Polish Consulate General in Houston

The Polish consulate general in Houston is listed as open Monday to Friday, 10:00–14:00.

Poland admits US citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 255 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Poland’s consulate general in Houston, and 251 visas were issued. 4 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 1.6%. That is barely different from 2024 (1.2%). Applications rose by 5% compared with 2024 (244).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.5% (2023) to 1.6% (2025).

Poland issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in the United States; this office handled 16% of their 1,607 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 1.7%, Los Angeles 9.0%, Washington D.C. 0.8% and Chicago 14.4%. 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 the United States, 4.9% of applications were refused in 2025; Poland’s rate worldwide was 15.8%. Poland received the 15th largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

64.9% 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 the United States.

The Polish embassy is in Washington D.C., about 1,971 km away. Besides the Polish consulate general in Houston, Poland has 23 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. Honorary consulates: Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, Raleigh, Philadelphia, Gordonsville, Beverly Cove, Detroit and 8 more. The United States in turn has 3 missions in Poland, its embassy being in Warsaw.

About the Polish consulate general in Houston

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

Address and contact

Address: Post Oak Boulevard 3040, 77056 Houston. The record for the Polish consulate general in Houston includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Polish citizens travelling to the United States

Polish citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for the United States, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Polish consulate general in Houston is closed

The next closures of the Polish consulate general in Houston for public holidays in the United States are Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026; it may also close for Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Before visiting the Polish consulate general in Houston

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

Near the Polish consulate general in Houston

The Polish consulate general in Houston has 3 other foreign missions within 1 km.