Austria Consulate General Krakow

Who does the Austrian consulate general in Krakow serve?

The consulate general provides consular services for Austrian citizens living in Poland. According to the Polish Foreign Ministry, Martin Gärtner heads the office as consul general. The embassy in Warsaw is roughly 250 km away.

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Austrian authorities ask for:

Austrian passport (application abroad)

• Book an appointment and apply in person (also infants) – postal applications are not accepted; some honorary consulates also take applications
• Passport application form (Reisepassantrag), downloadable from the embassy website
• Birth certificate and proof of Austrian citizenship (Staatsbürgerschaftsnachweis) or your current Austrian passport/ID
• Proof of residence in Poland and, where applicable, your residence permit
• A recent passport photo meeting the EU/Austrian criteria (taken by a professional photographer)
• Marriage, divorce or name-change documents if relevant; foreign documents with apostille and German translation (English often accepted)

Sources: Austrian Embassy London – passport (bmeia.gv.at), Austrian Embassy Canberra – Austrian passport (bmeia.gv.at) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate before your visit.

Other consulates and embassies in Krakow serve

30 other countries are represented in Krakow serve, among them: Belgium (honorary), Brazil (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Chile (honorary), Colombia (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Georgia (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Hungary (consulate general), Iceland (honorary), India (honorary), Indonesia (honorary), Italy (honorary), Japan (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Ukraine (consulate general), United States (consulate general). The full list of all 31 missions is on the overview page for Poland.

Closing days

Expect the consulate general to be closed on Polish holidays such as Constitution Day (3 May), Independence Day (11 November) and Christmas Eve (24 December); the Austrian national day (26 October) usually means a closure too.

Emergency assistance

In Poland, the emergency number is 112. Polish citizens who need help in Austria can contact the Polish Embassy in Vienna; the Polish Foreign Ministry’s Odyseusz service lists all Polish consular contacts and lets travellers register their trip.

Where else is Austria represented in Poland?

Austria in Poland

Measured in a straight line from Krakow, the nearest other Austrian office is the Honorary Consulate in Mikolow (about 69 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Krakow.

• Warsaw (250 km) – Embassy of Austria
• Krakow – Consulate General (this page)
• Gdansk (480 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Lodz (190 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Mikolow (69 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Poznan (330 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Wroclaw (240 km) – Honorary Consulate