Visa requirements for Poland
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Polish Visa and Residence Procedures
You may apply for a visa if you intend to enter the territory of the Republic of Poland and reside there for the period not longer than three months and you are not the citizen of a country with which the Republic of Poland concluded an agreement on the abolition of the visa obligation.
You may apply for a visa if you have a valid travel document authorizing you to return to the country of permanent residence or to the entry in the territory of another country. The visa should be affixed to the travel document if the term of validity of such document exceeds the date when the alien must leave the territory of the Republic of Poland, as stated in the visa, by at least three months.
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT
Visas entitle a foreigner to stay in Poland no longer than 6 months within a period of 12 months. If you are planning to stay more than 6 months, instead of prolonging the visa you should apply for temporary residence permit. Among the circumstances that justify the residence on the territory of the Republic of Poland for a period longer than 6 months are the following:
● taking up studies by an alien who has sufficient resources to cover the costs of the studies and maintenance during the studies without the need to use social allowances, confirmed by a certificate issued by a public or non-public university or college confirming the enrolment of the alien;
● participating in training courses and internship organized as part of the European Union programs;
If you stay abroad, the application for granting the temporary residence permit should be filed via the consular office. If you stay, however, in Poland you should visit the Department of Citizen Affairs in the Urzd Wojewódzki (Voivodship Office) in the capital city of the respective province.
In the event that you apply for the temporary residence permit in connection with the studies you are obliged to submit:
1. four copies of the completed form of application for the temporary residence permit;
2. four color photographs (size 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm);
3. documents confirming the source of income or own financial resources and their value;
4. the certificate confirming the fulfillment of the residence registration obligation (in the event of filling an application with the voivod).
5. a certificate from the competent tax office regarding the performance of tax liabilities towards the Republic of Poland;
6. certificate issued by the public or non-public university or college regarding the studies;
7. the stamp duty or the receipt confirming the payment of the consular fee.
If you reside in Poland you should file the application for granting or prolonging the temporary residence permit at least 45 days before the end of the residence period on the basis of the visa or the period for which the preceding temporary residence permit was issued. In the event that the voivod may not issue the decision within the above-specified time, you will obtain the visa for the period until the completion of the proceedings before the authority in 1 the first instance.
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Polish Visa and Residence Procedures
You may apply for a visa if you intend to enter the territory of the Republic of Poland and reside there for the period not longer than three months and you are not the citizen of a country with which the Republic of Poland concluded an agreement on the abolition of the visa obligation.
You may apply for a visa if you have a valid travel document authorizing you to return to the country of permanent residence or to the entry in the territory of another country. The visa should be affixed to the travel document if the term of validity of such document exceeds the date when the alien must leave the territory of the Republic of Poland, as stated in the visa, by at least three months.
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT
Visas entitle a foreigner to stay in Poland no longer than 6 months within a period of 12 months. If you are planning to stay more than 6 months, instead of prolonging the visa you should apply for temporary residence permit. Among the circumstances that justify the residence on the territory of the Republic of Poland for a period longer than 6 months are the following:
● taking up studies by an alien who has sufficient resources to cover the costs of the studies and maintenance during the studies without the need to use social allowances, confirmed by a certificate issued by a public or non-public university or college confirming the enrolment of the alien;
● participating in training courses and internship organized as part of the European Union programs;
If you stay abroad, the application for granting the temporary residence permit should be filed via the consular office. If you stay, however, in Poland you should visit the Department of Citizen Affairs in the Urzd Wojewódzki (Voivodship Office) in the capital city of the respective province.
In the event that you apply for the temporary residence permit in connection with the studies you are obliged to submit:
1. four copies of the completed form of application for the temporary residence permit;
2. four color photographs (size 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm);
3. documents confirming the source of income or own financial resources and their value;
4. the certificate confirming the fulfillment of the residence registration obligation (in the event of filling an application with the voivod).
5. a certificate from the competent tax office regarding the performance of tax liabilities towards the Republic of Poland;
6. certificate issued by the public or non-public university or college regarding the studies;
7. the stamp duty or the receipt confirming the payment of the consular fee.
If you reside in Poland you should file the application for granting or prolonging the temporary residence permit at least 45 days before the end of the residence period on the basis of the visa or the period for which the preceding temporary residence permit was issued. In the event that the voivod may not issue the decision within the above-specified time, you will obtain the visa for the period until the completion of the proceedings before the authority in 1 the first instance.
