Private Visa

Overview

Type C — A short-term Private visa

Visit for private purposes.

The visa can be issued based on one of the following documents:

• An invitation for a foreigner to visit the Republic of Belarus issued by the local unit of the Citizenship and Migration Department or information available at the Belarusian diplomatic mission abroad on the issuance of such an invitation;
  or
• Document on the death or serious illness of a person in the territory of the Republic of Belarus – for a foreigner and his / her close relatives who or whose close relative or spouse has fallen seriously ill or died in the territory of the Republic of Belarus;
  or
• Summon;
  or
• Document confirming the right of ownership / share in the right of ownership of residential premises in the territory of the Republic of Belarus – for an owner of residential premises and (or) members of his / her family;
  or
• Visa support letter of a Belarusian healthcare institution or a contract for medical services with a Belarusian healthcare institution, made in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, – for a foreigner, who needs medical care in Belarus;
  or
• Visa support letter of a Belarusian healthcare institution – for a foreign attendant of a foreigner, who needs medical care in Belarus;
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• Visa support letter of a legal entity or a representative office of a foreign organisation in the Republic of Belarus – for a family member of a foreigner travelling to the Republic of Belarus on a business trip, to participate in sports, cultural, scientific, educational events and internships, or to work; who accompanies such a foreigner;
  or
• Visa support letter of a Belarusian educational institution – for a foreigner, who accompanies a person, travelling to Belarus to participate in entrance examinations and / or to enroll in an educational institution of the Republic of Belarus;
  or
• Document proving family ties or marital relations with a citizen of the Republic of Belarus (birth certificate, marriage certificate, certificate of name change) – for a family member or a close relative of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus;
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• Document confirming the fact of birth in the territory of the Republic of Belarus or belonging to the Belarusian d-visitity – for a foreigner born in the territory of the Republic of Belarus or being Belarusian by d-visitity;
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• Application of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus, whose signature is certified by an official of the Belarusian foreign diplomatic mission authorised to perform notarial acts – upon the decision of the consular officer;
  or
• The written of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus, whose signature is confirmed at the Belarusian embassy or consulate, – upon the decision of the consular officer;
  or
• Temporary residence permit in the Republic of Belarus (for an entry visa for a period of stay not exceeding 30 days, but not longer than the validity of the temporary residence permit in the Republic of Belarus) – for a foreigner who has not obtained an exit-entry visa from the Citizenship and Migration Department before leaving the Republic of Belarus;
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• Information, available at the Belarusian diplomatic mission abroad or the Division for the Admission of Foreigners of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DAF), that a foreigner has a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Belarus (for an entry visa for a period of stay not exceeding 30 days, but not longer than the validity of the temporary residence permit in the Republic of Belarus) – for a foreigner who does not have neither a valid residence permit in the Republic of Belarus nor a biometric residence permit;
  or
• An original certificate of the place of burial of relatives in the form established by the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services, or information of the Belarusian Red Cross Society or other organisation affiliated with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement on the preservation of the burial place (this document must have been issued within the last five years) – for a foreigner whose close relative or spouse has a close relative or spouse buried in the territory of the Republic of Belarus, as well as close relatives, spouse of such a foreigner;
  or
• Verbal note of a diplomatic mission or consular office of a foreign state, a representative office or an organ of an International organisation or an interstate entity in the Republic of Belarus containing information about the foreigner and the visa requested – for a foreigner travelling to the Republic of Belarus as a guest of the head or a member of such diplomatic mission or consular office of a foreign state, a representative office or an organ of an International organisation or an interstate entity;

• Visa application form filled in correctly;
• Passport size photo 3.5 X 4.5 (white background);
• Original passport with 2 blank pages (+personal data page photocopy);
• Medical insurance valid throughout the applicant's stay in Belarus;
• Flight ticket;
• Applicant bank statement 3 months stamp & seal.