Belarus hosts almost 211,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 Jan 2025
Baku, December 8, AZERTAC
Since 1 January 2025, Belarus has hosted 210,730 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program, with most of them arriving from neighboring Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee.
A total of 1,242,466 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022 (Belarus waived visa requirements for citizens of Lithuania and Latvia and individuals holding non-citizen status in Latvia on 15 April 2022; and for citizens of Poland on 1 July 2022). Belarus has welcomed 399,582 visitors from Latvia, 658,321 people from Lithuania and 129,829 visitors from Poland. On 19 July 2024 the visa-waiver program was extended to include 35 more countries. A total of 54,734 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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