Polish Embassy in Washington D.C.

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

2025 figures: 248 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Poland’s embassy in Washington D.C., and 245 visas were issued. 2 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.8%. The refusal rate fell by 2.2 points from 3.1% in 2024. Applications fell by 6% compared with 2024 (264).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.7% (2023) to 3.1% (2024).

Poland issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in the United States; this office handled 15% of their 1,607 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 1.7%, Los Angeles 9.0%, Houston 1.6% and Chicago 14.4%, which makes Washington D.C. the lowest 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 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.

41.6% 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 in Washington D.C. is one of 24 missions of Poland in the United States. Consulates: Houston, 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 embassy in Washington D.C.

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Poland in Washington D.C. The head of mission on record is Bogdan Klich.

Address and contact

Address: 16th Street Northwest 2640, 20009 Washington. The record for the Polish embassy in Washington D.C. includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Polish citizens travelling to the United States

Polish citizens do not need a visa for the United States, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 90 days.

When the Polish embassy in Washington D.C. is closed

Expect the Polish embassy in Washington D.C. to be shut on Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026, and often on Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in Poland.

Before visiting the Polish embassy in Washington D.C.

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

Near the Polish embassy in Washington D.C.

Within 1 km of the Polish embassy in Washington D.C. there are 6 other foreign missions.