New IT tool in the appointment registration system for applying for a Polish national visa
02.04.2026
Effective 15th April 2026, the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria. informs about the implementation of a new IT tool to facilitate the appointment registration process for persons submitting an application for a national visa through the online appointment registration system (www.e-konsulat.gov.pl). The new tool will include visual verification of the applicant's identity and of their identity document (video verification).
The new tool will be introduced in order to increasing security and raising the standard of quality of services provided by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria, including shortening the waiting time for an appointment at the Consular Section given the continued high interest in applying for a visa.
The video verification service is provided for a fee of 7 EUR plus VAT by an external entity. The service provider operates a 24/7 technical support (helpdesk) for visa applicants and ensures a high level of security for all processed data.
The application of the person who uses the new tool is directed to the pool of waiting applications, in accordance with current practice. At the stage of automatic appointment of an assignment, priority is given to the applicants who have passed the video verification process. Other applicants will be scheduled for an appointment at a later date after the pool of applications submitted with the use of video verification is exhausted.