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Poland to Permit Citizens of Ukraine and Belarus to Submit National Visa Applications in the Country Until March 2023
According to a recent press release issued by the government of Poland, citizens of Ukraine and Belarus who are legally residing in the country will be able to submit applications for national visas until March 31, 2023, AtoZSerwisPlus.pl reports.
“Until March 31, 2023, the possibility of submitting applications for national visas by authorised foreigners residing on the territory of the Republic of Poland is extended,” the statement of the Polish government reads.
The government explains that applications for national visas by citizens of the two countries mentioned above can be submitted following prior arrangements via the official website of VFS Global for Poland.
In addition, it has been emphasised that the visa applications must be submitted to the visa application centre corresponding to the pre-selected registration location – in Warsaw, Pozna?, or Lublin.
“Persons who fail to register for the submission of visa applications are kindly asked to follow the website on an ongoing basis and the new application registration deadlines, which will be successively made available,” the government stressed.
While Poland has extended the period during which citizens of Ukraine and Belarus are permitted to apply for national visas, it has been highlighted that in line with the current rules, only some specific groups of citizens of Ukraine and Belarus are entitled to submit their national visa applications in Poland.
According to the government, in line with the Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of December 27, 2022, citizens of Ukraine and Belarus are entitled to submit applications for national visas in Poland provided that they need the visas in order to be able to work as drivers in international road transport or in non-commercial international road transport.
Additionally, citizens of Belarus applying for visas issued for humanitarian purposes are also eligible to submit applications. Eligible to submit national visa applications are also citizens of Ukraine and Belarus “who apply for a visa with the annotation Poland.Business Harbour”, as well as citizens of Ukraine who apply for national visas in order to work as pilots or other crew members.