Refusal Annulment, Revocation of a Visa

SCHENGEN VISA (C-TYPE)

In the case of refusal to issue a Schengen visa and its annulment and revocation, the decision is presented to the applicant on the standard form constituting Annex VI to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No. 810/2009 of July 13, 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) of 13 July 2009 (Official Journal of the European Union 2009 No. 243). The form specifies the reasons for the decision.

Appeals procedure

I. General Information

Persons who have been refused a visa or received a decision to annul / revoke a visa have the right to appeal. Appeals for both national and Schengen visas are conducted against the Member State that made the decision and in accordance with the national law of that State.

A decision issued by a consul of the Republic of Poland may be requested for the case to be reconsidered by this authority. The application for reconsideration of the case shall be submitted within 14 days from the date of delivery of the decision on refusal / annulment / revocation of the visa.

Consular fee in accordance with the Table of Consular Fees as of 1.01.2025:

Request for reconsideration of national visa – 8932 PHP; Request for reconsideration of Schengen visa – 5955 PHP.

Likewise, in the case of submitting an application for reconsideration of the visa application through the VAC.

The consul examines the application for reconsideration of the case within 14 working days of its submission. According to Art. 94 sec. 3 of the Act of 25 June 2015 Consular Law (Journal of Laws of 2024 item 769), in the case of national visas, the decision made in the appeal procedure is final. If, after examining the application for reconsideration, the consul issued another decision to refuse, annul or revoke the Schengen visa, with which the applicant does not agree, in this case, a complaint may be lodged with the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw.

II. How to appeal – practical aspects

What documents you need:

1. consular fee payment for request for reconsideration of national visa – 8932 PHP; Schengen visa – 5955 PHP,

2. a letter requesting the consul to review your application,

3. your passport,

4. refusal decision,

5. additional documents that were not included in the first visa application.

There is no need to make an appointment. All you have to do is file an appeal on any operating day.

An application for reconsideration of a visa applications submitted at the Polish Visa Application Centre BLS in Manila or Cebu must be submitted at the same visa application center.