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C-Type Schengen Visa

Details

You can apply at the consular office at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Skopje, Dimitar Pandilov 2a, Skopje 1000
 

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.

What documents do I need to submit?

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.    All persons applying for a single- or double-entry Schengen visa shall demonstrate that they have adequate and valid medical travel insurance covering any expenses that they make incur during their stay(s) within the territory of the Member States, including the need for return travel for medical reasons, the need for urgent medical care, emergency inpatient treatment or death. Multiple-entry visa applicants shall demonstrate that they have adequate and valid travel medical insurance for the period of their first intended visit. The insurance must be valid across all countries of the Schengen area and must cover the entire period of the planned stay. The minimum insured amount is EUR 30,000. 

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 in the form decided by the mission:

– bank account statements on the account turnover of the last 6 months;

– proof of regular income e.g. salary slips of the last 6 months

Civil status certificates (not older than 6 months), e.g.:

– Original birth certificate, original joint household certificate, original marriage certificate and/or original death certificate (if applicable)

The following documents regarding the personal situation of the applicant shall be presented by either of the categories:

(a) If the applicant is employed:

– employment contract

– certification of payment of taxes in their name by the employer over the last 6

months

– vacation confirmation from the employer.

(b) If the applicant is a business owner:

– certificate of business registration

– tax statement of the Kosovo company

(c) If the applicant is a farmer:

– proof of property ownership

(d) If the applicant is retired:

– pension statements over the last 6 months

(e) If the applicant is a student:

– proof of solvability of parents, or proof of sufficient funds for the entire stay, or provision of guarantee form

– student card or copy of the matriculation at the university and student index signed and stamped by the university

8.    A proof of accommodation (for example, an official invitation or a hotel booking or reservation).
9.    A document 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.
How much does it cost?

4927,00 MKD

Possible form of payment: cash.

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

What is the waiting time?

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 30 or 60 days.  

Visa processing time might be longer for third countries whose nationals or specific categories of such third country nationals are required to be consulted on visa applications. 
Such consultation is currently required for nationals of the countries listed under following link: EN (europa.eu).

How to collect the documents?

In person, from Tuesday to Friday between 10:00 - 13:00

How to appeal?

If you do not agree with the consul's decision, you have the right to apply for a re-examination of your visa application. You must submit it at the same office that issued the visa decision within 14 days after receiving it.

The fee for submitting such an application is 4927 MKD.

The applications can be submitted from Tuesday to Friday between 10:00 - 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.

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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