List of countries whose citizens can travel to Poland without visas
Albania (for biometric passport holders only)
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina (for biometric passport holders only)
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Montenegro (for biometric passport holders only)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece
Grenada
Georgia (for biometric passport holders only)
Guatemala
Spain
Honduras
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the PRC)
Ireland
Iceland
Israel
Japan
Canada
Kiribati
Colombia
South Korea
Costa Rica
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
North Macedonia (for biometric passport holders only)
Macao (Special Administrative Region of the PRC)
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova (only for biometric passport holders)
Monaco
Netherlands
Germany
Nicaragua
Norway
New Zealand
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Romania
El Salvador
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Samoa
San Marino
Serbia (for biometric passport holders only)
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
St. Lucia
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Switzerland
Sweden
Taiwan (only for holders of passports with an ID number)
East Timor
Tonga
Tuvalu
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine (for biometric passport holders only)
Uruguay
United States
Vatican City
Venezuela
Hungary
Italy
Marshall Islands
Solomon Islands
São Tomé and Príncipe
Vanuatu
U.A.E ( United Arab Emirates )
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Comments:
- does not apply to entry into permanent residence for the purpose of employment or other gainful activity (except for citizens of EU/EEA member states)
- as of 1 May 2004, citizens of European Union countries enjoy the right to visa-free movement of people within the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).
- Detailed information on the rules of entry and stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland is provided by Polish diplomatic missions or consular offices.
- persons holding Travel Documents issued on the basis of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 (Convention relating to the Status of Refugees) as well as on the basis of the New York Convention of 28 September 1954 (Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons) are not entitled to enter Polish without a visa. Exceptions below:
- As of 21 May 2005, in connection with Polish's accession to the European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees, drawn up in Strasbourg on 20 April 1959, refugees residing in Ireland and the United Kingdom are exempt from the obligation to obtain visas in order to enter or leave the territory of Poland, provided that:
- possession of a valid travel document issued in accordance with the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951 or the Agreement for the Issuance of Travel Documents to Refugees of 15 October 1946 by the authorities of the Contracting Party in whose territory the refugees are lawfully residing,
- their stay in Poland will not exceed three months;
- a visa is still required for stays of more than three months or for entry for paid employment in the territory of another Contracting Party.