Poland in Armenia

You can submit your application at the appropriate consular office of the Republic of Poland.

The Polish consular office is competent to issue A-type visa (airport transit visa) if:

1. in the case of one-off air transit - there is a transit airport on the territory of Poland;
2. in the case of double or multiple air transit - the first transit airport is located on the territory of Poland.

Visa application form must be submitted in person. Diplomatic mission does not accept application forms sent via fax, post or e-mail.

You must book your appointment to apply for a visa via the e-konsulat system.

New appointment dates are available in the e-konsulat system every Friday at 12:00.

Please note that you must apply for a visa not earlier than 6 months and not later than 15 days before the start of the intended visit. Applications lodged beyond this time range may not be examined.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Yerevan does not cooperate with any travel agency /company and/or other visa brokers/intermediaries in accepting and processing of visa applications.

Registration is free of charge!

You must apply for A-Type (Airport Transit Schengen Visa) only if:

• You are planning to stay only in the airport's transit area and are not planning to leave it. (A-Type visa does not authorise you to stay in the Schengen area), and at the same time
• You possess a citizenship of the following countries;

1. 1. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, or
   2. of other countries whose nationals, in accordance with the decision of the Schengen State concerned, are required to be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through the international transit area of airports situated on the territory of that Schengen Member State (The list of those countries is here).

The following categories of persons shall be exempt from the requirement to hold an airport transit visa;

• holders of a valid uniform visa, national long-stay visa or residence permit issued by a Member State;
• third-country nationals holding a valid residence permit issued by a Member State which does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation or by a Member State which does not yet apply the provisions of the Schengen acquis in full, or third-country nationals holding one of the valid residence permits listed in Annex V issued by Andorra, Canada, Japan, San Marino or the United States of America guaranteeing the holder's unconditional readmission, or holding a valid residence permit for one or more of the overseas countries and territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba); 
• third-country nationals holding a valid visa for a Member State which does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation, or for a Member State which does not yet apply the provisions of the Schengen acquis in full, or for Canada, Japan or the United States of America, or holders of a valid visa for one or more of the overseas countries and territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), when travelling to the issuing country or to any other third country, or when, having used the visa, returning from the issuing country; 
• family members of citizens of the Union as referred to in Article 1(2)(a);
• holders of diplomatic passports;
• flight crew members who are nationals of a contracting Party to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation

Required documents:

1. A visa application form filled via the e-konsulat system, printed and signed. Visa application form is free of charge. 
2. A color photo of 3.5 x 4.5 cm. The photo must be: 
3. 1. sharp, taken against white background and printed on a quality paper;
   2. not older than 6 months;
   3. taken en face, clearly showing the eyes and face from both sides from the top of the head to the top of the shoulders with the face covering 70-80% of the photo. The photo must be taken without any headwear.

3. Passport:

a) that has been issued during the last 10 years;

b) is valid for at least three months after the intended day of departure from the territory of the Member States; in case of several visits - after the intended day of departure from the territory of the last Member State.

c) has at least 2 blank pages to be used for visa purposes.

d) in case of possession of the second valid passport, the latter should be also attached to your visa application.

4. A copy of the passport page with personal data and a photo and copies of all pages of the passport with visas or stamps. 
5. A document confirming the anticipated course of the travel (eg flight ticket reservation).
6. A healthcare insurance valid across the Schengen area for the amount not lower than EUR 30,000.
7. A document to confirm that you will continue your travel after leaving the transit area (for example, a plane ticket or a visa of the country of destination).
    
8. Any information to prove that you do not intend to make your way into the territory of any of the Schengen area countries. (e.g. documents confirming the basis of the stability of the socio-economic situation in the country of residence in the form of a current certificate from the employer specifying the amount of remuneration, bank statement for the last three months, documents confirming ownership).
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9. In case of minors  additionally,
   1. birth certificate - original and copy;
   2. parents’ passports - original and copy;
   3. parents’ marriage certificate - original and copy;
   4. if the minor travels alone or with only one parent/guardian  - written, notarized consent of the parents or legal guardians is required to submit a visa application (this document should be translated into Polish or English). If there is only one parent or guardian, this should be documented by submitting a birth certificate, court decision granting exclusive parental authority, or death certificate of the other parent.

If the child’s name is entered in the passport of a parent or legal guardian - submit a separate visa application. The visa will be issued in the passport of the parent or legal guardian.

Remember

• You must submit your visa application at the appropriate consular office of your permanent residence.
• You must apply for a visa not earlier than 6 months and not later than 15 days before the start of the intended visit. Applications lodged beyond this time range may not be examined.
• Usually, the above-mentioned documents suffice to receive a visa, however, the consul may require additional documents.
• The consul may, but is not obliged to, invite the applicant for an interview.
• The submission of forged documents and the provision of false information may result in an entry ban to the Schengen area.
• A-Type visa does not allow you to leave the airport transit area.

The fee for receiving and processing of visa applications is charged in EURO, in cash at the cash desk of the Consular office while submitting the documents.

Visa application fees are waived for the following categories of persons:

a) children under the age of 6;

b) family members of the EU citizen (visas for entry to Poland):

- the spouse of the EU citizen;

- a direct descendant of the EU citizen or his/her spouse, who is under the age of 21 and is dependent on the EU citizen or his/her spouse;

- a direct ascendant of the EU citizen or his/her spouse, who is dependent on the EU citizen or his/her spouse;

c) family members of RP citizen:

• the spouse of the citizen of the Republic of Poland;
• a direct minor descendant of the RP citizen or his/her spouse, who is dependent on RP citizen or his/her spouse;
• a direct ascendant of the RP citizen or the spouse, who is dependent on RP citizen or his/her spouse;

d) pupils, students, postgraduate students and accompanying teachers, who travel for the purposes of study or training;

e) scientists traveling to conduct scientific research;

f) representatives of civil society organisations (e.g NGO) under 25 years old taking part in seminars, conferences, sport, cultural and educational events organized by non-profit organizations.

g) persons applying for visas for service purposes.

ATTENTION! The basis authorizing the visa fee waiver must be proven by the applicant by submitting justifying documents.

The visa fee is not subject to return irrespective of the consul’s final decision on the visa application.

Consul has 15 calendar days to make a visa decision. If more detailed analysis is required, this period may be extended up to 45 days.

Passports along with visa decisions are returned from Monday to Thursday 16:00 – 16:30 without a prior appointment.

Please kindly collect decisions regarding your visa applications not earlier than 15 calendar days after submitting the application (i.e. if your application has been submitted on July 1, you may come to collect it on July 16). If you visit the Consulate earlier, your decision may not be ready for collection yet.

If you do not agree with the consul's decision, you may ask to have your visa application reconsidered. You can apply for the reconsideration in the office that issued the decision within 14 days of its delivery during the office hours without a prior appointment.

The consular fee for submitting such application is 80 EUR

Revocation or annulment of Schengen visa

If you have received a decision to revoke or annul your Schengen visa that you do not agree with, you have the right to ask for a reconsideration. However, if you have applied yourself for your Schengen visa to be revoked and the consul has agreed, you are not entitled to appeal.

You should apply for reconsideration within 14 days of receiving the decision to annul or revoke your Schengen visa at the consular post that issued the decision during the office hours without a prior appointment.

If you apply for reconsideration after your Schengen visa was revoked or annulled, you do not have to pay the consular fee.

The decision to refuse granting a visa is handed out in a written standard form set out in Annex VI of the Community Code on Visas.

In the decision to refuse a visa the grounds for visa denial are indicated.

NOTE: The Consular Office does not provide information regarding decisions made. Above all, the Office does not comment on the issued decisions and does not provide information on the reasons for visa denial. The reasons are indicated in the visa decision form in accordance with the procedural standards deriving from the Community Code on Visas.

In view of personal data protection, the Consular Office can in no way (directly or indirectly) confirm or deny the circumstances of submitting a visa application by a given person or indicate what decision it has made (i.e. whether it has issued a visa or has refused).

Please do not direct telephone and e-mail inquiries in these matters (all these kind of queries will not be responded).

Right to apply for reconsideration of visa application by the same authority

From the moment of the receipt of the decision on visa refusal issued by the consul, the applicant has the right to reconsider the application by the same authority.

Only the applicant has the right to apply for reconsideration of his/her visa application.

NOTE: inviting persons, the applicant's family (except for parents or legal guardians submitting application for minors), employers or employees of schools and universities are not entitled to apply for a reconsideration of visa application. These persons are also not participants in the procedure for issuing a visa. With this in mind, inquiries sent directly by these entities will not be considered in the re-examination procedure.

The decision on submitting an application for reconsideration of the case is made by the applicant per se. The Consular Office does not take a position on the purposefulness of the reconsideration case (this is the right and decision of the applicant. Therefore, please do not direct questions in this regard).

Final negative decision

The decision issued by the consul after re-examination of the visa application is final. The issued decision cannot be appealed to the court.

Subsequent visa applications

The decision to refuse a visa does not constitute a formal obstacle for the subsequent visa application (please do not direct inquiries in this regard). The applicant has the right to submit another application for a visa at any time (not earlier than 3 months before the planned trip).

The applicant has a choice between submitting an application for reconsideration of the case or submitting another application for a visa (the Consular Office does not make decisions for the applicant or provide any advice on this matter).

The application for reconsideration of the visa application is processed by the consul within 14 days.

Complaint about refusal to issue Schengen visa, decision to revoke or annul Schengen visa and the consul's activities in this respect.

If the consul who examines your reconsideration request, issues a new decision to refuse, annul or revoke your visa, which you do not agree with, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw. The complaint should be forwarded through the consul who made the decision, within 30 days of receiving the decision taken as a result of the re-examination .

You do not pay a consular fee for submitting a complaint to the consul, but you have to pay fees for proceedings before administrative courts. Therefore, you have to note that the court will ask you to pay the court fee. More information on the amount of court fees when appealing with the administrative court, possibility to apply for an exemption from the costs and the language of the procedure, is available at:

http://bip.warszawa.wsa.gov.pl/133/wpis-sadowy-zasady-dokonywania-wpisu.html