About 1.1m visa-waiver foreigners visit Belarus over past three years

12:00, 17 April

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About 1.1 million foreigners have visited Belarus over the three years since the launch of the visa-waiver program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

According to the State Border Committee, a visa waiver was introduced for the citizens of the neighboring European countries on 15 April 2022 following the relevant decision of the head of state. A total of 1,062,746 foreigners have visited Belarus over the past three years. They included 610,896 people from Lithuania, 261,419 citizens and 80,134 non-citizens of Latvia and 110,297 people from Poland.

On 19 July 2024 the visa-waiver program included 35 more countries. A total of 22,853 citizens of these countries have visited Belarus.

The border committee also recalled that the head of state extended the visa-waiver program for citizens of 38 European countries. Foreigners will be able to come to Belarus without a visa until 31 December 2025.

Detailed information about the visa waiver is available in the special section on the website of the State Border Committee and the Border of Belarus app.

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