About Poland

Capital: Warsaw/Warszawa (494 km2) - 1.7 mln inhabitants
Population: 38.2 mln
Major Cities: Warsaw, Lódz(781,900 inhabitants), Kraków(755,700), Wroclaw (638,500), Poznan (575,700)
Major Religion: Roman Catholic
Language: Polish

Land surface - 312.685 km2
Territorial sea - 8.700 km2
Surface of bays (Szczecin and Vistula bays) - 1.200 km2

Currency: 1 zloty (PLN)= 100 grosz (1USD ~ 3,8 PLN)
Weights & measures: Metric
Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hz AC

Time zone: GMT/UTC plus one hour

Visa Entry Requirements

Starting May 1, 2004, citizens from all the states of the European Union and European Economic Community Organization - Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden.

In accordance with free movement of persons European Union rule, citizens from the above mentioned countries enjoy stay in Poland without visas granted by Polish consulates abroad.

Citizens of the following countries may travel to Poland for tourism and business purposes without a visa if the planned stay in Poland does not exceed 90 days: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Korea, Ecuador, Honduras, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Romania, San Marino, Switzerland, USA and Uruguay.

If the planned stay in Poland does not exceed 90 days:
Hong Kong: holders of "British National (Overseas) Passport" and "Hong Kong Special Region Administration Passports"

Macau: holders of "Macau Special Administration Region Passports"
If the planned stay in Poland does not exceed 30 days: Singapore, Bulgaria*
 

Visa is not required also for: holders of United Nations "laissez-passer";

Citizens of all other countries must obtain a visa in order to enter and stay in Poland legally.

However, Poland's accession to the European Union does not impact the right of holders of visas to Poland on their right of stay in all and each other EU country.

Visa approval to access Poland gives right of stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland only.

For more information about obtaining a Polish visa, please visit the undermentioned website

www.staypoland.com/poland-visa.htm

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