Belarus Belarus — entry & visa requirements

Visa-free for many European visitors; e-Visa for everyone else

Max stay: 30 days visa-free (90 for Poland, Lithuania, Latvia); e-Visa up to 30 days

Short answer

Citizens of 38 European states can enter Belarus visa-free at all international road and rail crossings — 30 days per entry, 90 days for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, capped at 90 visa-free days a calendar year. Others can apply online for a single-entry e-Visa of up to 30 days. The e-Visa costs 35 EUR for listed EU citizens and 60 EUR for other nationalities, plus a 6 EUR service fee.

Visa-free stay

30 days per entry, 90 days for Poland, Lithuania, Latvia[1]

Annual cap

90 visa-free days per calendar year, until 31 December 2026[1]

e-Visa

Single entry, up to 30 days, applied for online[4]

Fee

35 EUR or 60 EUR consular fee plus 6 EUR service fee[4]

Who can enter visa-free

Citizens of 38 European states may enter Belarus without a visa at all international road and rail border crossing points. The standard allowance is 30 days from entry, extended to 90 days for citizens of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

Citizens of 38 European states can enter visa-free through every international road and rail crossing point on the Belarusian border.[1]
Visa-free visitors may stay up to 30 days from entry, while citizens of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia (including Latvia's non-citizens) get 90 days.[1]
The regime may be used unlimited times until 31 December 2026, but total visa-free stays cannot exceed 90 days in a calendar year.[1]
Your passport should be valid for at least six months beyond your departure date and contain at least two blank pages.[2]
Visa-free arrivals may transit to third countries, except Russia, and the airport visa-free regime in place earlier remains fully in effect.[1]

Not included in this section: Left out the note excluding diplomatic, service and special passports, and navigation references to the State Border Committee website.

Visa-exempt by stay length

The archived material describes two visa-free bands: a general 30-day allowance for eligible European travellers and a 90-day allowance for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Both share a ceiling of 90 visa-free days per calendar year.

General band: up to 30 days from the date of entry for citizens of 38 European states, via road and rail crossings.[1]
Extended band: up to 90 days from entry for citizens of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, including holders of Latvia's non-citizen status.[1]
Both bands may be used an unlimited number of times until 31 December 2026 inclusive, subject to the 90-day annual limit.[1]

Duration of stay

Stay length depends on the visa type. Short-term C visas run up to 90 days, transit B visas cover up to 2 days, and D visas allow validity beyond 90 days with a right to stay up to 90 days.

Short-term C visas are valid for up to 90 days; long-term D visas run beyond 90 days with a right to stay up to 90 days unless a treaty says otherwise.[6]
Transit B visas are valid for up to 2 days, and transit travellers must enter and leave within 2 days including the day of entry.[6][10]
To extend a stay, apply to the local Citizenship and Migration unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs where you are registered.[6]
Short-term visas of up to 30 days are issued to travellers who already hold valid multiple-entry EU, Schengen, Canadian or UK visas.[6]

Not included in this section: Left out the detailed category descriptions of visa purposes and repeated fee wording that belongs in the application tab.

e-Visa & travel authorisation

The Belarusian e-Visa is a single-entry individual visa issued for no more than 30 days, covering business, sport, culture, science, education, internships, private affairs and tourism. It may be used for entry from 20 March 2025.

The e-Visa is single-entry and issued for a period not exceeding 30 days, for business trips, events and internships, private affairs or tourism.[4]
Foreign citizens can enter Belarus using the e-Visa from 20 March 2025, under government decree No. 953 of 16 December 2024.[4]
You must be able to present an electronic or printed copy of the e-Visa at entry and during your stay if authorities request it.[4]
The fee is 35 EUR for citizens of the listed EU states, stateless persons resident in Estonia and Latvia's non-citizens, and 60 EUR for citizens of other states.[4]
A 6 EUR internet-acquiring and service fee is charged to every applicant regardless of age or citizenship.[4]

Required documents

The archived material gives only a partial document checklist. It confirms a completed application form, one photograph and valid health insurance, and warns that travellers without acceptable insurance can be refused entry at airport checkpoints.

Submit one completed visa application form with one 35x45 mm photograph taken no earlier than six months before applying.[6]
You must hold an insurance certificate meeting Belarusian requirements or take out health insurance at a border checkpoint.[5]
At airport checkpoints, travellers without acceptable insurance who refuse compulsory health insurance are refused entry to Belarus.[5]
Health insurance may be a contract with Belgosstrakh or Beleximgarant, or with any foreign insurance organisation.[6]
The consular officer may waive the mandatory visa support documents at their discretion.[6]

Not included in this section: Left out hospital-to-insurer notification procedures, biometric document issuance, and the incomplete fragment listing insurance as a requirement.

Fees

The sources give a standard 60 EUR application fee for all visa types, doubled for 2-working-day processing, with reduced and zero rates for children. The e-Visa carries the same consular fee as a traditional visa plus a 6 EUR service fee.

The e-Visa consular fee matches the fee for a traditional visa in your passport, with a 6 EUR internet-acquiring and service fee added.[4]
The standard fee for processing a visa application is 60 EUR for all visa types with any number of entries.[9]
Under the EU visa facilitation agreement in force since 1 July 2020, citizens of the listed EU states pay a reduced fee at Belarusian missions and consulates.[9]
Foreigners under 14 are exempt from the application fee, and e-Visas are free for listed-country citizens under 12 and other applicants under 14.[9][4]
Expedited processing within 2 working days doubles the fee, and the same rates apply to applications at Minsk National Airport.[9]

Not included in this section: Left out the truncated sentence about the EU facilitation agreement's exact reduced amount, which the archived page does not complete.

How to apply

e-Visa applications go through the Е-Pasluga portal and are decided within seven calendar days. Traditional applications are decided by a consular officer within 5 working days, or 2 working days if urgent, and that decision is final.

For an e-Visa, create a personal account on the Е-Pasluga website or mobile app and submit a visa application under service code 3.04.01.[4]
An e-Visa application is considered within seven calendar days.[4]
Traditional visa decisions are taken within 5 working days, or within 2 working days as a matter of urgency, and are final.[6]
Entry visas are issued by Belarusian diplomatic missions and consular institutions, and by the Foreign Admissions Division at Minsk National Airport.[6]
Short-term entry visas of up to 30 days cover business, tourism, private affairs, sport, culture, science and education.[6]

Not included in this section: Left out the note on diplomatic and biometric diplomatic passports, which concerns official travel rather than visitors.

At the border

Entry on an e-Visa is possible through all international checkpoints, including the listed airports and road and rail crossings. Once in, travellers may move freely except in places and facilities requiring a special permit, such as the border zone.

E-Visa holders may enter through all international checkpoints, including Minsk National Airport and the Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev and Vitebsk airports.[4]
Airside transit without a visa is allowed with destination-country documents and onward tickets if the stop stays under 24 hours and you remain in the designated airport zone.[10]
Foreigners may travel freely in Belarus except in places and facilities requiring a special permit, including the border zone and border line.[6]
A diagnosed illness or poor health may interrupt the trip if a Belarusian medical organisation concludes that further travel would endanger the traveller.[10]
Visas at Minsk National Airport are issued by the Foreign Admissions Division of the Consular Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6]

Not included in this section: Left out health-agreement clauses with Russia and Turkmenistan, and navigation labels for customs and border-crossing pages.

Notices & things to watch

Electronic registration of foreigners is free through the Unified portal for electronic services, and proof does not have to be carried. Where foreigners register in person at citizenship and migration units, the previously established procedure applies.

Electronic registration of foreigners is carried out free of charge through the Unified portal for electronic services.[8]
You need not carry proof of electronic registration; reporting it, for example to a border guard on exit, is enough, though a screenshot or printout speeds up checks.[8]
The procedure applies to foreigners who entered through Belarusian state border crossing points, not through the border with Russia.[8]
For problems with the procedure, contact the National Center for Electronic Services on +375 (17) 311 30 00 ext. 713 or the Citizenship and Migration Department on +375 (17) 218 55 08 or +375 (17) 218 52 51.[8]

Not included in this section: Left out the instruction that arrivals via Russia must register in person, kept only as a boundary note, and general portal housekeeping text.

Legal basis

Registration duties come from Article 41 of the 2010 Act on the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons. Visa issuance is governed by the Visa regulations approved by Council of Ministers decree No. 1065 of 2010, as amended by decree No. 953 of 16 December 2024.

Article 41 of the Act of 4 January 2010 requires foreigners temporarily in Belarus to register at their place of actual stay within ten days, unless an act or treaty provides otherwise.[8]
Visa issuance follows the Visa regulations approved by Council of Ministers decree No. 1065 of 15 July 2010, in the edition amended by decree No. 953 of 16 December 2024.[6]

Official downloads

5 documents · grouped by how they are used5 files as ZIP ≈39 MB

Five archived files: one Russian-language visa application form you may need to submit, two Russian official handbooks for reference, and two English documents aimed at residence, work and study rather than visitors.

PDF

AF visa 20.12.2024

Russian-language visa application form (2 pages) to be completed and submitted with your visa application.

RequiredApplication form2 pp136 KBruAF_visa_20.12.2024.pdf

[11]
PDF

DiplomaticHandbook September26

Russian official handbook (54 pages) explaining visa conditions and documents; for reading only, nothing to submit.

BackgroundGuidance notes54 pp2144 KBruDiplomaticHandbook_September26.pdf

[12]
PDF

handbook july 2026

Another Russian official handbook (54 pages) with the same purpose, useful for checking conditions before you apply.

BackgroundGuidance notes54 pp1847 KBruhandbook_july_2026.pdf

[13]
PDF

document travel eng

English document (13 pages) covering long-term residence, work and study categories, so normally not relevant to a visitor visa.

BackgroundOther13 pp8694 KBendocument_travel_eng.pdf

[14]
PDF

passport description eng

English document (21 pages) on residence, work and study matters, again usually unnecessary for a short visitor trip.

BackgroundVisa information21 pp26871 KBenpassport_description_eng.pdf

[15]

Official sources

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