Effective of October 17, 2021, visa is required to travel to Belarus

Effective of October 17, 2021, the nationals of the United States of America will not be able to make visa-free travel to the Republic of Belarus through the State border checkpoint of the Republic of Belarus “Minsk National Airport”.

Starting from the specified date the nationals of the Unites States of America should have a visa to enter the Republic of Belarus. 

The information about how to get a visa in the Embassy of Belarus in United States can be found by the following link:

https://usa.mfa.gov.by/en/usa/visa/

Please note that in the United States of America the consular fee is collected in the U.S. dollars.

The current consular fee for the regular visa application processing is 70.00 U.S. Dollars.

Visa application processing time - 5 business days from the date of receiving the visa application.

The consular fee for the expedited (1-2 business days) visa application processing is 140.00 U.S. Dollars.

We draw your attention to temporary changes in consular fee payment methods due to difficulties with crediting non-cash payments.

ACCEPTABLE as payment of consular fees are ONLY payments made in cash in U.S. Dollars.

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