Business Visas

Persons traveling to the United States for business purposes such as a business meeting, conference, symposium, training course, or temporary work incidental to their work in Poland must make an appointment for an interview (this includes seamen). Appointments for business applicants are scheduled Monday through Thursday afternoons. Business applicants must submit the electronic application form DS-156 with a bar-code. All visas for business travelers are returned by DHL courier service.

Apart from the documents described in Basic documents and photographs travelers for business reasons must present the following:

1. a letter of invitation from an American company or school listing the name of the person being invited, the purpose of the trip and the dates of the visit;
   
2. a statement from the Polish delegating institution on official letterhead listing the applicant’s position, duties and length of employment and the purpose of travel to the U.S.;
   
3. documents regarding the Polish company, including:

• a photocopy of the company's REGON, the court registration or business license;
  
• a photocopy of the most recent ZUS statement listing the number of employees with a photocopy of the ZUS payment for that month, and
  
• photocopies of the company's income and VAT tax returns for the last three months.

If the company is foreign-owned only photocopies of its REGON and the court registration or business license should be presented.

1. Applicants traveling to the U.S. for a scientific conference or symposium or to visit an American university or a scientific organization should present the documents described in Basic documents and photographs and the following:

• an invitation on the letterhead of the inviting American institution or a written confirmation of participation in a conference;
  
• a reference letter from the delegating Polish scientific institution (e.g., university, research institute) listing the applicant's position, duties, length of employment and the purpose of his/her travel to the U.S.

Participants in sporting events, apart from the documents described in Basic documents and photographs, must also present the following:

1. Letter of invitation from the event organizers that lists the names of all travelers
   
2. Letter from the relevant Polish sports association that lists the names of all travelers and their role in the event;
   
3. Documentation showing individual and/or group participation in similar events in Poland and abroad, for example press clips, awards and old passports with visas.