All foreign nationals must hold medical insurance and register their passports at the local police station within three days of their arrival. If staying at a hotel, reception will do this automatically.

Passport valid for six months after departure required by all, except for nationals of Mongolia and Serbia & Montenegro with a National Identity Card.

Required by all except the following:
(a) nationals of the CIS (except nationals of Turkmenistan, who do require visas);
(b) nationals of Cuba, Malaysia and Serbia & Montenegro, provided travelling for touristic purposes for up to 30 days;
(c) nationals of Bosnia & Herzegovina and Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of), provided travelling for business purposes and holding an invitation letter;
(d) nationals of Mongolia, provided holding proof of touristic (return tickets), business or social (invitation to visit from Belize resident) visit;
(e) transit passengers continuing their journey to a third country provided holding valid onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.

(a) 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. (b) Children travelling on their parents’ passports do not need a visa but must be accounted for on parents’ visa application form.

Nationals of EU countries, Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Iceland, Japan, Korea (Rep), Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay no longer need to submit formal letters of invitation to obtain Visitor and Business visas.

Visitor and Business: £40 (single-entry); £72 (double-entry); £104 (triple-entry); £200 (multiple-entry). Tourist: £19 (individual); £10 per person (group). Transit: £15 (single-entry); £27 (double-entry); £39 (triple entry); £50 (multiple-entry); £10 per person (group). Express visas are available for a higher fee.

Visitor and Business: 90 days (single-, double-, and triple-entry); one year (multiple-entry). Tourist: 30 days. Transit: 48 hours.

Nearest Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy). Visas can be obtained at Minsk-2 International Airport in exceptional cases, such as illness or death of a Belarusian relative, 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.

(a) Valid passport with at least one blank page. (b) One application form. (c) One recent passport-size photo. (d) Fee (postal order or cheque only). (e) Stamped, self-addressed envelope for return of passport if applying by post, sent by recorded delivery. Tourist: (a)-(e) and, (f) Copy of tourist voucher. (g) Copy of the confirmation from a Belarusian travel agency, including registration number. Business: (a)-(e) and, (f) Letter of invitation from a registered Belarusian company, written on headed paper, including registration number, date of issue, official's signature, corporate seal and expected duration of stay. Visitor: (a)-(e) and, (f) Invitation from Belarusian resident endorsed by a local Belarusian Visa and Registration office. Transit: (a)-(e) and, (f) Visa for destination country, or, if no visa is required, copy of the ticket or itinerary.

Five, or 48 hours for express processing.

Embassy of Belarus in the UK
6 Kensington Court, London W8 5DL, UK
Tel: (020) 7937 3288 or 7938 3677 (visa section).
Website: www.belembassy.org/uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1800; 0930-1230 (visa section).

Embassy of Belarus in the USA
1619 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA
Tel: (202) 986 1604 or 1606 (consular section).
Website: www.belarusembassy.org