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Poland denies Russians work permits and temporary stays in the country

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Poland denies Russians work permits and temporary stays in the country


17.08.2022

Poland. The Castle Square. Photo credit: Dennis Jarvis of Halifax, Canada / commons.wikimedia.org (CC-BY-SA-2.0)

The Polish authorities are denying Russians temporary residence and work permits, RIA Novosti reports. In the Gdansk region, such refusals have become especially widespread, according to the local website Trojmiasto.

From February to June, more than 500 Russians applied for such permits. They were rejected in 78 cases, but this figure is likely to rise as many applications are still being processed. According to unofficial sources of Trojmiasto, the decisions of the authorities are connected "with the recommendations of the Internal Security Agency."

Russians are among the five largest groups of foreigners working in the voivodship, along with Ukrainians, Belarusians, Georgians and Moldovans.

Earlier, it became known that Finland would halve the number of applications received from Russians for a Schengen visa. The corresponding measure proposed by the Finnish Foreign Ministry was approved by the Finnish government the day before, on August 16, it will come into force at the beginning of autumn.

Plans to restrict entry for Russians have been announced by the Latvian authorities. Earlier, Estonia decided not to let Russian citizens with Schengen visas into the country. The same initiative is being discussed in the European Union - Germany confirmed that this measure might be included in a new package of anti-Russian sanctions.

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