Poland Has Sharply Reduced The Number Of Visas It Issues
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Poland has sharply reduced the number of visas issued to foreigners. At the same time, in recent years it has succeeded in significantly curbing labor migration and the misuse of student visas, and in increasing the number of deportations, reported by the country’s Ministry of the Interior and Administration.
According to the ministry, approximately 16,000 work visas were issued to foreigners in the first quarter of 2026. This is nearly eight times fewer than during the same period in 2022, when 123,000 visas were issued.
The number of work permits for foreigners in Poland has also decreased. While approximately 122,000 were issued in the first quarter of 2022, only 38,000 were issued in the first three months of 2026.
“The 69% decrease has made it possible to eliminate abuses and violations in the system, as well as the practice of submitting fictitious applications, which was widespread under the previous government. Now, documents are issued only to those foreigners whose presence brings real benefits to the Polish economy and does not pose a threat to national security,” the Polish Ministry of the Interior stated.
The number of student visas has also decreased. In 2021, Poland issued nearly 31,000 such documents, and in 2025—about 11,000. Authorities attribute this to stricter vetting of applicants and cooperation with universities to identify cases where student status was used solely as a means to enter the Schengen Area.
At the same time, the number of deportations has risen. According to the Polish Ministry of the Interior, in the first quarter of 2022, about 900 foreigners left the country following decisions by the authorities, while during the same period in 2026, the number had risen to 2,700.
In addition, the ministry stated that over the past two years, significant funds have been invested in strengthening security along the Polish-Belarusian border and protecting against migration pressure from Belarus and Russia.
It also noted that checks are continuing at the borders with Lithuania and Germany, and that a new border crossing registration system, Entry/Exit, is being used to monitor the entry of citizens from non-EU countries.
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