Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a new global consular-fee table entered into force on 1 January 2026. All Polish embassies and consulates—from Singapore to Chicago—must now collect the higher tariffs set out in the October 29 2025 amendment to the Regulation on Consular Fees.
The update ends a decade of largely frozen pricing. Officials cite double-digit inflation between 2021 and 2023, higher labour costs and rising shipping prices as key drivers. Most service categories climb by roughly 20-25 %, though some see steeper increases: the fee for issuing a temporary passport outside office hours, for example, now stands at USD 118.
VisaHQ, for example, offers end-to-end assistance for Polish visa applicants, with real-time fee calculators that already incorporate the 2026 tariffs. Its easy online platform (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) and dedicated account managers can guide travellers through document preparation, appointment booking and payment reconciliation, saving time for both individual applicants and corporate mobility teams.
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For mobility programmes the headline figures are the visa tariffs, which mirror the Interior Ministry’s domestic fee hike. National (type D) visas cost €200 and Schengen (type C) visas €90. The regulation applies to all applications lodged on or after 1 January 2026, even if appointments were booked under the old schedule.
Consulates have been instructed to display the new fee table and reject payments made at the previous rates. Applicants who paid earlier but whose appointments occur after 1 January must settle the difference before a visa can be issued. Corporates with high visa volumes should check whether their travel-management companies are using updated cost codes.
Because the fee notice was published during the holiday period, some travellers were caught off guard this week when appearing at consulates in Beirut and New Delhi. Immigration advisers recommend communicating the new tariffs to assignees immediately and ensuring expense policies reflect the higher outlay.
The update ends a decade of largely frozen pricing. Officials cite double-digit inflation between 2021 and 2023, higher labour costs and rising shipping prices as key drivers. Most service categories climb by roughly 20-25 %, though some see steeper increases: the fee for issuing a temporary passport outside office hours, for example, now stands at USD 118.
VisaHQ, for example, offers end-to-end assistance for Polish visa applicants, with real-time fee calculators that already incorporate the 2026 tariffs. Its easy online platform (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) and dedicated account managers can guide travellers through document preparation, appointment booking and payment reconciliation, saving time for both individual applicants and corporate mobility teams.
For mobility programmes the headline figures are the visa tariffs, which mirror the Interior Ministry’s domestic fee hike. National (type D) visas cost €200 and Schengen (type C) visas €90. The regulation applies to all applications lodged on or after 1 January 2026, even if appointments were booked under the old schedule.
Consulates have been instructed to display the new fee table and reject payments made at the previous rates. Applicants who paid earlier but whose appointments occur after 1 January must settle the difference before a visa can be issued. Corporates with high visa volumes should check whether their travel-management companies are using updated cost codes.
Because the fee notice was published during the holiday period, some travellers were caught off guard this week when appearing at consulates in Beirut and New Delhi. Immigration advisers recommend communicating the new tariffs to assignees immediately and ensuring expense policies reflect the higher outlay.
