Visa for Poland — price

What types of visas are available for Poland, and what are the associated costs? Here’s the most important information about the prices of Polish visas!

Visas for Poland — types

There are three main types of visas for Poland:

• A Type C visa, or Schengen visa, which allows you to stay legally not only in Poland but also in other countries within the Schengen Area;
• A Type D visa, i.e. a national visa;
• A D21 visa, i.e. a humanitarian visa.

How much do the various visas for Poland cost?

How much does a visa to Poland cost? Visa to Poland – price

The cost of a national visa for Poland is determined by the schedule of consular fees set out in the current Regulation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of 5 May 2022 amending the regulation on consular fees.

According to the provisions of this regulation, the fee for accepting and processing an application for a national visa is 80 euros.

The cost of accepting and processing an application for a Schengen visa is the same.

The fee for accepting and processing an application for the reconsideration of a Schengen visa or national visa application is also 80 euros.

In all these cases, the fee is non-refundable in the event of a refusal.

Visa fees for Poland are set to rise soon!

However, the above fees are set to change very soon.

This change is set out in a draft amendment to the Regulation on consular fees, under which the fee for accepting and processing an application for a national visa is soon to rise from 80 to as much as 135 euros.

At the same time, an increase in fees for the acceptance and processing of Schengen visa applications is also planned. In this case, the fee is set to rise from 80 to 90 euros.

Visa costs for Poland – do you always have to pay? NO! When are exemptions and reductions available?

In accordance with Article 113 of the Act of 25 June 2015 – Consular Law: fees for accepting and processing a visa application are not charged to:

• a family member of a citizen of the European Union,
• the spouse of a Polish citizen,
• a minor child of a Polish citizen or a minor child of their spouse, their parent or their spouse’s parent (provided the child or parent is dependent on the Polish citizen or their spouse).

In accordance with the Regulation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of 22 December 2022 amending the regulation on reduced consular fees, citizens of Belarus are eligible for a reduced fee of 35 euros.

Do you want to obtain a Polish visa and need help with the process?

Are you a foreign national wishing to obtain a visa for Poland? Or perhaps you wish to extend your visa in Poland? The ‘Firma Dla Każdego’ Foundation can assist you in the process of obtaining a Polish visa.

The ‘Firma Dla Każdego’ Foundation assists foreign nationals from various countries with administrative procedures relating to the legalisation of their stay in Poland.

You can find detailed information on the scope of this assistance at: https://firmadlakazdego.pl/cudzoziemcy/.

 Sources:

• Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2023, item 519, as amended)
• Act of 25 June 2015 – Consular Law (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1329)
• Regulation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of 5 May 2022 amending the regulation on consular fees
• Regulation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of 22 December 2022 amending the regulation on reduced consular fees
• https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/wizy
• https://www.rp.pl/cudzoziemcy/art40096901-wizy-do-polski-zdrozeja-ile-zaplaca-przedsiebiorcy