Polonia in Italia

Directly at a Consular Office of the Polish Embassy in Rome.

Applying for a visa at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Milan is not possible.

 ATTENTION 
Any visa-related questions should be asked only by means of e-mail: roma.console@msz.gov.pl

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

You can book your appointment to apply for a visa via the e-konsulat system. In order to be able to register, you need to first reach out to the embassy through e-mail to set up a date for a visa appointment. Any visa-related questions should be asked only by means of email: roma.console@msz.gov.pl. 

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 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 income certificate from your employer for the last three months,
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.

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.

The Visa Information System (VIS) is intended, i.a., for the exchange of data between Member States on visa applications and on the related decisions. Due to its full operability, no stamp stating that an application is admissible pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) is placed in the travel document of an alien applying for a Schengen visa.

Visa fee is 90 euro (for applicants aged 6-12 years - EUR 45).

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

The consul will make the decision on the visa within 15 calendar days. Exceptionally, the time to make the decision can be extended up to 30 or 60 days.  

For nationals of certain countries and certain categories of travellers, the period of time required for taking a decision on an application may be extended due to visa consultations.

An updated list of third countries whose nationals and categories of travellers who are subject to visa consultation is available on the European Commission's website.

The date can be set up individually after contacting the embassy through e-mail.

If you do not agree with the consul's decision, you have the right to apply for a visa re-examination. You must file the application at the office that issued the visa decision within 14 days of receiving it.

The application fee is €80.

The exact date of appointment for visa re-examination should be set up individually with the Consular Section.

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 exact date for application should be set up individually with the Consular Section.

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 

Can I travel to Poland with valid Italian permit of stay (permesso di soggiorno) ?

Yes, you can travel to Poland on the basis of your valid, italian permit of stay, as it allows the bearer to travel within the Schengen area for up to 90 days in every 180-day period.