D-Type national visa
Where to apply?
(niepotrzebne skreślić)
Placówki z outsourcingiem wizowym:
There are two ways to apply for this visa:
- Directly at a consular office [adres, godziny otwarcia i dane kontaktowe urzędu].
- If there are no free appointments via the e-konsulat system, you can also submit the visa application form in any of the Visa Application Centres (VACs) listed below.
[lista punktów z danymi kontaktowymi]
Placówki bez outsourcingu:
You can apply at the consular office [adres, godziny otwarcia i dane kontaktowe urzędu]
Do I have to apply in person?
Placówki z outsourcingiem wizowym:
Depending on the method you choose, you can submit the application personally in the consular office or one of the VACs. Diplomatic mission does not accept application forms sent via fax, regular mail or e-mail.
Placówki bez outsourcingu:
Visa application form must be submitted in person. Diplomatic mission does not accept application forms sent via fax, regular mail or e-mail.
How to book an appointment?
(niepotrzebne skreślić)
Placówki z outsourcingiem wizowym:
1. In order to apply for a visa, please book your appointment via the e-konsulat system. [podać dni i godziny udostępniania terminów]
2. In order to apply at a VAC, please book an appointment via call centre or a website [numer telefonu i adres]
Remember to apply for a visa not later than two weeks before the planned departure.
Placówki bez outsourcingu:
In order to apply for a visa, please book your appointment via the e-konsulat system. [podać dni i godziny otwarcia systemu]
Remember to apply for a visa not later than two weeks before the planned departure.
What documents do I need to submit?
1. A visa application form filled via the e-konsulat system, printed and signed;
2. A 3.5 x 4.5 cm colour photo. The photo must be:
a. sharp, taken against white background and printed on a quality paper,
b. newer than 6 months,
c. taken en face, clearly showing the eyes and face on 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 issued within last ten years, valid for at least three months from the expected return date, with at least two blank pages for visas.
4. A copy of the passport page with personal data and the photo.
5. Healthcare insurance valid across the European Union for the amount not lower than EUR 30,000.
6. A copy of an ID document to confirm legal residence within the consular district of your application.
7. Proof that you have enough means of subsistence in the form decided by the mission.
8. A proof of accommodation (for example, an official invitation or a hotel booking or reservation).
9. Documents confirming the purpose of your stay Poland.
Additionally, when applying for a visa for a minor you should present:
- Written consent of the child’s/minor’s parent(s) to apply for a visa, confirmed by a notary. If there is only one guardian, it should be proved by a birth certificate, a court decision on exclusive parental custody or a death certificate of the other parent.
- Originals and copies of parents' passports.
- An original and a copy of a birth certificate.
If the child is entered in the parent's or legal guardian’s passport, please submit a separate visa application. The visa will be pasted into the parent's or the legal guardian's passport.
Please note:
- You must apply for a visa in a consular office or the embassy’s consular department in the consular district of your place of residence
- Usually, the above documents are enough to receive a visa, however, the consul may require additional documents.
- The consul may, but does not have to, invite the applicant for an interview.
- The D-type visas allow to stay in other Schengen states for 90 days of any 180-day period. It means that you can legally stay in the Schengen Area only if your stay was shorter than 90 days over the past 180 days.
- The D-type visa is valid for a maximum of one year.
- Please note, that receiving the visa does not guarantee that you will enter Poland - the final decision is always made by the Border Guard.
How much does it cost?
[wypełniane przez placówkę. W tym miejscu powinna znaleźć się także informacja o:
- Możliwych formach płatności
- ulgach i zwolnieniach z opłat
- różnicach w cenach pomiędzy składaniem wniosku bezpośrednio w urzędzie lub PPWW]
The visa application fee is non-returnable, whatever the consul's decision.
What is the waiting time?
The decision on the issue of a visa is made within 15 working days from the payment date of application fee. If the documents need to be examined in more detail, the consideration period may be extended to 30 days. In urgent and justified cases, the decision can be made in three working days.
How to collect the documents?
[wypełnia placówka, konieczne jest wskazanie godzin i form odbioru decyzji]
How to appeal?
If you do not agree with the consul's decision, you may ask to have your visa application re-considered. You must apply for the reconsideration in the office that issued the decision within 14 days of its delivery.
The application fee in this case is [wypełnia placówka]
[informacja placówki na temat dat i godzin i przyjmowania wniosków o ponowne rozpatrzenie aplikacji]
Frequently asked questions
[wypełniane przez placówkę w zależności od profilu wydawanych wiz]
Pravni osnov
Rozporządzenie Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (WE) nr 810/2009 z dnia 13 lipca 2009 r. ustanawiające Wspólnotowy Kodeks Wizowy (kodeks wizowy)
Ustawa z dnia 12 grudnia 2013 r. o cudzoziemcach (Dz. U. z dnia 30 grudnia 2013 r. poz. 1650 z późn. zm.)
Ustawa z dnia 25 czerwca 2015 r. Prawo konsularne (Dz. U. z dnia 31 sierpnia 2015 r. poz. 1274)