Poland in Romania

CONSULAR SECTION OF THE POLISH EMBASSY IN ROMANIA

Aleea Alexandru nr 23, Sector 1

11821 Bucureşti

Phone numbers (work days 08:30-16:30):

(0040 21) 308 22 00

(0040 21) 308 22 46

Fax: (0040 21) 308 22 03

E-mail: bukareszt.wk@msz.gov.pl

Visit hours:

Monday              09:00 - 13:00 

Tuesday              09:00 - 13:00

Wednesday        09:00 - 13:00

Thursday            09:00 - 13:00 

In order to apply for a visa, please book your appointment via the e-konsulat system https://www.e-konsulat.gov.pl/

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

You can book your appointment to apply for a visa via the e-konsulat system.

Remember to apply for a visa not later than two weeks before the planned departure.

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:

a.            sharp, taken against white background and printed on a quality paper,

b.            newer than 6 months,

c.            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. If you have another valid passport, you should attach it to the visa application form.

4.            A copy of the passport page with personal data and a photo.

5.            Applicants for a uniform visa for one or two entries shall prove that they are in possession of adequate and valid travel medical insurance to cover any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment or death, during their stay(s) on the territory of the Member States.

Applicants for a multiple-entry visa shall prove that they are inpossession of adequate and valid travel medical insurance covering the period of their first intended visit.

The insurance shall be valid throughout the territory of the Member States and cover the entire period of the person’s intended stay or transit. The minimum coverage shall be EUR 30 000. If the medical insurance policy is singed with the physical signature and wet stamped, the paper original should be provided (for review only).

6.            Copy of an ID document to confirm residence within the consular district of your application.

7.            Proof that you have enough means of subsistence:

a.            A valid bank account statement issued by your bank,

b.            A valid credit card with a certificate of means available,

c.            A valid income certificate from your employer for the last three months

8.            A proof of accommodation (eg. an official invitation or a hotel booking or reservation with stipulated price) and transport itinerary (eg. flight/couch tickets or reservations with stipulated price).

9.            Documents to confirm the purpose and the conditions of your planned stay in Poland.

Additionally, when applying for a visa for a minor 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.

•             Original and a copy of a birth certificate.

If a child is entered in their parent's or a legal guardian’s passport, please 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.

•             Apply for a visa not earlier than three months before your planned journey.

•             The consul may, but does not have to, invite the applicant for an interview.

•             You may be banned from entering any of the Schengen States if you present forged documents or provide false information.

•             Receiving the visa does not guarantee that you will enter the Schengen area - the final decision is always made by the authorities of the country where you intend to cross the Schengen area border.

The visa fee is 396,00 RON

Special fees for citizens of the following countries:

Albania, Armenia, Azerbejdzan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Montenegro, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia:

Visas category A,C (Schengen): 173,00 RON

Visas category D (polish national visa): 396,00 RON

Ukraine:

Visas category A,C (Schengen): 173,00 RON

Visas category D (polish national visa): free

Other kinds of discounts are available for determined categories of visa applicants as stipulated in international agreements or Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Zagranicznych z dnia 23.04.2013 r. w sprawie opłat konsularnych.

•             The visa application fee is non-returnable, whatever the consul's decision.

The consul will make the decision on the visa within 15 calendar days. Exceptionally, the time to make the decision can be extended up to 45 days.  

For citizens of certain third countries or certain categories of travelers, the period necessary for the issuing of a visa decision may be extended due to the need for prior consultation.

The current list of third countries whose nationals and categories of travelers are subject to visa consultations is available on the website of the European Commission (link).

The documents should be collected personally or by delegate person within consulate work hours.

Visit hours:

Monday               09:00 - 13:00 

Tuesday               09:00 – 13:00

Wednesday         09:00 - 13:00

Thursday             09:00 - 13:00 

The documents might be also returned the Courier. Courier delivery request should be submitted while lodging the visa application form. Courier service is being ordered and paid by the Applicant. Passport will be sent to the Applicant’s address stipulated in the visa application form.

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

In order to appeal you must bring your passport, an appeal letter and make new visa fee payment (396 RON)

You can book your appointment to apply for reconsideration by phone at +40 21 3082246. 

Visit hours:

Thursday            11:00 - 13:00 

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.

Visit hours:

Thursday            11:00 - 13:00 (without visas)

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