Global Changes to Roaming Availability for Starlink Users

Effective August 17, 2026, global changes will be introduced for Starlink users on Roam service plans, affecting connectivity while traveling outside their home country.

Beginning August 17, all Starlink users on the Roam plan and similar plans will be able to use their terminals while traveling only within their home country or region. Maintaining Starlink connectivity while traveling outside the user’s home country will require the Roam Unlimited plan and the appropriate travel registration.

Starlink customers in European countries included on the applicable list will be able to use their service freely while traveling in any other country on that list. In other words, Starlink roaming within Europe will work automatically for those users.

Poland is not included on that list of European countries. As a result, Starlink users whose accounts list Poland as their country of registration will be able to travel throughout Europe for up to 30 days without losing connectivity only if they have the Roam Unlimited plan and have completed the required travel registration.

For all other service plans, accounts registered in Poland will be treated as accounts intended for use within Poland only. Accordingly, the use in Poland of Starlink terminals associated with accounts registered in other European countries will also be subject to the new restrictions.

Notably, all roaming travel under Roam plans is subject to a 30-day limit. To continue using the service beyond that period, users will need to either return to their country of registration to reset the day counter, switch to a local service plan in the country where they are currently located, or purchase the Priority plan as an add-on, which provides an additional 60 days of service outside the user’s home country.

The reasons behind the introduction of these new rules have not been disclosed. However, given potential security scenarios similar to those described in the SkyLinker article “Are European Countries Ready for Attacks by Russian Drones Carrying Starlink?”, enhanced security should be considered a likely primary reason for the new restrictions.

Poland was also the first country in Europe to introduce KYC (Know Your Customer) requirements for all Starlink users nationwide, implementing the policy in early 2026.

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