Who enters without a visa

Citizens of the states in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 enter without a visa for a stay of up to 90 days in a 180-day period (Art. 4 para. 1). The list includes, among others, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and the United States. For Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine - only for holders of biometric passports.

Citizens of the states in Annex I, for example India, Nepal, the Philippines, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Russia and Armenia, need a visa (Art. 3 para. 1). Check your country in both annexes.

Entry conditions

For a stay of up to 90 days in a 180-day period you must (Art. 6 para. 1 of the Schengen Borders Code):

  • have a valid travel document, valid for at least 3 months after the planned departure and issued within the last 10 years,
  • justify the purpose and conditions of your stay and have the means for the stay and the return,
  • not be listed in the SIS for the purpose of refusing entry,
  • not pose a threat to public order, internal security, public health or the international relations of the Member States.

Funds

The amount of funds is set by the regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration: at least 300 PLN for a stay of up to 4 days or 75 PLN for each day when the stay is longer (§ 2 para. 1). There is also an amount for the return, the equivalent of a ticket, not less than 200, 500 or 2 500 PLN (§ 3). You can confirm the funds with, among others, a bank certificate, a certificate of a credit card limit, a traveller's cheque or a return ticket (§ 4).

Refusal of entry

Entry is refused, among other cases, when you do not have a valid travel document or visa, you have used up 90 days in a 180-day period, you have not presented documents confirming the purpose of stay or you do not have sufficient funds (Art. 28 para. 1 points 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Act on Foreigners). How to count the days is described in the guide 90/180 days.

What visa-free travel does not give

  • The right to work. Work requires a permit or a declaration. Citizens of Georgia, Colombia and Venezuela need a visa from 15 August 2026 when they enter in connection with being entrusted with work (Journal of Laws 2026, item 1086). See: visa-free travel and work.
  • A stay longer than 90 days. An application for residence during visa-free travel is described in the guide visa-free travel and the residence card.