Poland in Israel

You can submit your application at the Polish consular office with territorial jurisdiction over your place of residence.

You must submit your visa application in person. We do not accept applications submitted by post or email.

To make an appointment to submit a visa application, please book an appointment through the [e-Konsulat] system. New appointment slots are opened on Tuesdays at 08:00.

Please note that you may submit your visa application no earlier than 6 months before your planned trip and no later than 15 calendar days before the planned start of your trip.

1. A visa application form completed in the [e-Konsulat] system, printed and signed.
2. One colour photograph measuring 3.5 × 4.5 cm. The photograph must be:
   1. sharp, taken against a white background and printed on high-quality paper,
   2. no more than 6 months old,
   3. taken facing the camera directly, clearly showing the eyes and both sides of the face, from the top of the head to the upper part of the shoulders, with the face occupying 70–80% of the photograph.
3. A passport issued within the last 10 years, valid for at least 3 months from the planned date of return and containing at least 2 adjacent blank pages designated for visas. If you hold a second passport, please attach a copy to your application.
4. A copy of the passport page containing your personal details and photograph.
5. Documents confirming the purpose and conditions of your planned stay in Poland.

Please note: this is one of the most important documents and may vary depending on the purpose of your trip. Examples include a work permit, a certificate confirming admission of a foreign national to studies, or an official invitation issued by a Voivode.

6. Proof of sufficient financial means:
   1. a current bank statement showing transactions from the last 6 months;
   2. if you are travelling to take up employment, you may provide a certificate from your current employer stating your current salary, together with your last six payslips.
7. Accommodation – for example, a rental agreement, hotel reservation, reservation of a room in a dormitory or student residence, or an invitation registered by a Voivode. You must provide the exact address.
8. Flight ticket reservation.
9. Health insurance purchased from an insurer included on the list of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, valid in the territory of all Schengen States, with coverage of at least EUR 30,000.
10. A copy of an identity document (in Israel: Teudat Zehut; in Palestine: Biṭāqat al-huwīyah); in the case of minors – a birth certificate; in the case of spouses – a marriage certificate.
11. Copies of all previous Schengen and national visas issued by all Schengen States during the last 3 years.

Additionally, for visa applications submitted by minors (under 18 years of age), please provide:

• at least one parent must be present while submiting the application
• written, notarised consent of the parent to submit the visa application. If there is only one legal guardian, this must be documented by submitting a birth certificate, a court decision granting sole parental responsibility, or the death certificate of the other parent;
• parents' passports – original and copy;
• birth certificate – original and copy.

If the child is included in the passport of a parent or legal guardian, a separate visa application must be submitted. The visa will be affixed to the passport of the parent or legal guardian.

REMEMBER!

• You must submit your visa application in person at the diplomatic mission or during a consular duty in the territory of your permanent residence.
• You are responsible for all documents you submit to our Embassy together with your visa application. We take any attempts to obtain a visa using false documents very seriously. In Poland, this constitutes a serious criminal offence. There are no exceptions to this rule, and we do not accept any explanations.
• As a rule, the documents listed above are sufficient for a decision to be issued; however, the consul may request additional documentation.
• The consul usually conducts an interview with the applicant when the application is submitted.
• Type D visas allow you to stay in other countries of the Schengen Area for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. This means that you may legally stay in the Schengen Area only if, during the preceding 180 days, your stay in the Schengen countries did not exceed 90 days.
• A Type D visa may be issued for a maximum period of 1 year (365 days).
• Please note that a visa does not guarantee entry into the territory of Poland – the final decision is always made by the Border Guard.

680 NIS – payable in cash when submitting the visa application, in accordance with the current consular fee table.

The visa application fee is non-refundable regardless of the consul's decision.

A national visa is issued, or its issuance is refused, within 15 days from the date of submission of the application, unless the application has been deemed inadmissible. In justified cases, this period may be extended to 30 days.

In person, between 08:30 and 11:00, from the date indicated on the payment confirmation. Please bring the payment confirmation with you when collecting the decision.

If you do not agree with the consul's decision, you have the right to submit a request for reconsideration of your visa application. You must submit the request in person at the office that issued the visa decision within 14 days of receiving the decision.

The fee for reconsideration of the application is 680 NIS, in accordance with the current consular fee schedule, payable in cash when submitting the request.

To arrange a date for submitting a request for reconsideration of a visa application, please contact us by email at telaviv.konsul@msz.gov.pl.