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Free movement — just bring your passport or national ID card

Slovenian citizens can enter Poland with a valid passport or national ID card; no visa, ETIAS or EES registration applies.

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇸🇮 Slovenian
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇵🇱 Poland
Purpose:
Holiday

EU / EEA / Swiss free movement

Slovenian citizens can enter Poland with a valid passport or national ID card; no visa, ETIAS or EES registration applies.

  • Carry a valid passport or national identity card.
  • EES and ETIAS do not apply to EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
  • For stays longer than 3 months, register with the local authorities if required.

Official source: eur-lex.europa.eu · home-affairs.ec.europa.eu · travel-europe.europa.eu · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Poland

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Slovenian passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see gov.pl.

Working in Poland

Free movement

EU free movement: no work permit needed

As an EU citizen (or Swiss national under the EU–Switzerland agreement) you can generally work here without a work permit. Registration rules for longer stays still apply.

Source: Your Europe (European Union) – Work permits (europa.eu).

What the source says

"As an EU national you generally don't need a work permit to work anywhere in the EU ." … "Under the EU-Switzerland agreement on the free movement of persons, Swiss nationals are free to live and work in the EU." … "Although these countries are not members of the EU, their nationals can work in the EU on the same footing as EU nationals, since they belong to the European Economic Area." (https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies-and-activities/moving-working-europe/working-another-eu-country/non-eu-nationals_en)

Other work routes in Poland (not needed if the right above applies to you)

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Work permit type A (zezwolenie na pracę typu A)

For: Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals employed under a contract with an employer based in Poland

  • The employer applies (always), for a specific foreign worker
  • Contract with a Polish employer
  • Pay not lower than for comparable workers and at least the minimum wage
  • Working time between 1/4 and full time
Fees
PLN 200 (work up to 3 months) or PLN 400 (longer), paid by the employer
Length
Up to 3 years (up to 1 year in some cases)

Source: Biznes.gov.pl (Polish government) – Zezwolenie na pracę typu A lub B (biznes.gov.pl).

What the source says

"O zezwolenie na pracę typu A lub B dla cudzoziemca zawsze występuje pracodawca , który chce go zatrudnić." … "praca powinna być wykonywana na podstawie umowy z polskim pracodawcą" … "wysokość miesięcznego wynagrodzenia cudzoziemca nie może być niższa niż wysokość minimalnego wynagrodzenia za pracę" … "wymiar czasu pracy nie może być niższy niż 1/4 pełnego wymiaru czasu pracy" … "typu A – wydawane jest na okres nie dłuższy niż 3 lata" … "200 zł – opłata za złożenie wniosku" … "400 zł – opłata za złożenie wniosku"

EU Blue Card

For: Highly qualified non-EU employees

  • Work contract or binding job offer for highly qualified employment of at least 1 year
  • Salary at or above the national EU Blue Card threshold (see the official page)
  • Higher professional qualifications (or national requirements for regulated professions)
  • Sickness insurance
  • Poland applies a labour market test (employer must first look for local/EU workers).

Source: European Commission – EU Immigration Portal: EU Blue Card in Poland (page dated 1 April 2025) (home-affairs.ec.europa.eu).

What the source says

"meet the minimum salary threshold in the Member State concerned" … "present documents proving that the relevant higher professional qualifications are met" … "present a proof of sickness insurance" … "with a duration of at least 1 year" … "Poland applies a labour market test."

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Overview: Biznes.gov.pl – work permits. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Transit through Poland

Option 1
Visa-freeAirport transit (changing flights in Poland)

Airside transit: no airport transit visa needed; leaving the transit area needs normal Schengen entry

Unless your nationality is on the EU common airport-transit-visa list or Poland's national list (those passports have their own rule here), you don't need an airport transit visa to change planes in the international transit area of an airport in Poland. If you have to pass through border control (e.g. to collect bags, change airport or terminal outside the transit area, or your onward flight is to another Schengen country), you are entering the Schengen area and the normal entry rules for your passport apply - see the holiday section.

Conditions

  • Stay in the airport's international transit area (do not pass border control).
  • Flights to or from another Schengen country count as entering the Schengen area: normal entry rules for your passport apply.
  • Hold the documents required for your final destination; your airline may check them.
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Checked on the live official page

Official wording

“Visa Code (Reg. 810/2009) Art. 3: an airport transit visa is required for nationals on the common list (Annex IV; Handbook Annex 7A) and, where a member state has notified one, its national list (Handbook Annex 7B, 1 July 2026). Nationals not on these lists need no airport transit visa.”

Before you go to Poland

Cash you can bring in and take out

Bringing cash in
Declare cash of EUR 10,000 or more (or equivalent) when arriving from outside the EU.
Taking cash out
Declare cash of EUR 10,000 or more (or equivalent) when leaving to a country outside the EU.

Official source: taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu · Last checked 4 Oct 2026 · Details

Common tourist traps

  1. Unofficial taxis

    How it works: Unofficial drivers overcharge and passengers have been attacked, including in some ride-share bookings.

    How to avoid it: Use official taxis with the company name and phone number on the door and roof and a rate card in the window – a crest alone is not enough.

  2. Drink spiking in bars

    How it works: Victims of spiked drinks have been robbed in bars and clubs.

    How to avoid it: Do not take drinks from strangers or leave yours alone.

  3. End-of-night card overcharging

    How it works: Visitors paying by card at the end of a night out have been overcharged.

    How to avoid it: Check the bill and the amount on the card terminal before paying.

All 5 traps for Poland →

Emergency numbers in Poland

Other traps paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 11 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026.