How to come to Belarus visa-free (updated)

28.07.2023 - 19:40 / 34travel.me / Maria Gulina

How to come to Belarus visa-free (updated)

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Now you don’t have to get a visa to go for a walk around Hrodna, explore all the cultural treasures of Minsk or get lost in Biełaviežskaja pušča. This is what you need to know.

No visa for short-term visits

For 30 days through Minsk National Airport

For 10 days to Brest and the Bielaviezhskaja Puscha National Park

For 10 days to Hrodna and Augustow Canal

No visa for short-term visits (usually up to 90 days)

Azerbaijan (90 days)

Argentina (90 days)

Armenia (90 days)

Brazil (up to 90 days within each 180 days period)

Chinа (up to 30 days, not more than 90 days a year)

Cuba (30 days)

Ecuador (30 days of one stay and 90 days within a year)

Georgia (90 days)

Israel (90 days)

Kazakhstan (90 days)

Kyrgyzstan (90 days)

Macau (30 days)

Macedonia (with an invitation or a tourist voucher)

Moldova

Mongolia (90 days)

Montenegro (30 days with an invitation or a tourist voucher)

Qatar (30 days)

Russia (90 days)

Serbia (30 days)

Tajikistan (90 days)

Turkey (30 days of one visit and up to 90 days within one year from the date of first entry)

Ukraine (up to 90 days during each 180 days period)

United Arab Emirates (30 days)

Uzbekistan (90 days)

Venezuela (90 days)

For 30 days through Minsk National Airport

Travelers from 80 countries don’t need a visa if they arrive at the national airport in Minsk and stay in the country for no more than 30 days (the day of arrival and departure included). This includes all the counties of the European Union, USA, Japan, Indonesia and some others.

Necessary documents:

— passport (should be valid for more than 90 days after the day of your planned departure from Belarus);

— money (about € 24 per day or € 613 for 30 days);

— medical insurance valid in Belarus (for at least € 10000)

Additional rule for citizens of Vietnam, India, China, Lebanon, Gambia, Samoa, Honduras and some others: they will need to have a valid Shengen multi visa and tickets back.

List of the countries that can come to Belarus visa-free:

Albania Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Australia Austria Bahrain Barbados Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica El Salvador

Estonia Finland France Gambia Germany Greece Haiti Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein

Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico Micronesia Monaco Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Oman Panama Peru Poland Portugal Romania

Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain St Vincent and the Grenadines Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican Vietnam

For 10 days to Brest and