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Airport Transit Visa (type A)

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Which travellers require a transit visa/permission and which officially documented exemptions are important?

In principle, for transit through the international transit areas of airports in Poland an airport transit visa is required for citizens of Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka. The official source does not state exemptions.

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  • Exemptions (e.g. holders of residence permits or certain visas) are not documented on this page; list qualified by "in principle".
  • https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/visas
    To check if you need to apply for an airport transit visa, please visit the website of the European Commission. In principle, in case of transit through the international transit areas of airports located in Poland, this will apply to citizens of: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka

Can the traveller remain airside, and under what circumstances must immigration control be crossed?

An airport transit visa only permits staying in the international transit area of an airport while awaiting a flight to the destination country; it does not entitle entry into or stay in the Schengen Area. The official source does not state the circumstances in which immigration control must be crossed.

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  • Circumstances requiring crossing immigration control are not detailed.
  • https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/visas
    Please bear in mind that an airport transit visa only permits you to stay in the international transit area of an airport while awaiting a flight to your destination country. It does not entitle you to enter into or stay in the Schengen Area.

What officially documented baggage collection, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer situations affect the immigration requirement?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the baggage, terminal-change and self-transfer rules.

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  • The current route capture and existing PL candidate checks did not establish the baggage / self-transfer answer with a validated literal quote.

What maximum transit period, overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules matter?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the maximum transit period and overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules.

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

If permission is required, what permission is it, where/how is it obtained, and what core onward-travel evidence is required?

The air transit visa is issued exclusively as a Schengen visa. The application goes to the competent consulate (as a rule by place of residence); some consulates require registration or an appointment via e-Konsulat, and some use an external service provider. The standard Schengen visa fee is 90 euros. The official source does not state the onward-travel evidence required.

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  • Onward-travel evidence specific to the airport transit visa is not listed on the pages read.

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

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