Poland in South Africa

Ceremonial ending of the 2023/24 school year at the Polish School by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria took place on June 2, 2024. School principal Lidia Moń welcomed the gathered guests and summarized the past school year.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria kindly informs that as of 1st of June, 2024, there is a change in the fee for accepting and examining an application for a national visa (type D) and for accepting and considering an application for reconsideration of an application for a national visa (appeal). This fee is effective from June 1 this year and will be 135 EUR, payable in ZAR: R2747, cash only.

Please be informed that due to the public holidays the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and Consular Section in Pretoria will be closed on 17.06.2024.

Europe Day - a celebration of peace and unity - is celebrated every year in South Africa by the Member States of the European Union and the EU Delegation in Pretoria. The holiday commemorates the anniversary of the historic Schuman Declaration in 1950, in which French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented his vision of a new form of political cooperation in Europe that would make war between European nations unthinkable. The Schuman Plan is considered to be the nucleus of what the European Union is today.

This year, ceremonial celebrations of the 3 May Constitution Day, Polish National Flag Day and Polish Diaspora Day took place in a number of towns in South Africa.

The annual Polish Sports Day took place at the Lynwood Tennis Club in Pretoria on May 5, 2024. The meeting was opened by Robert Rusiecki, Consul of the Republic of Poland, who gave an introductory speech and wished all participants a nice time. The event participants listened to the Polish national anthem.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland organized on May 4, 2024, a screening of a Polish film titled "About the dog that travelled by train" directed by Magdalena Nieć in Cape Town.

Please be informed that due to the public holidays the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria will be closed on 29.05.2024 and 30.05.2024. ATTENTION! The Consular Section will be open on May 29, 2024.

Today’s meeting, attended by Ministers Radosław Sikorski and Annalena Baerbock, was held in a symbolic place on the borderland between Poland and Germany. Connecting the two countries, the Słubice-Frankfurt bridge served as our gate to Europe for years, while the West itself was a different world for generations of Polish people.

The National Agency for Academic Exchange is recruiting for the next edition of the Ulam NAWA program. Scientists from foreign universities and research centers with at least a PhD degree are invited to submit applications.