BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

13/04/2008

Belarus eases visa rules for tourists

MINSK. April 12 (Interfax) - Belarus has simplified procedures for single-and double-entry tourism visas, the country's Foreign Ministry said.

Among other things, "the need for an alien to submit the original of a tourist voucher to a Belarusian institution abroad has been abolished," the ministry's press service said.

The documents needed for a visa include a request from a Belarusian travel agency or medical or recreational institution, or from a Belarusian individual licensed to provide travel services.

In individual instances, a consulate official may be authorized to issue a visa.

A copy of a document needed for receiving a visa may be accepted if the applicant is a citizen of a European Union country, the United States, Canada, Japan or another few nations on a specially approved list.

Double-entry visas would be issued to those having to pass through Belarus to visit a neighboring country.

Source:

http://www.interfax.com/3/383993/news.aspx

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