Sustaining and mainstreaming normality in mobility beyond crisis mode: Poland's latest practices

It is almost since 3 years by now, that legislation on mobility and migration issues in Poland has been challenged by crises. Crises chain started by pandemics on 14th of March 2020 in Poland, followed by major movements of Belarusians after presidential elections in August the same year. Finally, in 2021 Poland declared state of emergency on the Belarusian-Polish border and war against Ukraine started on 24th of February 2022. Crises followed each other, while different responses came simultaneously, overlapping and serving as mutual justification for wicked problems of interlinked policies. During that period, a certain heritage of managing mobility in times of crisis has been collected. Taking into consideration that challenging context, paper intends to sum up process of establishing and loosening certain restrictions, orders and prohibitions regulating entry of foreigners and provision of temporary protection in Poland in the last three year. In particular, it focuses on studying mobility limitations through the lenses of implementing acts to the act of 5 December 2008 on preventing and combating infections and infectious diseases in humans. Regarding issue of provision of temporary protection, it intends to sum up provisions regarding entry prerequisites foreseen in the Act of March 12, 2022 on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict on the territory of this state and subsequent amendments to it, influencing mobility issues (entry, travelling within Schengen, leaving Schengen area and returning back to Poland/Schengen area).