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Information, Applications and Procedures for:
Belarus Tourist Visas
Instructions for Securing a Belarusian Tourist Visa
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A valid passport and visa are required to enter Belarus. Americans arriving without valid passports and the appropriate visa may not be permitted to enter and will be subject to a fine and immediate deportation at the traveler's expense. Please follow the instructions below.
After you read all the instructions, if you have any questions, call us at 1-800-806-0581 before you start the process.
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Items required to secure a visa to enter Belarus. |
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PASSPORT |
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Send us your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least one blank visa page. If you do not have any blank visa pages in your passport, you must first amend your passport to have pages added. A Briggs will secure your visa using the added pages. If your passport expires within six months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport. |
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APPLICATION FORM |
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Send 1 visa application form completed and signed with your signature in blue ink.
Click here for visa application |
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PHOTO |
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You must submit 1 passport photograph taken by a passport photographer. Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.
Passport Photo Requirements |
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PROOF OF DEPARTURE |
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Submit a computer-generated flight itinerary from your travel agent, airline, or online booking agency or a copy of your ticket. The itinerary must show the applicant's name, date of arrival and departure from the country, and flight information.
The itinerary is required because the Embassy wants to know the dates you plan to arrive and depart from the country.
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CONSULAR FEES |
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Entry |
Price |
Validity |
Processing
Time |
Tourist |
Single |
$131.00 |
30 Days |
5 day(s) |
Tourist |
Single |
$232.00 |
30 Days |
2 day(s) |
Tourist |
Double |
$190.00 |
30 Days |
5 day(s) |
Tourist |
Double |
$200.00 |
30 Days |
2 day(s) |
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Business |
Single |
$100.00 |
90 Days |
5 day(s) |
Business |
Single |
$180.00 |
90 Days |
2 day(s) |
Business |
Double |
$200.00 |
90 Days |
5 day(s) |
Business |
Double |
$380.00 |
90 Days |
2 day(s) |
Business |
Multiple |
$300.00 |
90 Days |
5 day(s) |
Business |
Multiple |
$350.00 |
1 Year |
5 day(s) |
Business |
Multiple |
$580.00 |
90 Days |
2 day(s) |
Business |
Multiple |
$620.00 |
1 Year |
2 day(s) |
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NOTE: Processing times are business days. The first day begins the day after your package is received by A Briggs except in the case of pre-arranged same day service when available. Prices are per applicant. |
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A BRIGGS FEES |
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The A Briggs fees are:
$55.00 for regular service for which we secure your visa from the Embassy in its normal time of issuance; or $115.00 for rush service for which we secure your visa as quickly as the Embassy will issue it. $165.00 for same day service when available. Please call 1-800-806-0581 in advance to determine availability.
If Paying by Credit Card
You may pay your consular fees via credit card when filling out our Online Order Form.
If Paying by Check
Send a money order for the consular fees payable to the Embassy of Belarus. The payment to the Embassy must be a money order. Personal checks are not accepted. |
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INVITATION |
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All applications must be accompanied by an original invitation.
A tourist visa requires a copy of the tourist voucher and a copy of the confirmation from Belarusian hosting tourist organization. Hosting organization should be registered as a tourist company by the Belarusian authorities. This registration number should be indicated in the confirmation.
A visa for a private visit requires an original invitation (not a copy). Your relatives or friends should obtain an invitation (“zaprashenne”) for you at the local passport and visa office of the Ministry of Interior and send it to you. In case of emergency (unexpected illness, death of the relative, etc.) visas can be issued upon submitting a certified cable from a doctor or a clinic in Belarus. To be issued a transit visa you must show a visa (or copy) from the country you are traveling from/to via Belarus. If you are traveling to countries with no entry visa requirements, you must submit a copy of the ticket or itinerary from your travel agency or any other document confirming your trip to the appropriate country. Transit visas are required for all travelers heading to Russia or other New Independent States via Belarus (even if the traveler has valid Russian visa or visa of other NIS state). |
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BUSINESS COVER LETTER |
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Business visa applicants must submit a business cover letter from a U.S. company indicating purpose of travel, duration and moral and financial responsibilities. Please review the example cover letter at the link below.
Example Business Cover Letter |
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VISA PROCESSING TIME |
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Processing times are business days and do not include shipping time. Keep this in mind when placing your order. We count “days” the same way the passport office and embassies count days: if we receive and submit the document on Monday, then Tuesday is the first day, Wednesday is two days, etc. (we do submit documents every business day).
Please review the consular fees section above for embassy processing times.
A traveler that selects 4-day visa processing from the embassy may experience fulfillment times of up to 7 days including shipping.
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ADDITIONAL |
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If staying at a private residence in Belarus, your host must obtain a visa entitlement certificate (Zaprashenne) from the local visa office at the Ministry of the Interior in Belarus. The original copy of this form must be sent to you in order to obtain your visa.
After arriving to Belarus please report information about the address and duration of your stay to the local passport and visa office. Medical insurance is required for all foreign citizens traveling to the Republic of Belarus. |
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ONLINE ORDER FORM |
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You
must complete the Online Order Form.
The order form gives us your name, address, shipping information
and payment method. Multiple applicants can be entered using
one order form. Please print two copies of the confirmation
page. Include one copy with the documents you ship to us and
keep one copy for your records.
While completing the online order form in this step, you
will be asked how you want to pay A Briggs. You may pay our
fees online with a credit card or enclose a personal or business
check or money order.
Click here to fill out the online order form.
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Shipping
Address |
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Kemal Cagri
A Briggs Passport & Visa Expeditors
1921 Sunderland PL NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-338-0111 |
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Specific Shipping Notes |
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Federal Express

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On the FedEx air bill, check
the box in 4a "FedEx Priority Overnight"
Do NOT ship "First Overnight." This will delay the delivery
of your package.
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UPS
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The UPS Shipping Document
must indicate "UPS Next Day Air". Any other type of UPS
service is NOT acceptable. |
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DHL
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For shipments via DHL, please follow
the instructions carefully when completing the air bill. |
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USPS
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For shipments via USPS Express
Mail or other shipping providers, please follow the
instructions carefully when completing the air bill. |
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Note:
Additional shipping costs must be charged to a credit card
for each package shipped to an international destination and
the following locations: Alaska, Hawaii, and all U.S. Territories.
Saturday Delivery is an additional $14 when available
to US destinations.
Failure to follow these instructions may cause a delay
in processing, and could also result in additional charges
on your order for shipping, such as: before 8:00am delivery,
Saturday Delivery, etc. If you have any questions, please
do not hesitate to call us toll free at 1-800-806-0581. |
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Passports |
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8-14 Days |
$65.00 |
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5-7 Days |
$125.00 |
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1-4 Days |
$175.00 |
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Same Day |
$245.00 |
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Visas |
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Non-Rush |
$55.00 |
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Rush |
$115.00 |
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Same Day |
$165.00 |
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