This page was last updated on 16 December, 2021.
At a Glance
Travel Restrictions
Entry For Vaccinated Travelers: Partially Allowed
Vaccination Requirements: If you hold an appropriate vaccine certificate you are exempted from the compulsory quarantine.
You do not need to have a PCR test to board your flight to Poland.
Allowed Vaccines:
Pfizer/BioNTech (Comirnaty)
AstraZeneca EU (Vaxzevria)
Johnson & Johnson (Janssen)
Moderna (Spikevax)
Tourist Entry: Partially Allowed
Testing: No tests required for all countries.
Quarantine Required: Depends
Quarantine Details: Quarantine for 10 days required for some travellers.
Local Restrictions
Lockdown in Effect: Partial
Events: Partially Allowed
Transport: Operational
Shopping: Open
Restaurants and Bars: Open with restrictions
Detailed Travel Advisory
Published 15.12.2021
1. Until 27 December 2021, flights from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe are suspended.
2. Passengers are not allowed to enter.
– This does not apply to:
– nationals and residents of Poland;
– spouses and children of nationals of Poland;
– passengers under the constant care of nationals of Poland;
– nationals of Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine;
– British nationals;
– spouses and children of nationals of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland;
– spouses and children of British nationals;
– passengers with a diplomatic passport;
– nationals and residents of Australia, Canada, Georgia, Israel, Japan, Korea (Rep.), New Zealand, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey and USA;
– passengers with a permanent residence permit or a long-term residence permit issued by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or United Kingdom and their spouses and children, returning via Poland to their country of residence;
– passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland;
– merchant seamen;
– passengers traveling as students;
– passengers with a Polish Card (Karta Polaka).
3. Passengers and airline crew entering Poland without a negative COVID-19 test in English or Polish taken at most 24 hours before departure are subject to quarantine for 14 days.
– This does not apply to passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland.
4. Passengers and airline crew transiting through Poland must have negative COVID-19 test in English or Polish taken at most 24 hours before departure.
– This does not apply to passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland.
5. Passengers must complete a “Passenger Locator Form” (PLF) and present it upon arrival. The form can be found at https://aplikacje.gov.pl/app/klp/#/home or on board.
6. Passengers could be subject to quarantine for 10 days.
– This does not apply to passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in English or Polish showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.
More quarantine exemptions can be found at https://www.gov.pl/web/coronavirus/temporary-limitations
Detailed Tourist Information
The full list of countries that are allowed to enter Poland is as follows:
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece
Spain
Netherlands
Ireland
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Malta
Germany
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Hungary
Italy
Switzerland
Iceland
Norway
Liechtenstein
Turkey
*Turkey is part of this list since the two countries have reached a special agreement.
Poland currently allows entry to the following third countries:
Georgia
Japan
Canada
New Zealand
Thailand
South Korea
Tunisia
Australia
Israel
United States
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Several other groups of people who carry out important duties and essential activities in Poland are also allowed to enter the country.
In order to be permitted restriction-free entry, all travellers from these countries need to hold the EU Digital COVID-19 Certificate. This means that travellers need to provide proof of complete vaccination, proof of recovery from the virus, or a negative COVID-19 test result.
In regards to the vaccination status, it has been noted proof of vaccination is valid 14 days after the last dose.
For travellers who have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 disease, it has been emphasised that Poland recognises as valid proof of immunity only the vaccines that have been approved for use by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Children under the age of 12 who are travelling together with a guardian who has been vaccinated, tested, or recovered from the virus can enter Poland without being subject to testing and quarantine requirements.
Restriction-free entry is also allowed to all persons arriving from one of the EU/Schengen Area countries or Turkey if they show a certificate that indicates that they have recovered from the virus during the last six months.
As for those who plan to present a negative COVID-19 test result, it has been emphasised that both PCR and rapid antigen tests should be taken within 48 hours before entry.
All of these documents are accepted if they are issued in Polish or in English and can be presented in electronic or paper format.
On the other hand, travellers arriving from the EU/Schengen Area countries mentioned above or Turkey, who do not hold proof of vaccination or proof of recovery from the virus but are only able to present a negative COVID-19 test result are subject to a ten-day quarantine requirement.
However, if they take a COVID-19 test 48 hours after entering Poland, they can be released from the quarantine requirement if the test shows to be negative.
Regardless of the means of transport that is used to reach Poland, travellers arriving from a third country who have not been vaccinated or recovered from the COVID-19 disease are subject to a ten-day quarantine requirement (https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/poland-now-requires-arrivals-from-non-schengen-area-countries-to-undergo-quarantine/)
Travellers who have been quarantined in Poland may perform a test – on the 8th day at the earliest, counting from the day after crossing the border – with a negative result releasing them from quarantine. When calculating the seven-day quarantine period, the expiry of which entitles travellers to have a diagnostic test performed on the eighth day,” the statement of the Polish Government reads.
In addition, the same has noted that the quarantine requirement does not apply to third-country nationals who started their journey in one of the EU/Schengen Area countries as well as to those who are transiting through Poland, provided that they leave within 24 hours of entry.
“Travellers by plane from countries outside the Schengen/EU area who, after arriving in Poland, stay in the country for no longer than 24 hours and have a flight ticket are exempt from the quarantine obligation. The departure must be within 24 hours, starting from the moment of arrival in Poland,” the statement of Re-open EU reads.
All travellers arriving from an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country and Turkey who are reaching Poland through air transport need to complete a Traveller Location Card.
Lockdown Details
Lockdowns and restrictions:
-Museums and art galleries are open and can operate under a strict sanitary regime. A limit of 1 person per 15 m2 is in effect.
-Movie theatres have resumed both outdoor and indoor activities. They operate under a strict sanitary regime at no more than 75% occupancy.
-Theatres, operas, and philharmonics have resumed indoor activities. They operate under a strict sanitary regime at no more than 75% occupancy.
-Dining establishments operate indoors under a strict sanitary regime at no more than 75% occupancy.
-Hotels are open, hotel restaurants operate under a strict sanitary regime at no more than 75% occupancy.
-Gyms, fitness clubs, and tanning salons operate under a sanitary regime. A limit of 1 person per 10 m2 is in effect.
-All other country-wide restrictions currently in place will continue, including but not limited to:
-Face coverings are no longer required outdoors (masks are still required in indoor public spaces and on public transportation). Face coverings must be cloth or medical-type masks. Face shields, visors, scarves, bandanas, neck gaiters, or other types of face coverings are not permitted as substitutes for masks.
-All means of public transport across Poland operate at 100% capacity.
-Up to 150 people may participate in events and meetings, either outdoors, indoors, or in designated gastronomic areas. The sanitary regime will still apply.
Full list of limitations can be found at https://www.gov.pl/web/coronavirus/temporary-limitations
Sources
https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/POL
Data Source: covidcontrols.co
