Entry requirements: All visitors to Poland must obtain a valid entry visa from a Polish consulate. They must submit the visa application with a passport valid 6 months beyond the expiration of the Polish visa, two passport-sized photographs, an application fee ($18 in most cases), and a copy of a travel voucher or money exchange order obtainable only from a travel agent. Except in special cases, no immunizations are required. Regular tourists must exchange $15 a day into Polish currency while in Poland. Visa application usually takes 14 days although, for an additional fee, processing often can be speeded up in emergency cases.

Tourist attractions: Poland's major tourist attractions include the winter resort area of Zakopane, near the Czechoslovak border; the Wawel Castle, medieval Cloth Hall, and St. Mary's Church in Krakow; the coastal resort of Sopot; and the reconstructed portions of Gdansk and Szczecin (two Hanseatic cities) in the north. War relics are scattered throughout the country, from the magnificently restored teutonic fortress of Malbork and many ducal castles to the ruins of Hilter's "Wolf's Lair". Favorite attractions in metropolitan Warsaw include Chopin's birthplace and museum at Warka, the Wilanow and Lazienki palaces of the kings of Poland, and the painstakingly restored "Old Town."

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, September 1987.