Magdalena Lesińska.
2025.
Poland’s policy towards migration from Belarus after 2020
CMR Working Papers 140/198 | pages: 21
Abstract
The report aims to present the most significant legal and political instruments that have been implemented in Poland as part of its migration policy and that are used by Belarusian citizens arriving in our country. Migration from Belarus is mixed in nature, being both political and economic, and has been primarily political since 2020. Following the rigged presidential elections and subsequent repression of the Belarusian society by the authorities in Minsk, the Polish authorities introduced measures to facilitate the entry and settlement of migrants from Belarus in Poland. The report consists of two parts. The first one presents the characteristics of Belarusian migrants based on official data from the Office for Foreigners and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the results of empirical research. The second part describes the most important legal regulations and policy instruments aimed at this group, including humanitarian visas, the Poland. Business Harbour programme, and the Card of Pole, which contributed to Poland being chosen as a destination and encouraged the decision to settle there.
Keywords
migration policy, Belarusians’ migration, the Pole’s Card, the Poland. Business Harbour programme
