On 2 December 2025 the Minister of Interior and Administration signed an ordinance extending the prohibition on staying in a 200-meters-wide area along the Polish-Belarusian border until 5 March 2026. This “buffer zone” was introduced on 12 June 2024 pursuant to Article 12a(2) of the 1990 Protection of the State Border Act, which allows for such a ban to ensure the safety of officers and soldiers along the border. Together with the restriction on applying for asylum at the Polish-Belarusian border, in effect since 27 March 2025, it reportedly aims to address continued migratory pressure from Belarus and combat migrant smuggling.
The Ministry of Interior extended the buffer zone on the Polish-Belarusian border until 5 March 2026
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- Ministry of the Interior and Administration | Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji (4 December, 2025), Obowiązywanie strefy buforowej na granicy polsko-białoruskiej przedłużone o kolejne trzy miesiące [The buffer zone on the Polish-Belarusian border has been extended for another three months],