Visa for Belarus

Visa for Belarus

To get visas we have to apply at any consulate of Belarus in the world. The are several requirements we have to meet to successfully apply for a (group) visa.

Documents required for the visa application:

• a duly completed visa application form;

• a photograph of yourself - size 35x45mm, full face, against a light background, photos older than 6 months are not accepted!);

• a foreign travel document (passport) - has to be valid for 90 days after the expected departure from Belarus;

• a medical insurance contract - with insurance for Belarus covering expenditures up to at least 10 000 EUR;

• visa support documents (confirming the purpose of the visit);

• a confirmation of the paid consular fee.

To apply for the group visa the group must consist of at least 5 people and not more than 30 people.

The price of the group visa is 10 EUR per person. For the individual visa it's 60 EUR (people of some nationalities have the price lowered to as much as 20 EUR).

A consular office makes a decision about granting a visa within 5 working days (can be shortened to 2 working days for a higher/double price).

For a short term visa (type C) we can obtain support documents confirming the purpose of the visit which can be either tourism or private purposes.

To get support documents for the purpose of tourism we need to ask:

• a Belarusian tourist company to send to the consulate an application with a commitment of the company that we will comply to the rules of stay in Belarus;

• a rural tourist business to send to the consulate an application with a stated purpose, period of stay and the services provided to us and a commitment of the company that we will comply to the rules of stay in Belarus.

To get support documents for the private purposes we need an original invitation issued by the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.

For the purpose of tourism we can stay in Belarus for 30 days, for private purposes it is 90 days (but we shoudln't stay there more than 30 days).

Links:

http://mfa.gov.by/en/visa/ Page of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. Contains all the requirements for a visa application.

http://www.minskguide.travel/belarus_travel_tips/belarus_immigration/how_do_i_apply_for_belarus_tourist_visa.html