Atlas de pasaportes
Polonia

Atlas de pasaportes

Entering Polonia

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

Openness rank

#115

Entry openness

93

Sin visado

93

Visado

105

Avísame cuando cambien las reglas de entrada a Polonia

Un correo de confirmación y después solo cuando los datos cambien.

Sin cuenta. Date de baja con un clic.

Ficha del país

Capital

Warsaw

Población

37.4 million

Superficie

312,685 km²

Moneda

Polish złoty PLN

Idioma

Polish

Huso horario

UTC+01:00

Nacidos en el extranjero

1.7 million · 2024

Cuota de migrantes

4.5%

Grupos étnicos · 2011

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

Nacidos en el extranjero: stock de migrantes de la ONU vía Banco Mundial (sobre todo 2024). Los grupos étnicos siguen las categorías publicadas de cada país. La mayoría no censa por color de piel. Solo orientativo.

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

Polonia PasaporteVisa 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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