Bilateral extension of visa-free stay

PolandShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

No advance visa is needed: the route concerns travellers staying visa-free, and the extension procedure is available only to citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Uruguay, third countries with which Poland has bilateral agreements on visa-free travel.

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https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
A foreign national availing themselves of visa-free travel should leave the territory of the Member States so as not to exceed the 90-day period of authorized stay within any 180-day period.
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
In exceptional cases, citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Uruguay may proceed differently—they may apply to the provincial governor for an extension of their visa-free stay. This procedure is available exclusively to citizens of those third countries with which Poland has concluded bilateral agreements on visa-free travel.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the visit purposes this route covers.

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Limits of the record

The current route capture and existing PL candidate checks did not establish the permitted purpose answer with a validated literal quote.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Visa-free stay is limited to 90 days within any 180-day period; for the seven listed nationalities it may be extended by 90 days under the bilateral agreements, and only once.

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https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
A foreign national availing themselves of visa-free travel should leave the territory of the Member States so as not to exceed the 90-day period of authorized stay within any 180-day period.
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
Argentina 90 days
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
The stay under the visa-free regime may be extended only once.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The extension application requires a copy of a travel document valid at least 3 months after planned departure, with at least 2 blank pages and issued within the last 10 years (original shown), and documents confirming the necessity, purpose and conditions of the extension (invitations, bank statements, reservations, etc.).

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https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
a copy of the travel document, which is valid for at least 3 months after the planned date of departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland, contains at least 2 blank pages, and was issued within the last 10 years (the original must be presented when submitting the application);
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
documents confirming the necessity of extending the stay under the visa-free regime, including the purpose and conditions of the extension (invitations, bank statements, reservations, etc.)

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Apply in person to the provincial governor (voivode) for the place of stay no later than the last day of visa-free stay; no fee; application in Polish with personal and passport data and a justification. The extension is granted by a stamp in the travel document; stay is legal while pending. A refusal can be appealed to the Head of the Office for Foreigners within 14 days.

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https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
The application must be submitted in person no later than the last day of your stay under the visa-free regime.
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
the provincial governor with jurisdiction over the foreigner’s place of stay in Poland;
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
No fee is charged;
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
In that case, remember to draft the application in Polish, include the minimum set of data and information (first name, last name, citizenship, date and place of birth, type, series, and number of the travel document, issuing authority, date of issue, and period of validity), as well as a justification for the application.
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
Extension of the period of stay under the visa-free regime is granted by affixing a stamp in the foreign national’s travel document.
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
If such an application was submitted on time, contains no formal deficiencies, or any formal deficiencies were corrected on time, the foreigner’s continued stay in Poland is considered legal:
https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/visas-movement-free/extension-of-the-period-of-permitted-visa-free-stay/
The foreign national may appeal this decision to the Head of the Office for Foreigners through the provincial governor who issued the decision. The appeal must be filed within 14 days of the date the decision was served,

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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Bilateral extension of visa-free stay

For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Your story.Your next step.

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