Polen i Norge

You can apply at the Polish consular office in Oslo: Konsulatavdelingen, Republikken Polens Ambassade, Drammensveien 171, 0277 Oslo

You should submit your visa application form in person. We do not accept application forms sent via fax, regular mail or e-mail.

You should contact us by e-mail at: oslo.amb.wk@msz.gov.pl

Please note that you should lodge your visa application no more than three months before the start of the intended visit.

You can apply for an A-Type visa only if:

• You are planning to stay only in the airport's transit area and are not planning to leave it.  The A-Type visa does not authorise you to stay in the Schengen area.
• You are a citizen of one of the countries below:

o    Afghanistan, 
o    Bangladesh, 
o    Democratic Republic of Congo, 
o    Eritrea, 
o    Ethiopia, 
o    Ghana, 
o    Iran, 
o    Iraq, 
o    Nigeria, 
o    Pakistan, 
o    Somalia, 
o    Sri Lanka.
You do not need to apply for an A-Type visa if you:
•    hold a diplomatic passport,
•    are a member of an EU citizen's closest family,
•    hold a C-Type or D-Type visa or a residence permit issued by one of the EU Member States
•    hold any of the residence permits listed in Annex V of the Community Code on Visas, issued by Andorra, Canada, Japan, San Marino or the United States of America,
•    hold a valid visa of a European Economic Area country or Canada, Japan or the United States of America, or you are returning from these countries after using such visa.

Required documents:

• visa application form filled via the e-konsulat system, printed and signed;
• 3.5 x 4.5 cm colour photo. The photo must be:

o    sharp, taken against white background and printed on a quality paper. 
o    taken within the recent 6 months;
o    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.

• your valid 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.
• copy of the passport page with personal data and the photo. 
• healthcare insurance valid across the Schengen area for the amount not lower than EUR 30,000 
• copy of your document confirming residence within the consular district of your application. 
• document to confirm that you will continue your journey after leaving the transit area, for example a plane ticket or a visa of the country of destination.
• any information to prove that you do not intend to make your way into the territory of any of the Schengen area countries.

Additionally, when applying for a visa for a child 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 copy of a birth certificate.

If the child is entered in the parent's or legal guardian’s passport, 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 situated in the consular district of your place of residence. 
• Usually, the above-mentioned documents are enough to receive a visa. However, the consul may require additional documents.
• The consul may, but does not have to, invite you for an interview.
• A-Type visa does not allow you to leave the airport transit area.

Since 17 June 2024 the fee is 1012 NOK. You should pay the fee in cash or by card when you submit the visa application.

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

The consul will decide on your visa application within 15 calendar days of the date of your lodging the application.

That period may be extended up to 30 calendar days in individual cases for further scrutiny of your application.

Exceptionally, the period may be extended up to a maximum of 60 calendar days if additional documentation is needed.  

You can collect your documents in our office in person.

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 collected in accordance with item 3.02 of the Consular Fees Table. From 1 July 2022 the fee is 828 NOK.