Visa to Poland for Russians: clearance without time and effort

Warsaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Lublin, Krakow - as familiar to the Russian ear all these names! Beautiful old Polish cities can be seen by looking in one of them during a short holiday or on weekends. Just get permission to enter. But do you need a visa for Poland to the Russians, or can you just get there on the Russian passport?

Since 2007, Poland is part of the European Union. Therefore, "Schengen" is necessary. In some cases, a visa to Poland for Russians may be national, but it will not be valid for entry into other countries of the Schengen agreement, so it is easier and more convenient to immediately put a single stamp on the passport. But do not get upset right away - getting it is easy, the failure rate is not too high. If all documents are filled correctly, you can safely plan a trip.

Schengen visa to Poland on your own - it's very simple! For its receipt in the Polish consulate will need the following documents:

• Foreign passport with 2 blank pages. It must be valid for at least 3 months after the planned completion of the trip. You will have to make another copy of the main page of the passport.
• Application form (completed). It can be obtained on the website of the consular department, as well as at the points of reception of visa applications. And for submission to the embassy, the questionnaire must be registered on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. Without this, it will not be considered. The questionnaire should be filled in in Latin.
• Confirmation of payment of consular fee.
• Medical insurance, the validity of which lasts the entire period of the trip. Its coverage should be at a minimum of 30,000 euros or an equivalent amount.
• Photo of 3,5x4,5 on a white background. It should be glued to the form of the questionnaire.
• A copy of the internal passport of the Russian Federation.
• A visa to Poland for Russians under 18 years of age will require additional documents. It is necessary to provide a birth certificate, a photocopy, the consent of one or both parents, if the minor is traveling with one of the parents or independently, as well as copies of all valid visas.
• Tourists will need a confirmed hotel reservation, paid at least half, as well as a specific trip route and booking a return ticket. In addition, you need to get a certificate from the work on the amount of salary or sponsorship letter, if the applicant is not employed.

The list is not too large, and it is quite easy to collect these documents. A visa to Poland for Russians can be obtained through the embassy or points of reception of Pony Express applications located in 38 cities of Russia. However, additional fees are charged for submitting documents using these institutions.

The general terms of consideration of applications are not less than 15 calendar days, the maximum period of consideration in exceptional cases reaches two months. Urgent registration can be made within 3 days. However, in this case the consular fee will double in comparison with the usual one.

A national visa to Poland for Russians can be obtained for staying in the country for more than 90 days. However, for tourism purposes, it does not fit, because for its receipt, special documents are needed.

In a word, getting a visa is not such a complicated and tedious process. In case of refusal, you can plan a trip so that you can be in Poland by passing through. For such situations, it is possible to obtain a visa from another state through which the Schengen agreement will be entered.