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Apply for a Belarus Tourist visa

You must obtain a visa prior to travel. VisaSmart can assist you with this. Please find the requirements for this service below.

Bangladesh Tourist Visas are applicable for recreational travellers not intending to undertake any business or work activities.

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Available Services For

Belarus Tourist Visa

Please Note: All processing times listed are at the discretion of the issuing authority and can not be guaranteed. Please allow sufficient time to process your application when sending your documents. All processing times are listed in business days. 

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VisaSmart Ltd Charge

Total (inc VAT, exc Return Delivery)

Embassy

Fee

Available

Services

Authority Processing Time (in Days)

Tourist (30 days)

Tourist (30 days) express service

7

2

£56.00

£112.00


£100.00

£100.00

£156.00

£212.00

Documentation Required To

Apply for a Belarus Tourist visa

You must enclose all required documentation in full when sending your application to us. Failure to do so may result in a delay with your application while this information is sought.

  • Application form completed, printed & signed (download Visa Pack above)

  • Original Passport - with a minimum of 6 months validity & 2 blank pages

  • UK Passport regulation photograph x1

  • Photocopy of the obligatory health insurance certificate form a foreign medical insurance company or a letter from your bank/company which should contain the following information:

  1. Name and address of the foreign insurance company (bank)

  2. Phone number

  3. Name of the foreign citizen covered by the insurance the territorial validity should include the Republic of Belarus (Should be written Belarus, Europe incl. Belarus or Worldwide)

  4. It should be valid for the period of your staying in the Republic of Belarus

  5. The minimum limit of responsibility of the medical insurance is 10 000 Euro

You must have the original of your medical insurance policy during your staying in Belarus.

  • Original invitation, in Russian, issued by a Belarusian tourist company/ travel agency on the company letter-head bearing the full name of the tourist organization, its location and telephone number, commitment of the tourist company that the applicant will comply with the rules of stay in the Republic of Belarus

Non British passport holders must provide evidence of UK residency as follows;

- Holders of EU member states must provide a copy of a recent utility bill & recent bank statement

- All other foreign nationals must provide a UK visa/residence permit that is valid for at least 6 months.


Minor applicants under the age of 18 must also provide the following:

  • Photocopy of full Birth Certificate

  • Photocopy of both parent's/guardian's passport photo pages

Applicants with previous USSR or Belarusian citizenship must also provide the follow:

  • Document certifying the loss of USSR or Belarusian citizenship

Important Information
If this service has any special requirements, processes or rules they will be listed here. If applicable to this service, please read this section carefully to ensure you fully understand the entirety of the process.

Citizens of 80 nationalities can visit Belarus via Minsk airport without a visa for stays up to 5 days. Click here to find out more.


You can apply no more than 3 months before your planned arrival date. Once the embassy has begun the process, the passport will be unavailable until the process is complete.


This embassy will only process applications for UK nationals or residents.


Processing time in the embassy is usually 1 week for standard service or 2 days for express service.
The embassy is closed every Wednesday which can affect express processing times. We advise that you do not confirm any flight booking until your visa has been confirmed.


The embassy will decide whether to issue your visa as a single, double or multiple entry based on the documents provided. Their decision is final and cannot be disputed. The visa validity is usually dated to correspond with your travel for up to a 30 day stay, but it can vary.


For some, a visa may not be required. In order to be exempt for a single stay of up to 30 days, the traveller must:

- Hold a passport with validity remaining of at least six months on entry & with at least one blank visa page.

- Carry evidence of sufficient funds to a minimum of £20.00 per day of stay upon entry - usually a bank statement can evidence

this.

- Carry medical insurance cover specifically for Belarus for not less than £10,000.

- Hold onward or return airline tickets & all documents required for the next destination.

- Travellers must enter & exit through the border checkpoint at the Minsk National Airport only.

- Those arriving in Belarus by plane from Russia or planning to leave Belarus to go to Russia, are not visa exempt & will require a visa in advance.

- You must confirm with your airline in advance that boarding your flight will be permitted without a visa, as some do not allow it & conditions are subject to change.

For further foreign travel advice and the latest information regarding landing/entry requirements, please visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

Scheduled Consular Closures

This Embassy have announced that their consular section is scheduled to be closed on the following dates:

This embassy is closed every Wednesday.

01-02 January 2024, 07 January 2024, 08 March 2024, 01 May 2024, 09 May 2024, 14 May 2024, 03 July 2024, 07 November 2024, 25 December 2024

To begin your application, click on the 'Apply for' button in the banner at the top of this page. This will open your visa pack containing the forms necessary for your application and a checklist of requirements for your information. You must complete all the forms provided and print them once you have done so. Finally, sign where necessary and send the complete list of required documentation to us to begin processing your application.  

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