Published: 01.08.2026
According to the sources, following the EU sanctions tightening of 24 February 2025, banks and payment services in Poland and Lithuania increasingly began requiring proof of legal residence in the EU. For most services, a national D visa is insufficient; an EU or EEA residence permit has become the key document, and some services have closed accounts held by clients without such status.
According to the sources, the main obstacle for Belarusian clients arises not from Belarusian permission rules but from compliance checks by European banks and payment services. For someone relocating through Poland or Lithuania, an EU or EEA residence permit is considerably more important than a long-stay visa alone: without it, the range of banking and fintech services narrows and existing accounts may be closed. This directly affects people who need cross-border payments, cards or access to savings after relocation. It is worth checking the specific bank’s requirements before moving or transferring funds.
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