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Travel to Belarus


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Visa requirements, basic information

The following countries do not need a visa. Armenia, Cuba, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela. The up-to-date list of visa-exempt countries [2] (in Russian only).

Belarusian visas at Minsk National Airport (MSQ) are issued to the nationals of the countries with no consular offices of the Republic of Belarus at EUR 90. However, the prices for the nationals WITH a Belarusian consulate in their passport country are rather high - EUR 180 when they apply AT MSQ Airport on arrival. Standard documents like a letter of invitation has to be provided, too - a hotel booking is not enough, at least for a tourist visa, but not other entry points. See the visa price-list in English

To the nationals of other countries (Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, China, Estonia, Egypt, France, Hungary, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Republic of South Africa, Slovak Republic, Montenegro, Switzerland, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA), visas may be issued upon arrival on an exceptional basis only. However, this option will be unavailable to people with Belarusian embassies in their countries starting from 1 September 2012, except if the reason for entry is urgent (such as illness or death of family).

You can apply the visa from Belarusian Consulate or Embassy. The list can be found from Embassy & consulate list & on Foreign Affairs Ministry web-site. Quick visa is more expensive, but you will get it within half a day.

Visa fees and processing changes so make sure that you check with the local embassy or consulate before you plan your travel. A visa will take a full page of your passport so make sure you have at least 1 page free.

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