Polish Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom

Poland has its embassy in London, the capital; the address on record is Portland Place 47, W1B 1JH London. The head of mission on record is Jerzy Boczkowski. Its phone number and website are on its page.

Poland also has 3 consulates general in Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast and a consulate in London; a consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Poland has 5 honorary consulates in the United Kingdom, in Trowbridge, Newry, Inverness, Cardiff and Beverley; honorary consuls work part-time and normally cannot issue visas or full passports.

No visa is needed by British citizens for Poland, for stays of up to 90 days.

In return, the United Kingdom has 3 missions in Poland, including its embassy in Warsaw.

Poland in the United Kingdom

Worldwide, Poland has 384 missions in 148 countries; 11 of them are in the United Kingdom.

Travel to the United Kingdom for Polish citizens

Before flying to the United Kingdom, Polish citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 180 days are allowed. In the United Kingdom, Polish citizens can turn to the Polish embassy for passports and emergency help.

When Polish missions in the United Kingdom are closed

Polish missions in the United Kingdom close on the United Kingdom’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026 and Good Friday on Friday 26 March 2027, and usually on some holidays of Poland, such as Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.