Visa-free countries for Belarusians: where to relax without a visa for Belarusians?
Getting a visa involves not onlycertain expenses, but also difficulties, sometimes insurmountable. From the very beginning, vacation can be overshadowed by the fact that you have to beat the thresholds of embassies, overpay to intermediaries, wait for a decision that may not always be positive. And how you want to go abroad without collecting certificates of income and similar papers! But there are states for which all this is not required to enter. Unfortunately, the list of visa-free countries for Belarusians is not as extensive as for the citizens of Ukraine and Russia. But there are still such states, and we will dedicate our article to them. Citizens of Belarus have one advantage. They do not need to specifically issue a passport. A document proving their identity serves both for use inside the country and for trips abroad. But this advantage has a minus: when you hand over documents for a visa to the consulate, then the whole period of the application is reviewed without a passport.
Nuances of visa policy
Before you start listing countries whereBelarusians can freely go to relax or visit relatives, let's first clarify some features of the access control at the border. There are several types of states with their own requirements. Firstly, these are truly visa-free countries for Belarusians. You can enter them with a valid passport, and no more documents are required at the border. In some states you can stay thirty days, in others - up to ninety days. In Vietnam, you can stay without a visa for two weeks, and if you plan to stay in the country for a longer period - you need to buy a special letter, Approval Later, via the Internet. There is also a country where visa-free entry is not allowed for all citizens of Belarus, but only for residents of border areas. This is Lithuania. There are some countries where a visa is opened right on arrival. This mark costs, of course, money, but you don’t need to collect a whole package of documents for its opening and take it to the consulate! In some countries, for example, in China, you can enter without a visa only as part of a tourist group. An independent traveler is required to contact the embassy.
Hello from the past
The former republics of the Soviet Union remember ourcommon history. Due to their long-standing friendly ties, they have a special access control regime for citizens “originally from the USSR”. First of all, we should mention such visa-free countries for Belarusians as Ukraine, Russia and Moldova. Do you want to go to the sea in summer? There is nothing easier. To travel to the Krasnodar region or to the northern coast of the Black Sea only a passport is required. These countries neighboring Belarus are always welcome. But staying in such states is limited to ninety days. Do you like Caucasian cuisine and flavor? Then sunny Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are waiting for you. In the last two republics, Belarusians can remain without any temporary restriction, having only a valid passport with them. Stricter rules for entry into Georgia. In addition to a passport, you must show proof of your solvency and return tickets. You can stay in Georgia for tourist purposes and without a visa for up to sixty days. For as long as ninety days you can come to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, having with you only a passport of a citizen of Belarus. The period of stay in Kyrgyzstan is limited to thirty days, but you can also enter the republic of Central Asia without a visa.
European visa-free countries for Belarusians 2016: list
It should be remembered that many tourist countries,hoping to attract more travelers (with their money), they simplify the regime of entry into the country. Some states do it temporarily, say, for the summer, "beach" period. Others simplify entry to the country for "organized" tourists who travel the world with the help of agencies. Each year, these countries decide whether to admit Belarusians to their lands or close their doors. So, consider a list of European countries, where you can enter without a visa in 2016. We have already mentioned Russia, Ukraine and Moldova. Serbia receives guests from Belarus for a period of up to thirty days. Of the documents required only a passport.
Conditionally visa-free states of Europe
But free to enter Macedonia can onlythose Belarusians who have relatives or friends in this country. The invitation must be notarized. On the basis of one passport, only residents of a narrow strip in the north of Belarus are allowed to enter Latvia. But to be in this country can be up to ninety days. If you booked a hotel in Montenegro and have a printed voucher with return tickets, you can safely come to rest in this Balkan state. In 2016, the list of countries for visa-free entry (for Belarusians) was added to Albania. But it is necessary to be free to arrive in this state before November, first. After that, you will need a visa again. What will be for tourists from Belarus 2017 - only the Albanian parliament knows. Northern Cyprus is also on the list of conditionally visa-free European countries. To enter the country, you need to have with you (except your passport) return tickets, vouchers from hotels and a bank certificate of income confirming your solvency.
Non-Visa countries in the Middle East
States with “all inclusive” (Turkey, HolyLand (Israel) and Mecca of all winter tourists - the UAE) beckon everyone to soak up the clean beaches and taste all the delights of a carefree holiday. Some names of these countries sound like a song. Where can I get to the Belarusian tourist without opening a visa? Since June of the fourteenth year, Turkey has hospitably opened its doors to its resorts for this category of travelers. This is used by those who want to relax in North Cyprus. But you need to enter there by ferry from Turkey. Only Jews of any nationality are not allowed into Palestine. But, since there is no column on nationality in the passport of Belarusians, it is possible to go to Arab territories. Israel and Qatar are countries with a visa-free regime for Belarusians (2016). Therefore you should take advantage of this and visit at least the Holy Land.
Conditionally visa-free countries in the Middle East
A citizen of Belarus can come to Jordanfree. True, at the border, he would have to pay a certain amount of money for inserting the stamp: forty dinars for stays of up to two months and sixty for a longer period. But if the aforementioned citizen arrives in this state with a pre-purchased Jordan-Pass voucher, then a visa is not required. In general, this country has no complicated entry control system for Belarusians. If you arrive by land from Israel via Eilat Aqaba, you will not be allowed in without a passport in the passport. But the border control at the airports of Jordan, you will pass freely without any visa. At the same time, you can stay in the country (provided that you do not look for work) for up to thirty days.
Southeast Asia and China. Free access countries
We have already mentioned the rules for visa-free entry.Celestial Empire. If you are traveling in a group through a travel agency and not to Tibet, then you do not need a visa. Southeast Asia is a Mecca for those who want to escape from a slushy and snowy winter to a hot summer. But, unfortunately, Thailand is not included in the list “Visa-free countries for Belarusians (2016)”. But the resorts of Vietnam are no worse than the Kingdom of smiles. You can spend fifteen days in a country without a visa, and a whole month on Phu Quoc Island. Just as friendly meets Belarusians Malaysia. Finally, it is possible to be in Mongolia without any stamp (border guards only stamp) for up to ninety days.
Southeast Asia. Where to go without any problems
There are in this part of the world and conditionally visa-freecountries for Belarusians. And they are quite a lot. In countries such as Bangladesh, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Maldives, East Timor, Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka, the brand is glued on the fact of arrival at the border. It costs money. Sometimes the sum is symbolic, but it happens that it is very substantial (in Turkmenistan, up to one hundred and fifty euros may be required for entry into the country). In some countries, a visa for Belarusians is needed, but it can be obtained by e-mail. It is quite simple. You go to the website of the embassy, pay for a visa. You are sent an e-mail with which you enter the country. The border guards already have a warning about your arrival, and they stick a stamp in your passport. States with such a simplified entry are Cambodia, Myanmar and Singapore. In some countries, a transit visa can be obtained upon arrival. In the United Arab Emirates, it can be in the state for up to four days. And in some countries, a visa can only be purchased on arrival at land crossings across the border, but not at border controls at airports. These states include Laos. But in Indonesia, the Belarusians who arrived by air through the airports of Batam, Denpasar-Bali, Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan Kuala Nam need a passport to pass to the island nation.
Africa
Unfortunately, there is a large continent.only three visa-free countries for Belarusians. This is the Gambia, Namibia and Seychelles. Ninety days are free to be in these states (but only for the purpose of tourism). However, there are a number of countries where Belarusians are not required to have a visa under certain conditions. For example, if you want to rest in Egypt, but do not want to pay for the stamp, you can fly to Sharm el-Sheikh or Taba airport and ask for the Sinai stamp. He is placed free of charge, and he acts for fifteen days. “Sinai visa” can also be obtained at the sea port of Nuweiba and at the land checkpoint on the border with Israel in Eilat. True, with this stamp in the African part of Egypt you can not get. In Madagascar, if the duration of your intended stay in the country is less than thirty days, a visa is opened for you free of charge. Belarusians are freely allowed to Tunisia, but only if they travel through travel agencies.
Conditionally visa-free countries in Africa
A much broader list of states where entrycan be issued upon arrival. These are Ghana, Gabon, Djibouti, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, mainland Egypt, Cape Verde, Zambia, Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Comoros, Mauritania (if you arrive at Nouakchott airport), Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda and Ethiopia. These conditionally visa-free countries for Belarusians (2016) have different rates for access to their territory. The cost of inserts depends on a single entry or multiple visits, as well as on the length of stay in the state. There are also countries in which a visa can be issued on the Internet in the manner described above. These are states such as Eritrea, Togo, San Tame and Principe, Zimbabwe.
North America. Territories and countries of visa-free entry for Belarusians (2016)
Of course, in order to get to the USA and Canada,need to really try. Registration of visas to these countries is fraught with difficulties. But in the North American region there are tiny states that are not averse to making money from tourists, including from Belarus. In Antigua and Barbuda, you can relax for a month without a visa. The same is in Barbados - however, there the stay is limited to four weeks. But in Haiti, you can live as much as three months without any visa. In Dominica, the rest period is limited to three weeks. Long-standing friendly ties connect Belarus and Cuba. On Liberty Island you can sunbathe a month. Panama, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines complement the list of countries in the Caribbean region, where you can come with only one passport.
South America
Do you want to plunge into the culture and lifeIndians living in the Andes? No problems! Peru allows Belarusians to enter their territory without any prior authorization and for free. In this case, you can stay in the state for one hundred and eighty-three days, that is, six months. Such Latin American countries with a visa-free regime for Belarusians, like Venezuela and Ecuador, allow staying on their territory for up to three months. Access to Bolivia, Guyana and Suriname can be arranged upon arrival.
Oceania
There are such visa-free countries in this region.for Belarusians in 2016: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Niue and Western Samoa. Check-in on arrival can be in Tuvalu, Palau and Nauru.
