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🇩🇪 Does a German need a visa for Poland 🇵🇱?

What this means for your trip

Visa-free entry lets you arrive with a valid passport and pass border control without applying in advance.

The permitted length of stay is set at the border; ask the officer if it is not stamped in your passport.

Your passport should normally be valid for at least six months beyond your planned departure date and have blank pages for stamps; many countries apply this rule.

Poland at a glance

Capital: Warsaw · Currency: Polish złoty (PLN, zł) · Official languages: Polish · Calling code: +48

U.S. State Department travel advisory for Poland: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (updated 5 June 2025). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

Plugs and voltage

Your plugs fit: every plug type used in Germany (C, F) works with sockets in Poland.

More about entering Poland →

Your embassy in Poland

If your passport is lost or stolen, or you need help in an emergency in Poland, contact the embassy of Germany:

• Embassy of Germany, Warsaw · ul. Jazdów 12 · polen.diplo.de
• Consulate General of Germany, Gdańsk · al. Zwycięstwa 23, 80-219 Gdansk · danzig.diplo.de
• Consulate General of Germany, Krakow · ul. Stolarska 7, 31-043 Kraków · krakau.diplo.de
• Consulate General of Germany, Wrocław · breslau.diplo.de

Missions from Wikidata (CC0), checked 2026-09-26. Addresses and opening hours change: check the mission's website before you go.

The other way round

🇵🇱 Polish passport holders visiting Germany: Polish passport holders can visit Germany without a visa; the border officer decides how long you may stay.

The German passport at a glance

All destinations for Germany passport holders → · Who needs a visa for Poland →

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