With Poland’s accession to the EU, the longest Eastern border of the EU became the Eastern border of Poland and state itself became a destination country for increasing number of immigrants. Andrea Udrea analyses in her article recent situation of Ukrainians, who represent within the polish society the largest group of legal migrants, about 17%. To analyse the place Ukrainian migrants occupy in the Polish society, it si necessary distinguish between "old" and "new" Ukrainians, and between different types of migrants: petty traders, short-term residents, long-term residents and immigrants. Description of Polish ambiguous percepcion of the group of "new" and "old" Ukrainians is the main goal of the article.