Polish authorities are tightening entry rules — but not for everyone.
This is not about mass border closures, but rather a targeted approach: visas are to be introduced for citizens of countries that pose the greatest risk in terms of crime, illegal stay, or foreign interference.
🔍 As Deputy Interior Minister Czesław Mroczek explained, the decision concerns those who use visa-free travel not as a tourism opportunity but as a loophole for subversive activity. Countries in focus include Georgia, Armenia, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Poland has already restricted access to work visas for Colombian nationals after a 27-year-old man from Colombia, acting on behalf of Russian intelligence, carried out arson attacks on construction warehouses. According to Mroczek, such cases can no longer be ignored.
⚠️ Warsaw is calling for a broader visa filter to be implemented across the Schengen Zone, aiming to close off the route by which offenders enter Poland via other EU countries.
In essence, this is not a crackdown on tourism or labor migration, but an effort to protect national borders from external threats and criminal risks. The visa system becomes a pre-screening tool — to stop potential offenders before they set foot on Polish soil.