Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 8 “On the
introduction of the visa-free entry and departure for foreign citizens” on 9
January.
The document introduces the visa-free entry
through the border checkpoint at the Minsk National Airport and the visa-free
stay in Belarus for up to 5 days for the citizens of 80 states.
First of all, these are favorable countries in
terms of migration, Belarus’ strategic partners which have introduced visa-free
regimes for Belarusian citizens on a unilateral basis. New regulations also
apply to the non-citizens of Latvia and stateless persons of Estonia.
The document aims to raise the number of
business trips, tourism and private visits of people with regular passports and
will not apply to foreigners on official trips with diplomatic, service,
special and similar passports.
A valid passport or other document permitting
foreign travels, money (equivalent to at least two base amounts for each day of
stay in the foreign currency or Belarusian rubles), medical insurance in the
amount of at least €10,000 operational in Belarus will be needed for the
visa-free entry.
The citizens of Vietnam, Haiti, Gambia,
Honduras, India, China, Lebanon, Namibia, Samoa should also have a valid
multi-visa to the EU states or the Schengen Area with a mark confirming the
entry to their territory, plane tickets with a confirmation of the departure
from the Minsk National Airport within 5 days after the date of the entry.
The visa-free regime does not apply to people
arriving to Belarus by plane from Russia and planning to go to the airports of
Russia (these are internal flights with no border control).
The decree will enter into force in a month after
its official publication.
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