Introduction of Belarus E-visa
19 March 2025
Starting from March 20, 2025 foreign citizens are able to enter Belarus using the E-visa. This possibility is provided by the Government decree as of December 16, 2024 No. 953 amending the Visa regulations of the Republic of Belarus.
This option is available to the holders of ordinary passports of 67 countries, including the U.S., Canada, the EU countries, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the United Kingdom and other states.
An E-visa is a single-entry individual visa. It is issued for a period not exceeding 30 days. Depending on the purpose of travel to Belarus entry e-visas are issued for a business trip; participation in sporting, cultural, scientific, educational events and internships; private affairs; tourism.
E-visas are issued automatically without applying to a diplomatic mission or consular office of the Republic of Belarus and without providing any visa support documents.
E-visa consular fee doesn’t differ from a consular fee for a traditional visa placed in the passport. In addition to a consular fee, an internet-acquiring and service fee of EUR 6.00 is charged.
To obtain such a visa, a foreigner shall create a personal account on the website «Е-Pasluga» (including the mobile application «Е-Pasluga») and submit a visa application, choosing a corresponding service – service code 3.04.01, service name «E-visa issuance». An e-visa application is considered within seven calendar days.
Upon entering the Republic of Belarus and during the stay in the country foreigners are obliged to present a copy of the E-visa in electronic form or its hard copy at the request of authorities.
Entry to the Republic of Belarus with an e-visa is possible through all international checkpoints (road and rail checkpoints, through the checkpoints «Minsk National Airport», «Airport Brest», «Airport Gomel», «Airport Grodno», «Airport Mogilev», «Airport Vitebsk»).
Please note: all previously introduced visa-free regimes are also retained!
E-visa fee
Payment is made by Visa International or Mastercard Worldwide.
The consular fee is:
- 35 euros – for citizens of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, as well as stateless persons residing in Estonia, and non-citizens of Latvia;
- 60 euros – for citizens of other states;
- 0 euro (free of charge) – for citizens of Japan;
- 0 euro (free of charge) – for citizens of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden under the age of twelve;
- 0 euro (free of charge) – for citizens of other states, non-citizens of Latvia and stateless persons permanently residing in Estonia under the age of fourteen.
The internet-acquiring and service fee is 6 euros and is charged to each applicant, regardless of age or citizenship.
