Global rank
#6
Poland • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free122 · 61%
Visa on arrival28 · 14%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required39 · 20%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
Language required
B1 Polish
Years to citizenship
5 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
3 gen
World reach
95%
Renounce required
No
About the Poland passport
Ranked #4 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Poland passport offers more travel freedom than 98% of passports worldwide. Alongside Malta and South Korea, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Poland citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Poland citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Poland is 32%, with capital gains taxed at Same as income. The country operates a standard high tax regime.
Poland is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Poland passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How Poland compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Poland passport ranks 16th of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.