Is a Kniazha policy accepted for a Polish visa application?

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ) accredits Kniazha Vienna Insurance Group, and the policy's coverage, urgent medical treatment, hospitalization, repatriation, and 24/7 assistance for a minimum of EUR 30,000, clears both a Schengen type C visa application and a national type D visa application.

How is Kniazha different from the other accredited insurers?

Since 2005, Kniazha has belonged to Vienna Insurance Group, a large Austrian insurance group operating in around 30 Central and Eastern European countries. All accredited insurers meet the same EUR 30,000 coverage requirement for a visa, so for a visa the group membership changes nothing; it is additional background on the company. The practical difference lies in the product range: Kniazha is the only one of the insurers on this site with a dedicated karta pobytu insurance program in the calculator.

Can I buy karta pobytu insurance through Kniazha?

Kniazha is specifically the insurer our calculator uses for karta pobytu coverage, and of the accredited insurers on the site, only Kniazha offers this program. Getting it takes two steps: set the “Your location” field to “I'm abroad” instead of “I'm in Ukraine,” which narrows the insurer list, then manually select Kniazha from that narrowed list. Only after that does the system pull in the documents that match karta pobytu requirements rather than a standard visa policy.

How much does a Kniazha visa policy cost?

Enter your destination country, travel dates, date of birth, and purpose of travel into the calculator, then select Kniazha among the insurers offered, and it displays an exact price immediately. That price depends on the insured person's age, the length of the trip, and any extra options chosen, while the base coverage is always a minimum of EUR 30,000, as required by both the Schengen and the national visa.

Kniazha Insurance for a Poland Visa

Kniazha Insurance for a Poland Visa: A Policy from Kniazha Vienna Insurance Group

Kniazha Vienna Insurance Group is one of the insurers accredited for a Poland visa policy on this site, and a policy from Kniazha satisfies both a Schengen type C visa application and a Polish national type D visa application: Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ) accredits the company, and its standard policy already carries the EUR 30,000 minimum both visa types require. Its backing by a major pan-European insurance group sets it apart from the other accredited insurers, covered in more detail below. You can buy the policy directly through the calculator on insurs.online, comparing it against the other accredited insurers on price and terms before paying. Kniazha is also the only one of the insurers on this site that runs a dedicated karta pobytu insurance program.

Updated: October 1, 2026

Why Kniazha: Vienna Insurance Group backing and 25+ years on the market

Kniazha (full legal name PRAT USK Kniazha Vienna Insurance Group) started operating in Ukraine in 1997, so it has close to three decades of history in the local market. In 2005 it joined Vienna Insurance Group, an Austrian insurance group present in around 30 Central and Eastern European countries and one of the largest on the continent. For someone buying a visa policy, that group membership means something concrete: the company reports and operates under European insurance business norms, on top of its own Ukrainian licensing and history. The company's official site, kniazha.ua, lists its full product range and contact details. None of this makes Kniazha objectively “better” than the other accredited insurers, since all of them meet the same EUR 30,000 requirement for a visa policy. But for anyone specifically looking for an insurer backed by a large European group rather than a purely local Ukrainian business, the Vienna Insurance Group link is a real, verifiable difference.

Vienna Insurance Group remains the controlling shareholder of Kniazha. In December 2025, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced an equity investment in Kniazha and in Ukrainian Insurance Group (USG), which also belongs to VIG: IFC plans to subscribe to up to 20 percent of the shares of each company through a capital increase. In June 2026 the National Bank of Ukraine approved IFC acquiring a significant stake (19.999%), and in September 2026 Kniazha's shareholders voted to increase the share capital. Vienna Insurance Group retains control of the company.

What the policy covers, how long it's valid, and how to buy it

A Kniazha visa policy covers urgent medical treatment, emergency hospitalization, repatriation, and death, with a minimum sum insured of EUR 30,000 and a 24/7 assistance line. For a Schengen type C visa, that requirement comes from Article 15 of the EU Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009); for a national type D visa, which isn't part of Schengen harmonization, the same EUR 30,000 figure comes from Poland's own Act on Foreigners (Ustawa o cudzoziemcach) instead. Either way, the policy is valid for the full length of the visa applied for, up to one year.

The homepage calculator handles a standard Kniazha purchase in one pass: work through destination country, travel dates, date of birth, and purpose of travel, then pick Kniazha from the insurers listed and pay online. If instead you need a policy specifically for a karta pobytu, that's a separate program: set the “Your location” field to “I'm abroad” (this only narrows the insurer list), then manually select Kniazha from the narrowed list that appears. Only that combination pulls in the documents that match karta pobytu requirements.

Need karta pobytu insurance, or still unsure about the requirement itself?

Everything above covers a visa policy. If you're already in Poland and applying for a karta pobytu, that runs on a separate insurance program specifically through Kniazha, not a standard visa policy; see the details on our dedicated page. If instead you want to understand the EUR 30,000 requirement itself and why it's identical for both visa types, read our full breakdown:

Karta Pobytu Insurance in Poland: Which Policy You Need and How It Differs From Visa Insurance
Medical Insurance for a Polish Visa: Which Program to Choose for Your Task

Get a Kniazha visa policy

Start in the calculator on the homepage: destination, travel dates, and purpose of travel are all it asks for before you pick Kniazha from the accredited insurers listed. EUR 30,000 in coverage lands in your inbox shortly after, ready to attach to your visa application.

Calculate a Kniazha policy

Answers to customers’ questions

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ) accredits Kniazha Vienna Insurance Group, and the policy's coverage, urgent medical treatment, hospitalization, repatriation, and 24/7 assistance for a minimum of EUR 30,000, clears both a Schengen type C visa application and a national type D visa application.
Since 2005, Kniazha has belonged to Vienna Insurance Group, a large Austrian insurance group operating in around 30 Central and Eastern European countries. All accredited insurers meet the same EUR 30,000 coverage requirement for a visa, so for a visa the group membership changes nothing; it is additional background on the company. The practical difference lies in the product range: Kniazha is the only one of the insurers on this site with a dedicated karta pobytu insurance program in the calculator.
Kniazha is specifically the insurer our calculator uses for karta pobytu coverage, and of the accredited insurers on the site, only Kniazha offers this program. Getting it takes two steps: set the “Your location” field to “I'm abroad” instead of “I'm in Ukraine,” which narrows the insurer list, then manually select Kniazha from that narrowed list. Only after that does the system pull in the documents that match karta pobytu requirements rather than a standard visa policy.
Enter your destination country, travel dates, date of birth, and purpose of travel into the calculator, then select Kniazha among the insurers offered, and it displays an exact price immediately. That price depends on the insured person's age, the length of the trip, and any extra options chosen, while the base coverage is always a minimum of EUR 30,000, as required by both the Schengen and the national visa.