Visas and entry to Poland
Who needs a visa, who enters without one and how to count the days of stay. The rules on visas, invitations and visa-free travel in one place.
The rules for entering Poland depend on your citizenship, the purpose and the length of your stay. Citizens of the states listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 must have a visa. Citizens of the states in Annex II may enter without a visa for a stay of up to 90 days in a 180-day period (Art. 3 para. 1 and Art. 4 para. 1 of that Regulation).
A Schengen visa gives the right to stay for up to 90 days in a 180-day period. A national visa is for a longer stay - it is valid for one year at most (Art. 59 of the Act on Foreigners).
In this section we describe the work visa, the student visa, the invitation, visa-free travel and counting the 90/180 days. You will also find guides on work during visa-free travel, the residence application after entering without a visa, visa extension and visa refusal. If you plan a longer stay, see the residence card section.
Work visa
Work visa: when it is needed, which documents to submit, the 15-day deadline and the new visa requirement for Georgia, Colombia and Venezuela from 15.08.2026.
Student visa
National visa for studies in Poland: certificate from the university, funds, 30-day deadline, grounds for refusal and student work. Rules in force in 2026.
Invitation
Invitation of a foreigner: who can invite, entry in the register at the voivode, fee of 27 PLN, required funds of 515 PLN per month and validity of up to a year.
Visa-free travel
Visa-free travel: who enters Poland without a visa for 90 days in a 180-day period, the entry conditions and funds (300 PLN, 75 PLN a day) and what it does not give.
The 90/180 rule
How to count 90 days in a 180-day period in the Schengen area: the day of entry and exit, EES, who the limit does not apply to and the consequences of overstaying in Poland.
Visa-free travel and work
A stay without a visa does not give the right to work. Rules of work during visa-free travel and the ban for citizens of Venezuela, Georgia and Colombia from 22 August 2026.
Visa-free travel and residence card
Temporary residence application during a stay without a visa: the deadline of the last day of legal stay, legal stay after submitting and the limits (Art. 99, 108).
Visa extension
Extension of a Schengen and national visa and of a visa-free stay: statutory grounds, the voivode, the deadline for the application, legal stay after submitting and the fee.
Visa refusal
Refusal of a national or Schengen visa: statutory grounds, application for reconsideration within 14 days, appeal against a Border Guard decision and a new application.
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