Poland in the UAE

Poland has restricted entry to all foreigners at all external borders (land, air, and sea), including for transit purposes. Only foreigners who qualify for the exceptions in the following categories will be allowed to enter: 

• Citizens or legal residents of European Union countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Georgia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand, South Korea, Tunisia, and Australia, and their spouses and children
• Foreigners who are spouses or children of Polish citizens or remain under the constant care of Polish citizens
• Foreigners holding a Karta Polaka (ID card for those with a claim to Polish heritage through ancestry)
• Foreigners who have the right of permanent or temporary residence in Poland
• Foreigners who are authorized to take up employment under the same rules as Polish citizens, who perform work in Poland, or will present documents showing that they will take up employment immediately after entering Poland, and who are in possession of one of the following: 

1. Work permit
2. Work contract or statement entrusting a performance of work to a foreigner

• Pupils, students, graduate students, and postgraduate students enrolled in Polish educational institutions
• Scientists conducting research or developmental work in Poland
• Foreigners participating in international sports competitions as a competitor, member of the training staff, doctor, physiotherapist, judge, or accredited journalist
• Persons with diplomatic status in Poland and members of their families

Other particularly justified cases may be considered, but entry must be granted with the permission of the Chief of the Border Guard: https://www.strazgraniczna.pl/pl/kontakt/1946,Komenda-Glowna-Strazy-Granicznej.html