Poland visa — Congo passport

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• Accommodation with a private individual: for example, confirmation of the registration of the invitation in the register of the voivode's officeConditions and details

  Among the examples of proof of accommodation, the Embassy of Poland in Rabat cites the confirmation of the registration, in the register kept by the voivode's office (Urząd Wojewódzki), of an invitation to stay in Poland, issued at the request of the person inviting; for a hotel stay, it cites the hotel reservation. These are examples, not a closed list.
• Visa with limited territorial validityConditions and details

  A Schengen visa may have limited territorial validity: it is then valid only in one or more Schengen States, and not in all of them, always within the limit of 90 days per 180-day period.
• Counting the 90 daysConditions and details

  The 90 days may form one continuous stay or several successive stays whose total duration does not exceed 90 days over any 180-day period. For each day of intended stay, the 180 days preceding it are examined: at the border, the border guard goes back 180 days and counts the days already spent, for example according to the stamps. The European Commission offers an online calculator.
• Border controlConditions and details

  The visa does not guarantee entry. At the border, entry into Poland is refused in particular without a valid travel document, without a valid visa or residence permit, without documents justifying the purpose and conditions of the stay, without sufficient means of subsistence for the stay and the return, without a health insurance document, or after 90 days of stay during the preceding 180 days. An appeal is possible within 14 days to the Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard, through the commander of the post that refused entry.
• In the event of refusalConditions and details

  Against a refusal of a Schengen visa, a request for reconsideration may be sent to the consul within 14 days following delivery of the decision; the consul examines it within 7 days. If the refusal is upheld, an appeal may be brought before the Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw within 30 days following delivery of the new decision, through the consul who issued it.
• Photograph formatConditions and details

  According to the Embassy of Poland in Rabat, the photograph is in colour, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, sharp, on a white background, printed on good-quality paper and taken less than six months before the application; the face, facing forward, with eyes clearly open, occupies 70 to 80% of the photo, without head covering.
• Documents and procedures specific to the consular postConditions and details

  Each consular post sets out its own list. For example, the Embassy of Poland in Rabat receives applications in person, by appointment made via e-Konsulat, no earlier than 6 months and no later than 15 days before departure; it also requires a copy of the passport identity page, a copy of the identity document proving legal residence in Morocco or Mauritania and confirmation of outbound and return transport (a reservation is sufficient, without a paid ticket), and accepts originals only.
• Schengen areaThe Schengen area comprises 29 States: all European Union countries except Ireland and Cyprus, as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.