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== Visa ==
Foreign citizens of 74 countries, who come to Belarus '''both enter''' and '''leave the country by plane (through the State border checkpoint of the Republic of Belarus "''' via Minsk National International Airport"), can enter Belarus for up to 30 days '''without visa''' (since July 27, 2018). The given order of visa-free movement through the airport This does not extend to persons coming to Belarus by plane from the Russian FederationRussia, as well as to those who intend to would fly to the airports of the Russian Federation out via Russia (such flights are considered as internal ones and do not have border control).
Nevertheless you have to fulfil several requirements to be able to enter the country without visa. For more information check web-pages of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus.Belorussian MFA:
[http://mfa.gov.by/en/visa/visafreetravel/e0ced19bb1f9bf2c.html ''Information on visa-free travel via the checkpoint "Minsk National Airport"'']
[[File:Belarus_regional_visa-free.png|220px|thumb|right|Parts of Belarus covered by Brest and Hrodna regional visa-free provisions]]
In addition there is a possibility to Additionally, you can also enter some parts of the country by car or by train overland without a visa for up to 10 days. In order to visit Brest or Hrodna regions for ten days without visas you need:
- buy a holiday package from a travel agency (as per rules, travel agencies are the ones to take care of routes and sightseeing in the visa-free travel areas);
For more details check the following links: [https://bezviz.by/en/brest/ ''Brest visa free region''], [https://bezviz.by/en/grodno/ ''Hrodna visa free region''].
If you are coming from a country which is not in the list of visaFor an old-free countries or for some other reason can't enter Belarus as a fashioned visa-free tourist then you need to apply for visa prior to visiting Belarus. In , follow this case, try procedure:Try to find someone on Couchsurfing/BeWelcome/TrustRoots who'd be willing to "invite" you to Belarus (thus you could apply for a "private visit" visa), as this would save you money in the visa application process - the only way to get a regular tourist visa is through an overpriced agency, which would be eager to book hotels on your behalf. Some embassies may be satisfied with a confirmed hotel booking, without an agency letter, but that would be up to their discretion. However, most Belarusian embassies will issue a "private visit" visa without a letter of invitation or other supporting documents where only the personal info of the inviting person would suffice if the visa duration is less than 30 days. In some cases, they may however ask for a copy of the inviting person's passport but again that would be up to the discretion of the embassy personnel.
''[[user:uncle_sam01|uncle_sam01]] applied for a private visit visa at the embassy in Warsaw in July 2016 and was asked to provide a copy of the inviting person's passport. Other than that the process was a mere formality.''

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