dear non-Ukrainians planning to flee from Ukraine to Poland :
informations about Polish border guards not letting non-caucasian refugees into Poland are NOT true:
to enter Poland, it’s good to have a valid ID but you do not need a visa,
according to Polish lawyers who are on the site, the best choice for non-Ukrainians is to head to crossing points in Bytomierz and Dołhobyczów (easier procedures),
any problems with letting non-Ukrainians in are probably caused by Ukrainian side (not blaming them, of course, I assume things can get complicated when your country’s at war).
please remember that borders have two sides. and both Poles and Ukrainians are trying their best but with that much procedural turmoil, there may be mistakes - remember that in just 3 days, Poland accepted over 200.000 refugees. the information about terms of crossing the border may be vital for potential refugees - please don’t spread misinformation.
edit (27.02.): just in case you need some more proof, see below what some Poles who are on the site helping refugees are saying (it’s all written in Polish so you’ll have to rely on my translation):
“a group of African students from Ukraine and currently on the way to my parents’ house”
“today me and my friends picked up a group from Cameroon, a girl from Algieria and from Iraq”
“my friend from Lebanon who studied in Kyiv said he had no trouble getting to Poland, he’s already in Warsaw”
“there are a lot of non-white refugees in reception center [on Polish site], we can see Pakistani flag and group of Nigerians”
“family of my gf’s friend took in a non-Ukrainian student, there’s place for everyone”
one person tagged their friend who drove 4 female African students when they reached Poland (they don’t state where but i’d assume some larger city than the ones by the border)
“this morning i helped a group of female students from Nigeria”
these are just few voices, i know, but i hope it gives you some idea about how things look on the Polish side.
Thank You!!! You made great work.
Again thank You for sharing truth in this ocean of misinformation.
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