Visa

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The main document for foreign citizens to get to Belarus is a passport or other equivalent document with visa. For getting visa a foreign citizen should submit to a diplomatic representatives or a consular establishment of the Republic of Belarus abroad filled visa application and documents as follows:

for a tourist’s visa: voucher (ticket for a group tour) or confirmation on a group’s reception on the territory of the Republic of Belarus officially registered by a Belarusian tourist organization properly licensed. Tourist’s visa is granted for up to 30 days;

for a transit visa (it grants one only crossing of the country territory in one direction and valid for 48 hours from the moment of entry): visa of a country a foreign citizen travels via territory of the Republic of Belarus;

for a guest visa: original of an invitation officially registered with respective units of Passport and Visa Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. Guest visa is issued for a duration indicated in the invitation but not longer than for 90 days. Multiple guest visa valid for 1 year is issued for foreign citizens and members of their families with near relation to citizens of the Republic of Belarus – after submitting respective invitation.

for a business visa: invitation from a juridical person (in original or fax copy). Business visa issued for 90 days. Single visa usually issued 5 days after submitting an application.

For extension of the period of validity of single business or single guest’s visa it is necessary to submit application to the respective Passport and Visa Service Unit of a foreign citizen residence in the Republic of Belarus. Tourist visa can not be prolonged.

Foreign citizen can get a visa in diplomatic representatives, consular establishments of the Republic of Belarus and in the National Airport Minsk 2 after arriving to the country.

Visa procedures at the national airport Minsk 2

Airport’s Consular station usually issues visas to citizens who arrive from the countries that do not have Belarusian consular establishments.

For getting a tourist visa, a foreigner should submit an application to a tourist company and a common voucher; for a transit visa you should present a visa of the final destination country.

The main document for getting a business visa is an invitation (the original) from a company, for a guest visa — an invitation (the original) from a Belarusian citizen registered officially in respective units of Passport and Visa Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.

The rates for foreign citizens applying got a visa at the airport since December 16, 2002 are indicated in the table.

Insurance

In accordance with the Republic of Belarus legislation, all foreign citizens entering the country or passing via the country as transit passengers must have medical emergency insurance. Insurance policy can be obtained while crossing the border (representatives of Belarusian state insurance companies work at every border post) as well as at the offices of insurance companies within the country. For example, representative offices of “Belgosstrakh” company can be found in every district of the country.

The rates for the insurance policy depend on duration of stay in Belarus. The cheapest one (for 1 2 days) costs 1 USD; the most expensive one (valid for one year) – 85 USD.

Customs Procedures

It is banned to import without special permission fire arms and ammunition, military equipment, narcotics, psychotropic, toxic, or radioactive material and explosives; printed and audiovisual materials harmful to the interests of the Republic of Belarus, its state security, health and morality of its citizens.

Things as follows can be imported into Belarus without paying customs duties:

personal belongings with customs value not exceeding equivalent of 1,000 Euro per person (for indivisible goods – 1,200 Euro) with total weight not exceeding 50 kg (for indivisible goods – 80 kg);

foodstuff – weighting not more than 5 kg per person;

spirits – not more than 1 litre per person older than 18 years;

cigarettes – not more than 200 pieces or 200 g of tobacco per person older than 18;

not more than 5 items of gold and silver ware;

not more than 1 piece of wrist watch;

not more than 3 items of clothes made of natural leather and (or) fur;

video recording and video demonstrating gear – one piece per person with total value not exceeding 1,000 Euro.

For personal belongings (except furniture and transportation means, because special import procedure apply to them) purchased outside the territory of the Republic of Belarus with a total value of between 1,000 – 10,000 euro customs duty of 30% of their customs evaluated cost should be paid.

Export of ready currency from the Republic of Belarus without obligatory customs declaration and production of permissive documents is allowed if total value does not exceed the equivalent of 3,000 euro per person; with obligatory customs declaration, but without producing permissive documents – to the equivalent of 10,000
euro per person.

Export of ready Belarusian roubles from the Republic of Belarus is allowed if total value does not exceed 100 times the minimal salary in the Republic of Belarus per person.

Import of ready currency to the Republic of Belarus is not limited in accordance with requirements of customs laws; import of ready Belarusian roubles is allowed if total value does not exceed 100 times the minimal salary in the Republic of Belarus per person.

By air

All international and most flights from CIS countries land in the national airport Minsk 2. It is situated 40 km from the city. The building is divided into two wings: the left is for CIS flights and the right one for other international flights. The first floor is for Arrivals; the third one for Departures. Luggage checking rooms are situated on the ground floor. Exchange offices are situated on the first, second and third floors. A bank branch is on the first floor at the exit for international flight passengers. It is
open 24 hours a day and exchanges money, processes operations for popular credit cards and sorts out the Tax free system. Offices of air companies operating in Belarus are on the third floor of the airport, also there are a restaurant, bars and souvenir shops. At the end of the left wing, on the third floor, there is a post office (post, telephone, telegraph, fax, Xerox, Internet), open 24 hours a day.

It is possible to stay at the airport hotel for 1-2 days.

You can get to the airport from downtown Minsk by taxi or by bus. The bus stop is opposite Terminal No 2 (1st floor, arrivals hall). The information telephone number is 004.

A taxi stand is opposite Terminals No 5 and No 6. The cost of a ride to Minsk is around 0.25 USD/per km. It takes about 30 35 minutes.

By train

A newly built railway station is situated in the very centre of Minsk. On the ground floor there are exits to platforms, a luggage checking rooms, shops and a WC (24 hours a day). Ticket offices, an information bureau, information table on arriving and leaving trains are all on the first floor. The second floor accommodates a waiting hall, a post office (24 hours a day, plus international telephone connections), pharmacy, bars and trade stalls. A tall house near by the station is Hotel “Express”. It is easy to get to any area in the city by subway or taxi from Privokzalnaya Square which is in front of the railway station.

By bus

Minsk has three bus stations. International buses arrive to the Central and Vostochnaya (Eastern) stations. The central bus station is a two storey building near to the railway station. Luggage checking rooms are on the ground floor; ticket offices and information bureau are on the first floor. The ticket office for international trips is on the second floor (Monday Saturday 8.00 21.00, Sunday 8.00 17.00, tel. 227 04 73). Here you will also find the “Evroavtoservice” office which sells tickets to European countries. Waiting hall, bar and telephones are also on the second floor.

“Central” Bus Station — 6, Bobruiskaya St., tel. 227 37 25

“Vostochny” Bus Station — 34, Vaneev St., tel. 248 08 82, 248 58 21

“Moskovsky” Bus Station — 59, Filimonov St., tel. 219 36 22

By car

Principal entering points for auto mobile transport on Belarusian Polish border:

Bruzgi – Kuznitsa Belostokskaya (for passenger cars)

Berestovitsa – Bobrovniki (for all cars)

Peschatka – Polovtsy (for passenger cars of citizens of Belarus and Poland)

Kozlovichi – Kukuryki (for trucks)

Varshavky Most – Terespol(for passenger cars)

Domachevo – Slovatyche (for passenger cars)

On Belarusian Ukrainian border:

Tomashevka – Pulemets

Mokrany – Domanovo

Verkhny Terebezhov – Gorodishche

Novaya Rudnya – Mokhro Dolsk

Novaya Guta – Novye Yarilovochi

On Belarusian Latvian border:

Bigosovo – Paternieke

Urbany – Silene (for passenger cars and trucks of citizens of Belarus and Latvia)

On Belarusian Lithuanian border:

Vidzy – Tvaryachyus

Kamenny Log – Myadininkai

Benyakoni – Shalchininkai

On Belarusian Russian border any frontier points are cancelled.

Rules for crossing the border

When entering the Republic of Belarus, the owner of the automobile should include the automobile’s data in the customs declaration. Belarus is in the valid zone of international car insurance policy. If an entering person does not have a “green card”, a citizen of countries bordering with Belarus can buy the Belarusian state insurance policy. It costs 5 Euros for 15 days for a passenger car; for one year the price is 53 Euros. The insurance policy can be bought at bureaus that are situated
at every border entry point. It is obligatory to have a driving license and car documents when entering Belarus.

Service centres

They provide parking space for passenger cars and trucks, and often have hotel rooms. Breakfast, lunch and dinner and banquets can be held at their cafes. There are also mainte nance stations.