From January to June this year over 270,000 visas were awarded to Ukrainians wishing to work in Poland. A year ago, at the same time, this number was almost twice as high, according to data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quoted by the Ukrainian National News Agency. Such a decrease is a consequence of the coronavirus epidemic and difficulties in border traffic and the work of offices. However, Personnel Service experts indicate that fewer issued visas does not mean that Poland has half as many staff members from the East. The provisions of the anti-crisis shield on the extension of the right of residence for the entire duration of the epidemic and 30 days after its end means that a large part of Ukrainians simply did not leave Poland.
Warsaw Business Journal: As much as 44% fewer visas for Ukrainians in H1 2020
Ukrainian nationals get out of a coach caught in a traffic jam on a highway near Briesen, some 12 km from the Polish border, on March 18, 2020.
