Pass-Atlas
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
FVisumfrei93
Eastern Europe