Routine street-patrols by the Kraków branch of the Carpathian Border Guard on 11 February resulted in the detention of a 49-year-old Uzbek citizen who had entered the Schengen Area on a Latvian national visa but failed to respect its territorial limitations. The man could not present any document legalising his stay in Poland.
![Uzbek national ordered to leave Poland after visa-overstay check in Kraków city centre]()
Officers issued an administrative return decision and a one-year Schengen re-entry ban, plus an on-the-spot fine. The case highlights the often-overlooked rule that Baltic national visas generally allow movement only within the issuing state and must be converted to a Polish residence-and-work permit before undertaking employment south of the Lithuanian border.
Mobility advisers should remind staff transferred from intra-EU hubs that cross-border work on single-country D-visas is not permitted. Where urgent project work in Poland is required, companies should consider the new Business Harbour fast-track or apply for the unified temporary-residence-and-work permit.
Officers issued an administrative return decision and a one-year Schengen re-entry ban, plus an on-the-spot fine. The case highlights the often-overlooked rule that Baltic national visas generally allow movement only within the issuing state and must be converted to a Polish residence-and-work permit before undertaking employment south of the Lithuanian border.
Mobility advisers should remind staff transferred from intra-EU hubs that cross-border work on single-country D-visas is not permitted. Where urgent project work in Poland is required, companies should consider the new Business Harbour fast-track or apply for the unified temporary-residence-and-work permit.
Source: Karpacki Border Guard
