Polish Consulate General in Lviv

The Polish consulate general in Lviv is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–16:00.

Ukrainian citizens can visit Poland without a visa for up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 942 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Poland’s consulate general in Lviv, and 853 visas were issued. 88 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 9.0%. The refusal rate fell by 18.9 points from 27.9% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications fell by 24% compared with 2024 (1,232).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 6.7% (2023) to 27.9% (2024).

Poland issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Ukraine; this office handled 86% of their 1,092 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Lutsk 8.6%, which makes Lviv 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 Ukraine, 10.7% of applications were refused in 2025; Poland’s rate worldwide was 15.8%. Poland received the 3rd largest number of applications of the 14 Schengen states represented here.

46.4% 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 Ukraine.

For matters it cannot handle, the Polish embassy in Kyiv (466 km) is responsible. The Polish consulate general in Lviv is one of 8 missions of Poland in Ukraine. Consulates: Vinnytsia, Sevastopol, Odesa, Lutsk and Kharkiv. Ukraine in turn has 17 missions in Poland, its embassy being in Warsaw.

About the Polish consulate general in Lviv

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Poland in Lviv. The head of mission on record is Marek Radziwon. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: вулиця Івана Франка 108, Lviv. The record for the Polish consulate general in Lviv includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Polish citizens travelling to Ukraine

Ukraine admits Polish citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Polish consulate general in Lviv is closed

The Polish consulate general in Lviv closes on Ukraine’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 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 consulate general in Lviv

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