Although you can use your card without any problems in Poland, it would be advised to create a Polish bank account. Using foreign account for your reimbursement will result in additional costs because of the currency conversion.<\/p>\n
If you decide to open a bank account in Poland, you should go to a bank with all required documents. To avoid going to a bank a couple of times and extending the whole process, you can call a chosen bank\u2019s helpline and explain your status (resident\/non-resident) and ask about required documents, if the PESEL number is required, if there is an online banking system in English, if in all branches there is a possibility to speak to a consultant in English, and if you will be able to use all additional banking services.<\/p>\n
Documents required by the selected banks in Poland (documents may change so it is best to consult with the helpline before going to a bank).<\/p>\n
Bank<\/strong><\/td>\n| Required documents<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n | Alior Bank<\/td>\n | EU citizens: passport \/ residence card (permanent\/temporary) \/ identity card<\/p>\n | Non-EU citizens: passport + residence card (permanent\/temporary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n BG\u017b BNP Paribas<\/td>\n | EU citizens: identity card \/ passport | \nNon-EU citizens: identity card\/passport + residence card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n BO\u015a Bank<\/td>\n | passport \/ identity card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Credit Agricole<\/td>\n | EU citizens: identity card \/ passport<\/p>\n | Non-EU citizens: residence card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Erste Bank (Santander)<\/td>\n | EU identity card \/ passport \/ residence card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Eurobank<\/td>\n | residence card (with photo, PESEL and address)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Getin Bank<\/td>\n | EU citizens: identity card\/passport + residence card\/certificate of registration of residence of an EU citizen<\/p>\n | Non-EU citizens: passport + residence card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Idea Bank<\/td>\n | passport \/ residence card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | mBank<\/td>\n | passport + residence card\/certificate of registration of residence of an EU citizen<\/p>\n | PESEL is required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Millennium<\/td>\n | passport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Nest Bank<\/td>\n | passport \/ identity card issued by an EU country | \nPESEL is required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Raiffeisen Polbank<\/td>\n | passport + residence card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | T-Mobile Us\u0142ugi Bankowe<\/td>\n | passport\/residence \/ certificate of registration of residence of an EU citizen \/ identity card | \nPESEL is required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n |