Passport and Visas

Since 1989 Poland has been withdrawing many visa restrictions. Nowadays citizens from most of the countries (e.g., the Czech Republic, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Great Britain, the USA) are allowed to stay in Poland without a visa for 90 days.
After that period of time, all the necessary information concerning the further stay in Poland can be obtained from the Section for Foreigners of The Citizens Department of The Provincial Council: 00-263 Warszawa Dluga St. 5, tel.: +48/22/6956575
The Polish Ambassy in your country will provide you with all detailed information about the visas.

Types of visa and cost:

Tourist and Business: $25 (single-entry), $50 (multiple-entry); Transit: $10 (single-entry), $33 (multiple-entry); Work: $85. Certain nationals will have to pay more for visas. Reduced prices are available for students aged under 26 and for children. Contact Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy) for further details.

Validity:

Tourist and Business visas are valid up to 3 months from date of entry. Extensions can be arranged in Poland through the district passport office. Multiple-entry business visas are valid for 6 months. Transit visas are valid for up to 48 hours and are not required by passengers continuing their journey to a third country on the same day without leaving the transit area.

Application to:

Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy)

Application requirements:

Tourist visa: (a) Passport (must be valid for 12 months from date of issuing the visa). (b) Completed application form. (c) 2 passport-size photos. (d) Evidence of immigration status in country of residence, endorsed in current or previous passport (if applicable). (e) Fee. For Multiple-entry tourist visa: (a)-(e) and: (f) Details of travel itinerary, accommodation booking or invitation from friends of family.

For Business visa: (a)-(e) and: (f) Letter from applicant's company or organisation. For multiple-entry visas, a letter from the applicant's Polish partners.

For Transit visa: The visa for country of destination.

Note:

Applications submitted without these requirements will not be considered by the Consular offices and will be returned to the applicant. All visitors must possess sufficient funds to cover the cost of their stay.

Working days required:

For some passport holders it may take up to 10 days.