Poland visa for Saudi citizens

For the tourist visa, Poland’s official sources give a standard fee of €90, and applications are made on secure.e-konsulat.gov.pl. Processing time, as Poland states it: Usually within 15 calendar days of a complete application; up to 45 days in individual cases. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area.

Poland has 2 missions in Saudi Arabia, with its embassy in Riyadh. Honorary consulates, which normally do not take visa applications: Jeddah.

In 2025, Poland’s embassy and consulates in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) received 1,209 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,051. 12.7% of applications were refused. In 2024 it had been 15.4%: the rate fell by 2.7 points. Applications fell by 17% compared with 2024 (1,448).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 5.2% of the applications lodged in Saudi Arabia that year, from 1.6% at the consulates of Austria to 55.4% at those of Bulgaria. Poland’s consulates worldwide refused 15.8%. Poland was the 15th most applied-for Schengen state in Saudi Arabia.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Saudi Arabia, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

Saudi citizens planning a trip to Poland can compare how foreign ministries rate it: the US State Department rates Poland at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 4 June 2025), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Poland (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Poland (updated 20 October 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Saudi citizens can stay in Poland

How long Saudi citizens may stay in Poland is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Saudi citizens apply

In Saudi Arabia, applications go to the Polish embassy in Riyadh, or to a visa centre acting for Poland; fees, documents and processing times are published by Poland.

Poland and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Poland lets Saudi citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Poland when it is the main destination of the trip.

Poland’s neighbours for Saudi citizens

Belarus and Ukraine admit Saudi citizens visa-free. Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic require Saudi citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Polish citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia

Polish citizens receive their visa for Saudi Arabia at the border; it covers up to 90 days.