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Foreign travel advice Poland
Warnings and insurance Still current at: 3 May 2024 Updated: 3 May 2024 Latest update: New information on travel to Ukraine from Poland (See ‘Ukraine-Poland Border’ on the ‘Warnings and insurance’ page, and ‘Ukraine border’ on the ‘Safety and security’ page).
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions.
Ukraine-Poland border
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the following western regions (oblasts) of Ukraine:
- Zakarpattia
- Ivano-Frankivsk
- Ternopil
- Chernivtsi
- Lviv
- Volyn
- Rivne
- Zhytomyr
FCDO advises against all travel to within 50km of the borders of Volyn, Rivne and Zhytomyr with Belarus and the rest of Ukraine.
For the latest information, check the Ukraine travel advice. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is ongoing. Russian military strikes have taken place in Ukraine within 20km of the Polish border.