Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Poland, as well as the rest of the EU and Schengen Area members imposed an EU-wide entry ban on third-country nationals in mid-March 2020.

To this day, only the following are permitted to enter the Polish territory:

• Polish citizens
• Citizens and residents of Georgia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand, South Korea, Tunisia and Australia
• Foreigners who are spouses or children of citizens of Poland or remain under the constant care of citizens of Poland
• Polish identity Card Holders
• Diplomats
• People entitled to permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Poland or who hold a work permit
• Foreigners who run a means of transport designed for the transport of good
• Citizens of EU Member States, EFTA Member States – parties to the Agreement on the EEA or the Swiss Confederation and their spouses and children, when travelling through the territory of the Republic of Poland to their place of residence or stay
• Those with a permanent residence permit or a long-term resident’s EU residence permit, in the territory of other EU Member States, a Member State of the EFTA – parties to the Agreement on the EEA or the Swiss Confederation and their spouses and children, when travelling through the territory of the Republic of Poland, to their place of residence or stay.

Additionally, in particularly justified cases, the commander of the Border Guard post may allow a foreigner to enter the territory of the Republic of Poland in accordance with the procedure specified in the Act of 12 December 2013 on foreigners (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 35), always after obtaining the consent of the Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard.

Those coming to Poland from outside the EU are obliged to go through a fortnight of quarantine, whereas those crossing the internal EU borders are exempt from the requirement of quarantine.