Yes. You can get a medical certificate in Gdańsk online today. A licensed doctor reviews your case and issues a same day PDF from €34.99, valid for use with employers, schools and other institutions across Poland.
Last updated: 10 September 2026
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Getting a Medical Certificate in Gdańsk
Gdańsk is Pomorskie's capital and the largest of the three Tricity ports and cities, alongside Gdynia and Sopot, with a long shipbuilding history that has given way to a broader industrial, logistics and growing technology and business-process sector. As a major Baltic port, a fair amount of documentation demand here traces back to travel — for staff, contractors and visitors moving through the city, its port and its airport.
The University of Gdańsk is the city's largest higher-education institution, and illness affecting an exam or coursework there is generally handled through a process the individual faculty sets, the same as elsewhere in Poland.
Nothing about this involves visiting a clinic in Gdańsk — the assessment is online from start to finish, reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Poland wherever you happen to be in the country. You don't need to be fit enough to travel across the Tricity to have your case looked at.
A major Baltic port city
Gdańsk's shipbuilding history has given way to a broader industrial, logistics and technology base. Larger employers here generally run their own absence-documentation process on top of the statutory minimum.
University of Gdańsk
The city's largest higher-education institution, with its own process for illness affecting exams or coursework — check what your department actually asks for.
Port, airport and Tricity travel
Fit-to-fly and general travel documentation for people moving through Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot. Airline and carrier requirements vary, so confirm directly with them too.
For statutory Polish sick pay, start with your own doctor
Our certificate is a separate general medical document. If you need the ZUS-linked zwolnienie lekarskie for statutory sick pay, that comes from your own treating doctor through the ZUS ZLA system, not from us.
All Certificate Types Available in Poland
Every certificate type is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Poland. Choose the one that matches your situation. Our certificates are a complementary option alongside Poland's formal ZUS-linked zwolnienie lekarskie, not a replacement for it. Each request goes through the same core process: an online assessment, a genuine doctor review, and a same-day PDF if the doctor considers it clinically appropriate to issue one.
Sick Leave Certificate
For documenting illness to an employer, school, or institution for purposes outside Poland's formal ZUS sick-pay system, for example freelance/B2B arrangements, a second supporting document for an employer, or short-term absence notes. Not a substitute for the formal ZUS-linked zwolnienie lekarskie required for statutory sick pay.
From €34.99Sports Fitness Certificate
For Poland's sports clubs, school sports, and competitions requiring medical clearance to participate, sometimes requested as a zaświadczenie lekarskie o zdolności do uprawiania sportu. Covers general fitness-to-participate questions asked by club administrators. Valid 12 months.
From €34.99General Fitness Certificate
For gym membership and personal training sign-up in Poland where a health declaration is requested, or where a trainer or facility asks for confirmation you're fit to begin a new exercise programme.
From €34.99General Medical Certificate
For insurance claims, visa applications, legal proceedings, and education-related documentation in Poland, where an institution asks for independent written confirmation of a medical assessment.
From €34.99How It Works in Gdańsk
Complete assessment
3-5 minutes. Select your certificate type, confirm Poland as your country, and answer relevant health questions honestly and in detail. No payment is taken until a doctor has looked at your case.
Doctor reviews your case
Reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Poland, generally during Poland business hours (9am-6pm CET/CEST, Monday-Friday). The doctor may request more information before deciding whether it's clinically appropriate to issue a certificate.
Receive your PDF
Emailed same day, usually within 30 minutes of approval, with doctor credentials and a verification reference that the recipient (an employer, school, club, or insurer) can check independently.
What a Gdańsk Medical Certificate Is Used For
General medical documentation
Supporting documentation for everyday situations where evidence of a genuine medical assessment is useful, without needing to have been examined in person in Gdańsk.
Insurance and travel documentation
Insurers and airlines commonly ask for evidence that a genuine medical assessment took place, particularly around travel through the Tricity. Check what your specific insurer or carrier requires.
University of Gdańsk and coursework
The University of Gdańsk runs its own process for illness affecting exams or coursework. This can support that process, but the department's own requirements are what matters.
Not a substitute for statutory sick-pay documentation
If you need paid sick leave recognised by an employer through ZUS, that requires a zwolnienie lekarskie in the ZUS ZLA format from your own treating doctor — not this certificate.
Poland Pricing: All Certificate Types
| Certificate Type | Our Price | Typical Private Consultation |
|---|---|---|
| Sick Leave Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Sports Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Fit to Fly Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Return to Work Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Medical Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
Private consultation costs are typical ranges reported for private doctor visits in Poland and vary by location, clinic, and specialism. Public-system appointments may cost less where available, but generally involve longer waiting times and are not always geared toward same-day, purpose-specific documentation.
Poland Legal Snapshot: What Applies in Gdańsk
Sick-leave and certificate rules are set nationally, so what follows applies in Gdańsk exactly as it does anywhere else in Poland.
Poland's formal, statutory sick-pay certificate is called a zwolnienie lekarskie (a medical leave certificate). It is generally issued electronically, in the ZUS ZLA format, by a doctor or dentist authorised by ZUS to issue it (most often your own treating doctor) directly to ZUS (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych, Poland's social insurance institution) and to your employer. This formal document is generally tied to an examination within the Polish healthcare system; it isn't something an online-only service can issue on ZUS's behalf. Our online general medical certificate is a separate, complementary document intended for purposes such as insurance, visa applications, legal matters, education, sport, and travel, rather than a replacement for the formal ZUS-linked zwolnienie for statutory sick pay. If your only need is documenting illness to your employer for statutory Polish sick pay, the usual route is generally your treating doctor issuing a zwolnienie lekarskie through the ZUS ZLA system. Freelancers and B2B contractors operating outside a standard employment contract may face different documentation expectations than employees covered by ZUS, so it's worth checking directly with your client, insurer, or the relevant institution about what they will actually accept before relying on either type of certificate. In everyday English this is often just called a doctor's note for Poland, even where the official local term differs.
| Local document name | Zwolnienie lekarskie, commonly issued in the electronic ZUS ZLA format. The informal, colloquial term used in everyday conversation is "L4." |
|---|---|
| English translation | Medical leave certificate, generally used for statutory sick-pay purposes |
| Who typically issues it | A doctor or dentist authorised by ZUS to issue e-ZLA certificates, most often your own treating doctor, after examining you directly |
| How it's typically submitted | Generally transmitted electronically by the issuing doctor directly to ZUS and to your employer, without you needing to hand over a paper form yourself |
| Governing institution | ZUS (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych): Poland's social insurance institution, which administers statutory sick pay |
| Data protection law | RODO: the Polish name for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) itself, which applies directly in Poland |
Note on our certificates: GetMedicalCertificate does not issue the formal ZUS-linked zwolnienie lekarskie and cannot transmit anything directly into the ZUS ZLA system. Our general medical certificate is intended for other purposes, such as insurance, visa, legal, education, sport, and travel documentation, where a doctor's review and a signed PDF are what's requested, rather than statutory sick pay through ZUS. If your only need is documenting illness to your employer for statutory Polish sick pay, the formal route is generally through your own treating doctor's zwolnienie lekarskie, and it's worth speaking to your employer or HR contact first about which document they actually expect to see.
Our Poland Medical Team
Every Poland certificate is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Poland. A clinician will only issue a certificate after assessing your case and if it is clinically appropriate to do so. If not, you receive a full refund. Our doctors review your case for the purpose you've requested, such as insurance, visa, legal, education, sport, fitness, or travel documentation. They do not issue Poland's formal ZUS-linked zwolnienie lekarskie, which is generally handled by your own treating doctor within the Polish healthcare system.
Registered practitioners, not a call centre.
Every doctor is independently verified against their national medical council before they see a single patient - including for patients in Gdańsk.
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Reg. #Medical Certificates in Gdańsk: Common Questions
No. The assessment is completed online and reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Poland, so where you are in the country makes no difference to the process or the price. This page exists because people search for their own city, not because the service works differently in Gdańsk.
Our certificate is €34.99 flat, which includes the doctor's review, the PDF and its verification reference. A private doctor visit in Poland commonly falls in the €50-€120 range depending on the type of consultation. That said, a certificate is not a substitute for care: if you need to be examined or treated, see a doctor.
No, and it's worth being clear about that. Poland's formal, statutory sick-pay certificate — the zwolnienie lekarskie, commonly called an L4 — is normally issued electronically by your own treating doctor directly into the ZUS ZLA system, tied to ZUS and your employer. Our certificate is a separate, complementary general medical document, for insurance, visa, education, sport or travel purposes. If you specifically need statutory Polish sick pay, the usual route is your own treating doctor, not us.
Yes, fit-to-fly is one of the certificate types we assess. Airline requirements differ and depend on how recent your surgery, illness or pregnancy stage is, so check the airline's stated policy and tell us what it asks for — the review is against that policy rather than a generic template.
Same day, usually within 30 minutes of the doctor approving your case during business hours. Some cases take longer where the doctor needs more information from you before making a decision.
A certificate anyone can check - in seconds.
Every certificate is issued by a doctor registered with their national medical council, after a real assessment, and carries a reference code that resolves instantly - whether your employer is in Dublin, Berlin or Warsaw.
- ✓Issued only after a genuine clinical review
- ✓Unique reference code, checkable by anyone
- ✓Covers sick leave, fitness-to-work & carer's leave
- ✓Delivered as a signed PDF within the hour
