Belarus hosts over 200,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 January 2026
13:26, 19 October
Since 1 January 2026, Belarus has welcomed 200,754 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program, BelTA has learned.
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A total of 1,458,923 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022 when the visa waiver program was launched for Lithuanian and Latvian citizens, alongside Latvian non-citizen status holders, and expanded to Polish citizens on 1 July 2022. Belarus has welcomed 735,792 visitors from Lithuania, 461,789 people from Latvia and 165,324 visitors from Poland. On 19 July 2024 the visa-waiver program was extended to include 35 more countries. A total of 96,018 citizens of these countries have visited Belarus.
The visa-waiver program for citizens of 38 European countries has been extended until 31 December 2026. Detailed information about the visa waiver is available in the special section on the website of the State Border Committee.
