Polish Embassy in Astana

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

In 2025, Poland’s embassy in Astana received 1,454 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,373. 81 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 5.6%. In 2024 it had been 3.1%: the rate rose by 2.4 points. Applications fell by 12% compared with 2024 (1,652).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.6% (2023) to 5.6% (2025).

Poland issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Kazakhstan; this office handled 40% of their 3,626 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Almaty 2.7%, which makes Astana the highest of the group. 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 Kazakhstan, 9.1% of applications were refused in 2025; Poland’s rate worldwide was 15.8%. Poland received the 12th largest number of applications of the 19 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 19.3% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Kazakhstan.

The Polish embassy in Astana is one of 2 missions of Poland in Kazakhstan. Consulates: Almaty. Kazakhstan in turn has 2 missions in Poland, its embassy being in Warsaw.

About the Polish embassy in Astana

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Poland in Astana. The head of mission on record is Michał Łabenda.

Address and contact

Address: Saryarka 15, 10000 Astana. The record for the Polish embassy in Astana includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Polish citizens travelling to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan admits Polish citizens without a visa for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Polish embassy in Astana is closed

The Polish embassy in Astana closes on Kazakhstan’s public holidays, the next being Independence Day on Wednesday 16 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on holidays of Poland such as Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Before visiting the Polish embassy in Astana

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

Near the Polish embassy in Astana

Within 1 km of the Polish embassy in Astana there are 2 other foreign missions.