Визы

We give visa support for foreign citizens arriving to Belarus. Foreign citizens may enter Belarus and depart from Belarus on valid national passports and visas unless otherwise specified in the agreement between Belarus and foreign countries.

Citizens of 80 countries who arrived in National Airport Minsk, will be entitled to visa-free entry to Belarus for a period not more than 5 days. The relevant decision is contained in the Decree of the President of Belarus on January 9, 2017 № 8 "On establishment of visa-free entry and exit of foreign nationals."

For entry into the visa-free mode, you must have a valid passport or other equivalent document for travel abroad, cash (for each day of stay the amount of currency or Belarusian rubles, not less than 46 BYN), a medical insurance policy for an amount not less than 10 thousand euros, operating in Belarus.
For the citizens of Vietnam, Haiti, Gambia, Honduras, India, China, Lebanon, Namibia, Samoa compulsory additional requirement is the existence of the document for going abroad a valid multiple visa EU member states or Schengen area with a mark on the entry into their territory, as well as tickets confirming leaving from National airport Minsk within 5 days from the date of entry.

Visit visa-free citizens of Belarus will be 39 countries in Europe, including the entire European Union, as well as Brazil, Indonesia, the US, Japan and other countries. List of countries:

Australia
Austrian republic
The Republic of Albania
The Principality of Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
The Argentine Republic
Barbados
Kingdom of Bahrain
The Kingdom of Belgium
Republic of Bulgaria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Of Brazil
Republic of Vanuatu
Vatican City
U.K.
Hungary
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam *
The Republic of Haiti *
Islamic Republic of The Gambia *
The Federal Republic of Germany
Republic of Honduras *
Hong Kong (Syagan) - Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic **
Hellenic Republic
Kingdom of Denmark
Commonwealth of Dominica
The Republic of India
The Republic of Indonesia
Ireland
The Republic of Iceland
The Kingdom of Spain
Italian Republic
Canada
Republic of Cyprus
Peoples Republic of China *
The Republic of Korea
State of Kuwait
Latvian republic***
Lebanese Republic *
Republic of Lithuania
The Principality of Liechtenstein
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Macau (Macau) - Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic **
Republic of Macedonia
Malaysia
Republic of Malta
Order of Malta**
United Mexican States
Federated States of Micronesia
The Principality of Monaco
The Republic of Namibia *
Netherlands
The Republic of Nicaragua
New Zealand
Kingdom of Norway
The Sultanate of Oman
The Republic of Panama
Republic of Peru
The Republic of Poland
Portuguese Republic
Romania
Independent State of Samoa *
The Republic of San Marino
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Republic of Seychelles
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Republic of Singapore
The Slovak Republic
The Republic of Slovenia
USA
Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Republic of Finland
French Republic
The Republic of Croatia
Czech Republic
Republic of Chile
The Swiss Confederation
Kingdom of Sweden
The Republic of El Salvador
The Republic of Estonia ****
Japan.

* If there is a valid document for travel abroad with a valid multiple visa states - European Union member states - participants of the Schengen area with a note on the entrance to the territory of the State - a member of the European Union or the state - member of the Schengen area, as well as tickets with confirmation of departure date from National airport Minsk.
** It is not a state.
***Including persons having not the status of a citizen of the Republic of Latvia.
****Including stateless persons permanently residing in the Republic of Estonia.

The procedure to obtain visas to the Republic of Belarus with assistance from “TOP TOUR” Ltd. at consular offices in the host country:

1.“TOP TOUR” receives a request from a client asking for visa support where a client should provide the following information:

Name and surname;
Date of birth;
Nationality;
Passport number;
Passport validity;
Type of service (transfer, hotel and etc.);
Visa is valid for a period of stay in a hotel.

Consular offices of the Republic of Belarus are in the following countries: Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, India, Iran, Canada, Korea, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, the USA, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Estonia, South Africa, Japan. (The information on countries, that have consular offices of the Republic of Belarus, can be viewed on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic of Belarus: http://www.mfa.gov.by)

All information is emailed to: incoming@toptour.by

The procedure to obtain visas to the Republic of Belarus with assistance from “TOP TOUR” Ltd. at the consular office in the host country at the national airport “Minsk-2”

In the consular office at the national airport “Minsk-2” visas are issued to foreign citizens arriving to Belarus from countries where there are no consular offices of the Republic of Belarus. To citizens of other counties visas are issued as an exceptional measure.

“TOP TOUR” receives a request from a client asking for visa support where a client should provide the following information:

Name and surname;
Date of birth;
Nationality;
Passport number;
Passport validity;
Residential address;
Position and place of work;
Type of service (transfer, hotel and etc.)
Visa is valid for a period of stay in a hotel.

All information is emailed to: incoming@toptour.by

“TOP TOUR” draws all necessary documents and sends to the consular office of the airport “Minsk-2”.

2. On arrival at the national airport “Minsk-2” a client turns to the consular office where on the basis of documents of the host country he/she gets a visa and pays the consular fees.

“TOP TOUR” provides visa support for foreign citizens on the basis of booking and payment of accommodation.

Note: entry visa application on arrival in the Republic of Belarus is carried out exclusively at the national airport “Minsk-2” ( Smalyavichy city). Other crossing points of the Republic of Belarus don’t have consular offices.

To order: E-mail: incoming@toptour.by

After receiving an application a manager will contact you.

For further information please call: +375 (17) 228-20-15

Travel visas for Belarus

In order to enter Belarus most foreign tourists need to get one type of visas: transit, short-term/ long-term, single/ multiple.

Who doesn't need a visa for Belarus?

Most foreigners need a visa to enter Belarus.

Citizens of the following countries don’t need a visa:

The CIS (except for Turkmenistan);
Venezuela (for stay for up to 90 days);
Georgia;
Qatar (for stay for up to 30 days);
Cuba (for stay for up to 30 days);
Macedonia (with an invitation or tourist voucher);
Mongolia (for stay for up to 90 days);
Serbia (for stay for up to 30 days);
Turkey (for stay for up to 30 days, 90 days during a year);
Montenegro (for stay for up to 30 days with an invitation or tourist voucher);
Israel (for stay for up to 90 days) – from 26 November 2015.

Exceptions are also holders of diplomaticс passports from:

Argentina
Brazil
People’s Republic of China
Hungary
India
Iran
Romania
Slovakia
Turkmenistan
Vietnam

All other foreigners need a visa.

How to get a visa

Visas are issued by:

Consular offices of Belarus;
Diplomatic representatives of Belarus;
Consular Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Minsk Airport.

In order to get a visa, you should provide the following documents to your local Consular or representative office:

completed visa questionnaire;
1 passport photo;
supporting documents (original letter of invitation with the signature and stamp of the host party , if a business company invites);
other documents agreed by the Consular office (depending on the aim of visit and type of visa required.);
passport (with the date of expiry should be at least 90 days from the date of expiry of a visa).

Visa on arrival

Foreign tourists arriving to Belarus via “Minsk” National Airport can get a visa at the airport.

Foreigners should provide in advance (no later than the established deadline) all documents to the Foreign Admissions Division (FAD) of the Consular Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, which is located at the airport:

for short-term visas – no later than 3 working days before the expected arrival date;
for long-term visas – no later than 5 working days before the expected arrival date.

You can apply documents personally or by post taking into account the delivery time.

Address: Foreign Admissions Division of the Consular Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, National Airport Minsk, Minsk, 220054. Phone: +375 17 279 20 58

In case of serious illness or death of a close relative (family member) visa support documents can be provided at the time of application for a visa.