How to get a Poland visa from Guinea Bissau

• Travellers who want to visit Poland would need a Poland tourist visa.
• With a Poland visa, you can also visit friends and relatives in Poland.
• Holders of a tourist visa are not permitted to seek employment in Poland.
• Citizens of Guinea Bissau are not allowed to study in a Polish institution of learning.
• If you are visiting a friend or relative in Poland, a valid ID of the host and an invitation letter is required. This letter should contain your host's home address, the purpose, and the duration of the trip.
• A proof of your family ties in Guinea Bissau as a means of showing strong intention for returning home after your visa expires is to presented.
• A full round trip reservation that corresponds with your entry and the exit date is required to avoid overstaying in Poland.
• You are required to prove that you can spend PLN300 for stays not exceeding 3 days, PLN100 daily for stays exceeding 3 days and PLN20 per day if the cost of your stay is taken care of by a sponsor.
• If your host is taking care of your expenses in Poland, there must be proof of guarantee coupled with bank statements.
• Otherwise, you will have to present your own bank statement as proof.
  
• Applicants are to provide a hotel reservation or proof to show you will be staying with a host in Poland.
• A signed letter from the applicant's employer written on the company's letterhead confirming position & leave approval for the exact travel dates the applicant will be out of Guinea Bissau is required.
• Overstaying on a Polish tourist visa is an offence.
• The visa is valid for 90 days.

• Citizens of Guinea Bissau who intend to visit Poland to study in any Polish institution of learning are eligible for this type of visa.
• With the student visa, applicants are allowed to apply for a visa on multiple entry basis.
• You must have been admitted to study in a learning institution in Poland before you can apply for this visa.
• A letter of admission from the institution which confirms enrollment and awareness of your trip is to be presented.
• Students are to obtain a resident permit that spans throughout the duration of their study in Poland.
• Applicants of this visa must have enough money to cater for their expenses during their study in Poland.
• If you have received any scholarship from a valid organization, relevant documents affirming the scholarship offer should be presented when applying.
• A proof of accommodation for the duration of your study in Poland which could be a hostel reservation or with host.
• Students can work part-time as long as it does not affect your studies.
• A receipt of tuition fee payment is required.
• Minors are required to provide a letter of consent signed by both parents as well as your birth certificate is required.
• You will need to provide evidence that you will return to Guinea Bissau at the end of your study. This evidence could be documents showing family ties, businesses or properties in Mali.
• The student visa costs €180.

Poland is a safe country for tourists, although some areas are best to avoid or needed to be vigilant during the stay.

The official language of Poland is Polish and every official information will be passed in Polish only. Most of the younger population understand the English language well enough because it is taught to them at an early age.