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Entering Polen

Polen playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.

Openness rank

#115

Entry openness

93

Visumfrei

93

Visum nötig

105

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Länderprofil

Hauptstadt

Warsaw

Bevölkerung

37.4 million

Fläche

312,685 km²

Währung

Polish złoty PLN

Sprache

Polish

Zeitzone

UTC+01:00

Im Ausland geboren

1.7 million · 2024

Migrantenanteil

4.5%

Ethnische Gruppen · 2011

  • Polish96.9%
  • other and unspecified1.7%
  • Silesian1.1%
  • German0.2%
  • Ukrainian0.1%

Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C / Type E

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 999

Dialing code

+48

Airports

WAW · KRK · GDN · WRO

Highlights

  • Świnoujście
  • Kołobrzeg
  • Jastrzębie-Zdrój
  • Treblinka extermination camp

Polen PassVisa siteImmigration site

How to get a visa

  • Schengen short-stay (type C)

    Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period

    • Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
  • Work residence card

    Work · Usually 1–3 years

    • After an employer permit or declaration, apply to the voivode for temporary residence.

Immigration routes

  • EU long-term resident

    Skilled work

    After 5 years of lawful stay you may apply for EU long-term resident status.

    Leads to PR:EU long-term resident status is near-PR.

PR & citizenship

Settlement permit / EU long-term resident

Time to PR:About 5 years

  • Usually continuous lawful stay, stable income or social cover, and a clean criminal record.

Citizenship often after 3 years as a permanent resident or 10 years’ stay, by path. Dual nationality allowed.

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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