Visas

A foreign national may be granted a Schengen visa or a domestic visa.

A domestic visa entitles its holder to enter the territory of the Republic of Poland for a single stay or a few subsequent stays in that territory, with a total duration of up to 90 days within the validity period of the visa.

A Schengen visa or a domestic visa may be issued for one of the following purposes:

1. tourism;
2. visiting relatives or friends li>
3. participation in sports events;
4. running a business;
5. performing work during a period 6 months within subsequent 12 months, based on a declaration of intent to entrust the performance of work to the person concerned; such a declaration must be registered at a poviat-level labour office;
6. performing work under a document other than the one mentioned in point 5 above;
7. engaging in cultural activities or participation in conferences;
8. performance of official duties by representatives of an official body of a foreign country or an international organisation;
9. undergoing the first-cycle study programme (bachelor), second-cycle study programme (master), a uniform master programme, or a third-cycle (doctoral) study programme;
10. professional training;
11. education or training in forms other than those mentioned in points 9 and 10;