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| | Passport Required? | Visa Required? | Return Ticket Required? | | British | Yes | Yes | No | | Australian | Yes | Yes | No | | Canadian | Yes | Yes | No | | USA | Yes | Yes | No | | OtherEU | Yes | Yes | No | | Japanese | Yes | Yes | No |
PASSPORTS: Passport valid for six months after departure required by all.
VISAS: Required by all except the following:
(a) nationals of the CIS (except nationals of Turkmenistan, who do require visas);
(b) nationals of Cuba, Malaysia, Mongolia, Poland and Yugoslavia, provided arriving from their country of origin, holding return tickets and travelling for touristic purposes for up to 30 days;
(c) transit passengers continuing their journey to a third country provided holding valid onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.
Note: All foreign nationals must register their passports at the local police station within three days of their arrival. If staying at a hotel, reception will do this automatically.
Types of visa and cost: Visitor: £40 (single-entry); £200 (multiple-entry). Business: £40 (single-entry); £72 (double-entry); £104 (triple-entry); £200 (multiple-entry for one year). Tourist: £19 (individual); £10 per person (group). Transit: £15 (single-entry); £50 (multiple-entry); £10 per person (group). Student: £25 (single-entry). Express visas are available for a higher fee. Tourist visas are only available to those booking through a travel agency in Belarus or from a travel agency in another country which has an agreement with Belarus state travel and can supply state travel vouchers.
Note: (a) Children travelling on their parents’ passports do not need a visa but must be accounted for on parents’ visa application form. (b) Visas for other CIS countries are no longer valid for transit through Belarus; a Belarusian transit visa must be obtained.
Validity: From date of entry to date of exit. Those with Tourist visas may arrange to stay for up to 30 days. Multiple-entry Business visas are valid for up to one year. Transit visas are valid for two days. Length of visa depends on reasons for visit and expiry date of passport (ie visas cannot be given for longer than the validity of the passport).
Application to: Nearest Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see Contact Addresses section. Visas can be obtained at Minsk-2 International Airport in exceptional cases only, provided the traveller is met at the airport by their official sponsor with the original letter of invitation or tourist vouchers. In this case, the fee may be higher.
Application requirements: (a) Valid passport. (b) One application form. (c) One passport-size photo. (d) Fee (cash or cheque only). (e) Stamped, self-addressed envelope for return of passport if applying by post, sent by recorded delivery. (f) Formal invitation from organisation in Belarus stating nature and purpose of visit. Tourism (a)-(f) and, (g) Accommodation vouchers. Business: (a)-(e) and, (f) Invitation from Belarus company, written on headed paper, including official name of the inviting party, exact purpose of visit, proposed dates of stay and details of funding. Visitor: (a)-(e) and, (f) An invitation from Belarus national endorsed by a local Belarusian Visa and Registration office. Transit: (a)-(e) and, (f) Visa for destination country.
Note: Applicants may be asked to supply other documents supporting their application.
Working days required: Five to ten.
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