Poland to Austria visa requirements

No. As an EU citizen, a Polish passport (or national ID card) holder can travel to Austria for tourism with no visa, no time limit, and no ETIAS, under EU free movement rights. Poland and Austria are both EU member states and part of the Schengen Area, so a Polish ordinary passport holder enjoys full EU free movement rights when visiting Austria. No visa, eVisa, or entry permit is required for any length of stay. A Polish citizen may enter and stay for tourism using either a valid Polish passport or a valid Polish national identity card; the document only needs to be valid on the day of travel. Because internal Schengen borders normally have no systematic checks, you typically will not have your document inspected at the border, but you must always carry a valid passport or ID card as proof of identity and nationality. The Schengen 90/180 short-stay rule and ETIAS apply to non-EU visa-exempt travellers, not to EU citizens such as Poles, who face no 90-day cap. For stays beyond three months, a Polish citizen exercising free movement should register their residence with the local Austrian authority (Anmeldebescheinigung) within four months, but this is a residence formality, not a visa or a condition for short tourist visits. ETIAS, launching in Q4 2026, does not apply to EU citizens. As of 2026-05-30 there is no border or visa change affecting this route.