The Polish Border Guard (Straż Graniczna) has published its latest operational bulletin covering checks carried out on 13 July 2026 at Poland’s land borders with Germany, Lithuania and Belarus. According to the report, officers inspected more than 3,200 people and 1,300 vehicles on the western frontier with Germany, refusing entry to nine travellers who lacked valid documents or were flagged in security databases. Activity on the Polish-Lithuanian border was even busier: over 4,500 people and nearly 3,000 vehicles were screened and two travellers were turned back. On the external border with Belarus only one attempted irregular crossing was recorded – a notable drop compared with the daily double-digit figures seen earlier this year. The data underline how intensive the temporary internal Schengen controls—re-introduced on 5 April and recently prolonged until 1 October 2026—have become routine for cross-border traffic. Officials stress that controls remain targeted and risk-based: most cars are waved through within minutes, but carriers should expect spot passport and cargo inspections. Polish authorities justify the measure by citing continued migratory pressure from Belarus and the activities of criminal networks facilitating secondary movements from Germany. For business travellers and logistics firms the message is clear: schedule additional buffer time when routing lorries or staff via the Świecko, Gubin or Budzisko crossings, and ensure all passengers carry passports (or, for EU nationals, valid ID cards) even on what would normally be an intra-Schengen journey. Companies sending non-EU employees on assignment through these borders should double-check that visas and work-permit endorsements are in order; refusal of entry now carries an automatic EES alert that could complicate subsequent trips across the whole Schengen zone. With the Entry/Exit System already operational at Polish external borders, the temporary internal checks create an additional compliance layer. Travellers whose passports are physically stamped at the German or Lithuanian frontier should retain the stamp as evidence of lawful entry in case of future overstay calculations under EES.
Source: Tysol.pl
