Polish Consulate General in Hrodna

The Polish consulate general in Hrodna is listed as open Monday to Friday, 08:30–16:30.

Belarusian citizens need a visa for Poland, obtained before travel. Whether the Polish consulate general in Hrodna takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

2025 figures: 7,367 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Poland’s consulate general in Hrodna, and 7,026 visas were issued. 341 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 4.6%. The refusal rate fell by 6.5 points from 11.2% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. The number of applications was almost unchanged (7,396 in 2024).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 4.6% (2025) to 13.3% (2023).

Poland issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Belarus; this office handled 35% of their 20,812 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Minsk 2.7% and Brest 5.3%. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Belarus, 2.3% of applications were refused in 2025; Poland’s rate worldwide was 15.8%. Poland received the 3rd largest number of applications of the 12 Schengen states represented here.

81.9% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Belarus.

The Polish embassy is in Minsk, about 247 km away. The Polish consulate general in Hrodna is one of 4 missions of Poland in Belarus. Consulates: Brest and Minsk. Belarus in turn has 3 missions in Poland, its embassy being in Warsaw.

About the Polish consulate general in Hrodna

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Poland in Hrodna. It is headed by Grzegorz Stykowski, according to the records. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: Budionnego 48A, 230023 Grodno, Hrodna. The record for the Polish consulate general in Hrodna includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Polish citizens travelling to Belarus

No visa is needed by Polish citizens for Belarus, for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Polish consulate general in Hrodna is closed

The next closures of the Polish consulate general in Hrodna for public holidays in Belarus are Catholic Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Before visiting the Polish consulate general in Hrodna

Current procedures for the Polish consulate general in Hrodna, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Polish consulate general in Hrodna

Within 1 km of the Polish consulate general in Hrodna there is one other foreign mission.