TOURIST VISA TO BELARUS

Most of the foreign citizens need a visa to enter Belarus. There are different kinds of visas, but the easiest one to get is the Tourist visa.

Usual Tourist visa is a one entry visa, allowing to stay in Belarus up to 30 days. However it’s possible to get 2 entries tourist visa. Number of entries does not have influence on the maximum length of the Tourist visa, it‘s still 30 days. Consular fee for 2 entries visa is double.

Normally, visas are issued within 5 business days. Please note that business days are Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. An express visa can be issued within 48 hours on the payment of a surcharge fee.

For details about fees please ask an appropriate Belarusian embassy or consulate abroad.

It’s possible to get the TOURIST VISA in two ways:

1. GETTING VISA AT THE EMBASSY

Visa can be obtained by applying at any Belarusian embassy
(find the nearest to you Belarusian embassy and visa fees)

At the embassy you should present:

1. Your passport which must be valid 3 months beyond intended stay
2. One passport size photo
3. One visa application form completed and signed
4. Visa support documents from a Belarusian tourist company: voucher and invitation (for European Union, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan citizens - just invitation letter).

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If you live far from the embassy you can mail these documents to the embassy together with payment of the visa fee and delivery back.

Also it's possible to get the Tourist visa at the National airport Minsk-2 and Minsk-1 on arrival. There are Consular offices there. This way of getting visa is very convenient especially for those who live far from the Belarusian embassy or are short of time.

Normally the Consular offices issue visas to foreign visitors from the countries where there is no Belarusian consular offices. However, they also issue visas to the citizens of the states where there are Belarusian visa offices.

In this case BSP Company will issue and ship original visa support documents to the Consular office in the airport at least 1 day prior your arrival. When plane lands you will have to stop by the Consular office window and pass there:

• Your passport which must be valid 3 months beyond intended stay;
• One passport size photo;
• One visa application form completed and signed;
• Visa fee (cash payment only, EUR and USD are only currencies to be accepted) Please make sure that banknotes are not torn, never been wet or have ink marks on them.

Visa will be stamped into your passport.

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It's possible to request MEETING SERVICE. In this case our representative will meet you before passport control, help you to get visa and pass all the formalities fast and hassle free. If you need this service, please indicate it while filling out visa order form here our web site in the Comments field.

BUSINESS, GUEST AND TRANSIT VISAS

Business visa 1,2,3 entries presumes that you have business contacts in Belarus. For a Belarusian business visa, a foreign visitor should submit the original letter of invitation from a company or organization in the Republic of Belarus that is registered by the Belarusian authorities as a legal entity. The letter of invitation must be printed on the official letterhead signed by a company executive and sealed by a corporate seal. The letter should indicate invitee’s name, personal and passport details, purpose and expected duration of invitee’s stay in Belarus. The inviting party should guarantee in writing that the invitee will abide by the rules and regulations applied to foreign citizens in the Republic of Belarus. In some cases Belarusian embassies or consulates (except the Consular office at the National Airport Minsk) may accept invitations transmitted by fax. Multiple-entry business visas require prior confirmation from the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.

Business visa - multi entries for 1 year.
For a muli entries business visa, a foreign visitor should submit

1.The original letter of invitation from a company or organization in the Republic of Belarus.

2 Reference from Belarusian authorities (Department of Justice) confirming that inviting organization is registered as a legal entity.

3 Copy of contract between inviting organisation and ivitee or foreign company where he/she works confirming business copperation between parties. Copy of contract must be signed and bear seal of inviting organisation.

4 Refernce confirming fact that a peron works in a company which concluded a cntract with Belarusian company or organization. Refernce must be printed on the official letterhead signed by a company executive and sealed by a corporate seal

Belaruian Consulates have right to ask for additional information or documents if it's needed.

Guest visa
For a guest visa, a foreigner should submit the original letter of invitation obtained by the invitee’s relatives or friends residing in Belarus from a local Citizenship & Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. At the National Airport Minsk the original letter of invitation should be given to the Consular office. Multiple-entry guest (private visits) visas are issued to foreign visitors who visit their close relatives residing in Belarus upon production of the original letter of invitation.

Transit visa
is given when you are transiting the country and your stay in Belarus doesn't exceed 48 hours. Usually it's enough to present at the embassy the tickets proving your transit through Belarus or a visa stamp of the country of your destination.