Poland Qualifications: Do You Need an NZQA Assessment?

Poland qualifications: do you need an NZQA assessment?

Immigration New Zealand lists 5 qualifications from Poland that do not need an IQA at NZQF levels 7 to 10, awarded by 56 listed institutions.

If your qualification is on this list, was awarded by a listed institution within the listed years, and is not excluded by the notes, Immigration New Zealand accepts its level without an International Qualification Assessment (IQA) from NZQA.

All of the conditions below have to be met together. Meeting one of them is not enough, and this is where most people go wrong: the qualification and the awarding institution are two separate checks.

When is a qualification from Poland exempt?

Immigration New Zealand exempts a qualification from assessment only when every one of these conditions is met. Meeting some of them is not enough.

the qualification is listed in the Academic Qualifications Table

the awarding institution is listed in the Awarding Institutions Table

the qualification abbreviation is listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table

the qualification was awarded from the year listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table

the qualification is not excluded by the notes listed under the Academic Qualifications Table

If any condition fails, you need an International Qualification Assessment from NZQA before you claim points for the qualification. Our guide to the IQA and NZQA assessment explains that process, and the SMC points system explainer covers what a qualification is worth once its level is confirmed.

Qualifications from Poland on the list

The NZQF level is the New Zealand framework level Immigration New Zealand accepts for the qualification. It is not a points score.

Qualification	Abbrev.	NZQF level
Tytuł Licencjat / Licencjata Tytuł Zawodowy Licencjat / Licencjata (speciality stated)	L	7
Tytuł inżynier	INZ	7
Tytuł Magister / Magistra Tytuł Zawodowy Magister / Magistra (Speciality stated)	M	9
Tytuł Magister / Magistra inżynier Tytuł Zawodowy Magister / Magistra inżynier	MInz	9
Doktor (speciality stated)	D	10

Notes on this table

* Abbreviations used are for the purpose of this list only
**Dyplom will be written at the top of all award certificates.
Note: Award certificates must be provided in their original language. The following must be referred to NZQA for an International Qualifications Assessment: - All honorary degrees - All listed qualifications where study was completed at any institution outside of the country, including any overseas campuses of any listed awarding institution - All listed qualifications that contain cross-credited courses or papers - All initial teacher training degrees - All qualifications awarded after 2018

Awarding institutions

Your qualification is only exempt if it was awarded by one of these institutions, the abbreviation appears against that institution, and the award year falls in the range shown.

Institution	Qualifications and years
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. (Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski 1990-2006)	L and M: 2006 D: 1990
Politechnika Białostocka	L and Inz: 2006 M and MInz: 2008 D: 1995
Politechnika Częstochowska	L and Inz: 2009 M and MInz: 2008 D: 1995
Politechnika Gdańska	L and Inz: 2007 M and MInz: 2011 D: 1990
Politechnika Koszalińska	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2006 D: 1996
Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki / Tadeusz Kościuszko, Politechnika Krakowska	L and Inz: 2009 M and MInz: 2008 D: 1990
Politechnika Łódzka	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2006 D: 1990
Politechnika Lubelska	L: 2010 Inz, M and MInz: 2007 D: 1995
Politechnika Opolska	L and Inz: 2011 M and MInz: 2008 D: 1997
Politechnika Poznańska	L and Inz: 2010 M and MInz: 2009 D: 1990
Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza	L, Inz, and D: 2008 M and MInz: 2010
Politechnika Śląska	L and Inz:2006 M and MInz: 2008 D: 1990
Politechnika Świętokrzyska	L and Inz: 2006 M and MInz:2009 D: 1995
Politechnika Warszawska	L and Inz: 2006 M and MInz: 2007 D: 1986
Politechnika Wrocławska	L and Inz: 2011 M and MInz: 2007 D: 1990
Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie	D: 2010
Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach	L and M: 2010 D: 2007
Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2006 D: 1990
Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie	L and M: 2007 D: 1991
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach	L, M, and D: 2010
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie	L, M, and D: 2007
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu	L, M, and D: 2008
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu	L, M, and D: 2008
Uniwersytet Gdański	L: 2008 M: 2005 D: 1990
Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach	L, Inz, M, MInz and D: 2011
Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2005 D: 1990
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2006 D: 1990
Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2007 D: 1999
Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy	L, Inz, M, MInz and D: 2005
Uniwersytet Łódzki	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2006 D: 1990
Uniwersytet Łódzki	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2006 D: 1990
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2006 D: 1990
Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu / Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu	L: 2012 D: 2007
Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu / Wrocławski Uniwersytet Medyczny	D: 2012
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku	D: 2008
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi	D: 2002
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie	D: 2008
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu	L and Inz: 2006 M and MInz: 2007 D: 2004
Uniwersytet Opolski	L, Inz and M: 2006 D: 2003
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach	L, Inz, M, MInz and D: 2010
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie	L, Inz, M, MInz and D:2008
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu	L, Inz, M, MInz and D: 2008
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wrocławiu	L, Inz, M, MInz and D: 2006
Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie	L and Inz: 2009 M, MInz and D: 2008
Uniwersytet Rzeszowski	L and M: 2006 D: 2001
Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach	L, Inz and M: 2006 D: 90
Uniwersytet Szczeciński	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2006 D: 1995
Uniwersytet Technologiczno - Humanistyczny im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego w Radomiu	L, Inz, M, MInz and D: 2012
Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy im. Jana i Jędrzeja Śniadeckich w Bydgoszczy / Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy w Bydgoszczy	L and Inz: 2008 M and MInz: 2009 D: 2006
Uniwersytet w Białymstoku	D: 2000
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie	L, Inz, M and MInz: 2006 D: 1999
Uniwersytet Warszawski	L: 2004 M: 2006 D: 1990
Uniwersytet Wrocławski	L and M: 2006 D: 1990
Uniwersytet Zielonogórski	L and Inz: 2009 M and MInz: 2006 D: 2003
Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny / Uniwersytet Medyczny w Warszawie	D: 2008
Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie	L, Inz, M, MInz and D: 2009

Source: Immigration New Zealand Operational Manual . Synced 13 September 2026.

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This page reproduces Immigration New Zealand's published List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment and is general information, not immigration advice. INZ revises the list, so check the linked source page before you rely on it. ProVisas is a licensed New Zealand immigration advisory firm (IAA Licence 201301110).