Poljska u Hrvatskoj

You can apply at the consular office. The office is open to the public from Monday till Thursday between 9 AM and 1 PM. Contact details: https://www.gov.pl/web/hrvatska/veleposlanstvopoljske

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

In order to apply for a visa in our consulate each person needs to register on the website: https://secure.e-konsulat.gov.pl/, fill in the application form, print it and come to our office on the scheduled appointment date (an applicant will be asked to choose the date on the website).  

Please note:

Applications should be submitted not earlier than 6 months (seamen - 9 months) and not later than 15 days before the beginning of the stay. In justified individual cases of urgent nature, the consulate may allow the submission of the application within less than 15 days.

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:

1. sharp, taken against white background and printed on a quality paper,
2. newer 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 issued within last ten years, valid for at least three months from the expected return date, with at least two blank pages for visas. If you have another valid passport, you should attach it to the visa application form.
4. A copy of the passport page with personal data and a photo. 
5. Healthcare insurance valid across all countries of the Schengen area for the amount not lower than EUR 30,000. If you apply for a multiple-entry visa, it should cover the date of the first entry.
6. Copy of an ID document to confirm residence within the consular district of your application.
7. Proof that you have enough means of subsistence in the form decided by the mission:
   a.    A valid bank account statement issued by your bank,
   b.    A valid credit card with a certificate of means available,
   c.    A valid income certificate from your employer for the last three months,
   d.    Traveller's cheques issued to the visa applicant – an original and a copy.]
8. A proof of accommodation (for example, an official invitation or a hotel booking or reservation).
9. A document to confirm the purpose and the conditions of your planned stay in Poland:

• a passport valid at least three months beyond the expiry date of the visa requested;
• a Croatian residence permit valid at least three months beyond the expiry date of the visa requested;
• two recent passport photos;
• travel insurance of at least 30.000,00€, valid for all Schengen States and covering emergency medical care and possible expenses in case of repatriation for medical reasons;
• proof of economic means of support to cover the stay (e.g. credit cards, bank statements or payslips for the last 3 months, a scholarship agreement, etc.);
• proof of accommodation (e.g. hotel reservations, vouchers);
• supporting documents regarding the purpose of visit (e.g., a scholarship agreement, an invitation, a work agreement etc.);

Additionally, when applying for a visa for a minor you should present:

• Written consent of the child’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.
• Original and a copy of a birth certificate.

If a child is entered in their parent's or a 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.
• Apply for a visa not earlier than three months before your planned journey.
• The consul may, but does not have to, invite the applicant for an interview.
• You may be banned from entering any of the Schengen States if you present forged documents or provide false information.
• Receiving the visa does not guarantee that you will enter the Schengen area - the final decision is always made by the authorities of the country where you intend to cross the Schengen area border.

Please note:

When submitting the application, biometric data (fingerprints) will be taken. This should be done every 59 months from the date of the first collection.

When submitting the application, the visa fee must be paid in cash (HRK).

The stamp in the passport, with which the consulate confirms the acceptability of the application, does not have any legal consequences. 

See Consular fees. The visa fee must be paid in cash (HRK).

The visa application fee is non-returnable, whatever the consul's decision. 

Citizens of the following countries and applicants belonging to specific categories are subject to compulsory consultation, which may extend the time limit for taking a decision:  

Afghanistan, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus *, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Russian Federation, Philippines, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Cameroon, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Democratic Republic of Congo, North Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Palestinians, Refugees, Stateless persons.

* - for diplomatic and service passports

The documents are to be collected personally, upon contacting the consular section.

The applicant will be notified of a negative decision and the reasons for such decision will be given.

If you disagree with the consul's decision, you have the right to submit an application for reconsideration of your visa application. You must submit it to the office that issued the visa decision within 14 days of receiving it.

The fee for submitting such an application is in accordance with Table of Consular Fees.

The Consular Section is open to parties from Monday to Thursday from 9.00 to 13.00.

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.

The consular section is open to the public from Monday till Thursday between 9am-1pm.
If you apply for reconsideration after your Schengen visa was revoked or annulled, you do not have to pay the consular fee.

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

Procedure for submitting complaints about the behaviour of consulate employees or the application process:

https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/zloz-skarge-lub-wniosek

Legal basis

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)