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No restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS.
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Applications for long-term stays (3 months and beyond) require medical testing for HIV/AIDS.
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HIV-specific entry and residence regulations for Poland
There are no legal regulations restricting the entry of people with HIV/AIDS for short term stays.
HIV-testing is mandatory for longer stays (beyond 3 months), independent of purpose of stay. All pregnant women suspected to be infected and also children born from women suspected if being infected have to undergo testing. There are no controls at the border, and no certificates have to be presented. There are no regulations about the control or deportation of people with HIV.
Antiretroviral medication can be imported for personal use (amounts corresponding to planned length of stay).
There are specific regulations concerning refugees. Health questions and information on chronic diseases are part of the application procedure. Tests can be enforced in specific situations. HIV infection is not a ground for refusing an application.
(Source: 1)
HIV treatment information for Poland
Treatment is available.
HIV information / HIV NGOs in Poland
Updated information is available through the aidsmap search engine at www.aidsmap.com/en/orgs/ux/default.asp.
Global Criminalisation of HIV Transmission Scan
The Global Criminalisation Scan is an initiative of GNP+. It aims to collect and keep up to date information on national and state level laws criminalising the transmission of or exposure to HIV. It also aims to provide an easily accessible ‘clearing-house’ of resources, research, and initiatives on the subject and to provide a platform for advocacy initiatives.
Find out more about the scan and the criminalisation of HIV transmission legislation at
http://criminalisation.gnpplus.net/.
Key HIV resources for Poland
- Embassy of Poland, Berlin, March 6, 2008
updated: 11/10/2008
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