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A-Type airport transit visa

Where to apply?

You should apply at the consular office in the consular district based on your place of residence within the opening hours. On the Embassy and Consulates page, you can find a list of consular districts in Canada.  

Do I have to apply in person?

Visa application form must be submitted in person. Diplomatic mission does not accept application forms sent via fax, regular mail or e-mail.
 

How to book an appointment?

You can book your appointment to apply for a visa via the e-konsulat system. Visiting hours depend on the consular office you will have to submit your application (Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) - you will choose the date and the time of the visit suitable for you once you register for a visit in one of the consular offices via the e-konsulat system. 


Remember to apply for a visa not later than two weeks before the planned departure (but not earlier than 3 months before the departure).

What documents do I need to submit?

Please note!
You can apply for an A-Type visa only if:

  • You are planning to stay only in the airport's transit area and are not planning to leave it.  The A-Type visa does not authorise you to stay in the Schengen area.
  • You are a citizen of one of the countries below: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka.

You do not need to apply for an A-Type visa if you:

  • hold a diplomatic passport,
  • are a member of an EU citizen's closest family,
  • hold a C-Type or D-Type visa or a residence permit issued by one of the EU Member States
  • hold any of the residence permits listed in Annex V of the Community Code on Visas, issued by Andorra, Canada, Japan, San Marino or the United States of America,
  • hold a valid visa of a European Economic Area country or Canada, Japan or the United States of America, or you are returning from these countries after using such visa.

Required documents:

  1. A visa application form filled via the e-konsulat system, printed and signed;
  2. A 3.5 x 4.5 cm colour photo. The photo must be:
    • sharp, taken against white background and printed on a quality paper. 
    • newer than 6 months;
    • taken en face, clearly showing the eyes and face from both sides from the top of the head to the top of the shoulders with the face covering 70-80% of the photo. The photo must be taken without any headwear.
  3. Passport issued within last ten years, valid for at least three months from the expected return date, with at least two blank pages for visas.
  4. A copy of the passport page with personal data and and the photo. 
  5. A healthcare insurance valid across the Schengen area for the amount not lower than EUR 30,000, deductible $0, covering medical emergency, transportation, hospitalization, repatriation.
  6. A copy of an ID document to confirm residence within the consular district of your application. 
  7. A document to confirm that you will continue your journey after leaving the transit area (for example, a plane ticket or a visa of the country of destination).
  8. Any information to prove that you do not intend to make your way into the territory of any of the Schengen area countries.

Additionally, when applying for a visa for a child you should present:

  • Written consent of the child’s parent(s) to apply for a visa, confirmed by a notary. If there is only one guardian, it should be proved by a birth certificate, a court decision on exclusive parental custody or a death certificate of the other parent.
  • Originals and copies of parents' passports.
  • An original and a copy of a birth certificate.

If the child is entered in the parent's or legal guardian’s passport, submit a separate visa application. The visa will be pasted into the parent's or the legal guardian's passport.

Please note:

  • You must apply for a visa in a consular office or the embassy’s consular department in the consular district of your place of residence. 
  • Usually, the above documents are enough to receive a visa, however, the consul may require additional documents.
  • The consul may, but does not have to, invite the applicant for an interview.
  • A-Type visa does not allow you to leave the airport transit area.
How much does it cost?

The fee is 118 CAD. 

The fees must be paid at the office counter when submitting the application. Accepted forms of payment: cash, money order, certified bank check (credit cards, debit cards or personal checks are not accepted). Consulate General in Toronto accepts debit and credit cards except American Express.

What is the waiting time?

The consul will make the decision on the visa within 15 working days. Exceptionally, the time to make the decision can be extended up to 30 or 60 days.  

How to collect the documents?

In person within office hours or by mail.  To send back your passport via mail, please provide Xpress post envelope. 

How to appeal?

If you do not agree with the consul's decision, you may ask to have your visa application re-considered. You must apply for the reconsideration in the office that issued the decision within 14 days of its delivery. 

You can book your appointment to re-apply for a visa via the e-konsulat system. Visiting hours depend on the consular office you will choose to submit your application (Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) - you will choose the date and the time of the visit suitable for you once you register for a visit in one of the consular offices via the e-konsulat system. 

The application fee in this case is 118 CAD.

Revocation or annulment of Schengen visa
If you have received a decision to revoke or annul your Schengen visa that you do not agree with, you have the right to ask for a reconsideration. However, if you have applied yourself for your Schengen visa to be revoked and the consul has agreed, you are not entitled to appeal.

You should apply for reconsideration within 14 days of receiving the decision to annul or revoke your Schengen visa at the consular post that issued the decision.
If you apply for reconsideration after your Schengen visa was revoked or annulled, you do not have to pay the consular fee.

Complaint about refusal to issue Schengen visa, decision to revoke or annul Schengen visa and the consul's activities in this respect.
If the consul who examines your reconsideration request, issues a new decision to refuse, annul or revoke your visa, which you do not agree with, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw. The complaint should be forwarded through the consul who made the decision, within 30 days of receiving the decision taken as a result of the re-examination.
You do not pay a consular fee for submitting a complaint to the consul, but you have to pay fees for proceedings before administrative courts. Therefore, you have to note that the court will ask you to pay the court fee. More information on the amount of court fees when appealing with the administrative court, possibility to apply for an exemption from the costs and the language of the procedure, is available at:

http://bip.warszawa.wsa.gov.pl/133/wpis-sadowy-zasady-dokonywania-wpisu.html

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