visa irangira.
Amasezerano y'Inzu & Zameldowanie
Rental contract ni ngombwa cyane — azasabwa muri serivise nyinshi. Zameldowanie (Meldunek) ni nko kwiyandikisha aho utuye, bisabwa ku murenge waho utuye.
Nimero y'Intabaza
Numer Alarmowy — nimero rusange ikoreshwa guhamagara service zose zitanga ubufasha bwihutirwa ku buntu. Ntago ari ngombwa kongera guhamagara izindi nimero.
- 997Police
- 998Abazimya Umuriro
- 999Ambulans
Uburyo bwo Kwivuza
a) Ubuvuzi bwa Leta (NFZ)
Umuntu ufite akazi gafite kontaro aba afite ubwishingizi bwa leta — kwivuriza ni ubuntu, keretse imiti.
b) Ubuvuzi Bwigenga
Butanga serivise nziza vuba, abaganga benshi bavuga icyongereza. Ibigo bizwi: LUX MED na MEDICOVER.
- Abonnement — nka mutuelle yigenga, wishyura buri kwezi.
- Medical insurance — gikenewe mu gusaba Residence Card/Visa (bigera ku 30,000 Euros). Ingero: PZU, VIENNA, POLISARIUM.
c) Izamu (24h)
Ul. 1 Sierpnia 8, Warsaw
Al. Rzeczypospolitej 5, Warsaw
Gutunga Ikinyabiziga
Ushobora kugura imodoka kuri murandasi, ku muntu ku giti cye, cyangwa kuri compani. Reba: vehicle history card, registration document, insurance policy, n'infunguzo (nibura ebyiri).
Ukimara kugura, ugomba kuyandikisha mu minsi 30 ku biro by'akarere (powiat office), ufite imyirondoro y'abantu nibura babiri bayitunze mbere yawe.
Career & Learning Resources
Top 10 Sites for Your Career
10 Tech Skills in Demand
Free Online Courses
Resume Review
Interview Preparation
Prepared by Joseph UWAGABA Caleb, Commissioner in Charge of Skills, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer — RCA-Poland (2021–2023). Also available as PDF download.