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US regular-passport tourists can visit Poland without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, counting all Schengen stays. Meet the passport and border-document conditions, check restrictions if approaching from Belarus or Russia, and confirm any address-registration formalities with your host and municipality.

Key facts

For United States passport holders, tourism or short business trips.

You may need a visa if…

• Count all Schengen days, including arrival and departure days, within the rolling 90/180 limit.
• Issued within the 10 years before entry and valid for at least 3 months after leaving the Schengen Area; the US State Department also states at least 6 months beyond arrival and 1 blank page. Meet both validity anchors.
• State advises carrying a return plane ticket and funds proof. Polish entry guidance also allows proof of sufficient return-travel funds instead of a return ticket; carry onward-admission evidence if travelling on.
• Polish entry guidance sets ordinary funds at PLN 300 for stays up to 4 days, or PLN 75 per day for longer stays. Different rules apply to documented prepaid/package arrangements; see the official entry guidance.
• Polish registration law and the government service say non-EU visitors staying in Poland more than 30 days must register their address by the fourth day at that address; stays of 30 days or less are exempt from this address-registration obligation.
• Buy medical and evacuation insurance. Polish official guidance differs on whether the 30,000 EUR insurance rule applies to a visa-free short visit; confirm the applicable requirement with the Polish authorities before travel.
• US advice restricts entry from Belarus or Russia unless a listed exception applies; humanitarian special permits can be requested at Brest–Terespol. Confirm permission and crossing availability with the Polish Border Guard before using these routes.
• This answer covers tourism. Ask Polish authorities separately about work, business, study or longer stays.

Before you travel

• ✓Issued within the 10 years before entry and valid for at least 3 months after leaving the Schengen Area; the US State Department also states at least 6 months beyond arrival and 1 blank page. Meet both validity anchors.
• ✓Count all Schengen days: maximum 90 in any 180
• ✓Carry purpose/accommodation, return/onward travel and sufficient-funds evidence
• ✓Arrange medical/evacuation insurance and confirm Polish insurance requirements
• ✓For more than 30 days in Poland, arrange address registration by the fourth day at the address; confirm with the municipality
• ✓Check Belarus/Russia route restrictions before travel
• ✓Expect EES registration at the border; ETIAS applications are not open

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