Travel & visa

An EU citizen may enter the territory of the Republic of Poland on the basis of a valid travel document or another valid document confirming his/her identity and citizenship.

• US residents coming from countries that have established visa-free regimes with the EU do not need to obtain a visa to enter Europe.

• On the other hand, US residents coming from countries that have not established a visa-free regime with the EU will have to apply for a Schengen visa in the US, in order to be able to enter any of these countries.

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/us-citizens/

• Issued less than 10 years before the date you enter the country (check the ‘date of issue’)
• Valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’)
• You can travel for up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/poland/entry-requirements

For intended stays on the territory of the Member States of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, which entails considering the 180-day period preceding each day of stay, the entry conditions for third-country nationals shall be the following:

1. They are in possession of a valid travel document entitling the holder to cross the border satisfying the following criteria:
2. • Its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States. In a justified case of emergency, this obligation may be waived;
   • It shall have been issued within the previous 10 years;
3. They are in possession of a valid visa, if required pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1806/2018, except where they hold a valid residence permit or a valid long-stay visa;
4. They justify the purpose and conditions of the intended stay, and they have sufficient means of subsistence, both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return to their country of origin or transit to a third country into which they are certain to be admitted, or are in a position to acquire such means lawfully;
5. They are not persons for whom an alert has been issued in the SIS for the purposes of refusing entry;
6. They are not considered to be a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of any of the Member States, in particular where no alert has been issued in Member States’ national data bases for the purposes of refusing entry on the same grounds.