The government diaspora portal Powroty.gov.pl published a cluster of holiday advisories on 29 December confirming that several Polish missions will be closed around New Year’s Day. The embassy in Nicosia (Cyprus) will not provide consular services on 1 and 6 January; Polish consulates in Prague, Brno and Ostrava will observe the same Czech public holidays; the embassy in Sofia will close from 30 December to 2 January; and the mission in Riyadh will be shut on 1 January.
While short, the closures coincide with Poland’s migration-heavy filing season, when foreign workers often need visa renewals or legal-status verifications for return trips after home-country holidays. Employers with staff in the Middle East or Central Europe should reschedule planned document collections and advise travellers to carry certified copies of residence cards.
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The MFA did not indicate that emergency consular duty officers would be available, so lost-passport cases may require travel to alternate EU missions. Mobility teams running regional rotation schedules—particularly in the energy, defence and IT sectors with staff in Riyadh tech parks or Sofia BPO hubs—should check that work visas remain valid through 7 January.
The notices form part of a broader campaign to streamline public communication ahead of the MFA’s new 20–25 percent fee rise for most consular services effective 1 January 2026.
While short, the closures coincide with Poland’s migration-heavy filing season, when foreign workers often need visa renewals or legal-status verifications for return trips after home-country holidays. Employers with staff in the Middle East or Central Europe should reschedule planned document collections and advise travellers to carry certified copies of residence cards.
The MFA did not indicate that emergency consular duty officers would be available, so lost-passport cases may require travel to alternate EU missions. Mobility teams running regional rotation schedules—particularly in the energy, defence and IT sectors with staff in Riyadh tech parks or Sofia BPO hubs—should check that work visas remain valid through 7 January.
The notices form part of a broader campaign to streamline public communication ahead of the MFA’s new 20–25 percent fee rise for most consular services effective 1 January 2026.
Source: Powroty.gov.pl
