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In the following circumstances the documents in question should be submitted without any reminders: - If you formerly had USSR or Belarusian citizenship – documents, proving the loss of USSR/Belarusian citizenship; - If applicant is a child under 18 years of age, – a copy of child's birth certificate and copies of parents’ passport main information pages (with passport number, expiration date, photo etc.).

VISA FEES (SEK)*	short-term						long-term
	single		double		multiple		multiple
	Adults	Children under 16	Adults	Children under 16	Adults	Children under 16	Adults	Children under 16
Business and private (guest)	650	150	1150	150	1650	150	2600	600
Study	390	-	690	-	990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Тourist (supported by Belarusian travel agency)	260	60	460	60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Тransit	155	35	275	35	395	35	780	180
Group (from 5 persons), per person	90	20	160	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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MEDICAL INSURANCE: Effective October 1, 2000 medical insurance is required for all foreign citizens traveling to the Republic of Belarus. The medical insurance contract can be concluded with a Belarusian or a foreign insurance company. The insurance certificate issued by a foreign insurance company should be valid on the territory of Belarus during the period of stay and should cover the insurance cases established by the Law of the Republic of Belarus. Medical insurance is not required for holders of Belarusian transit visas traveling to other countries via Belarus. Non-compliance with foreigner obligatory insurance regulations could result in refusal to enter the territory of the Republic of Belarus. .

!	Visa applications are considering within five working days (one week). In case of express visas’ application express higher consular fees are applying. If the application is ill prepared or not completed your visa application will not be processed. Visa processing starts only after the Embassy has received all the necessary documents. According to the Belarusian visa regulation Consul of the Republic of Belarus may refuse the issue of Belarusian visa, shorten number of entries and the period of its validation. In that case no explanations are supposed to be given, the consular fee received does not return.
!	To get a short-term visa for business trip (without work permit) as well as for private purposes (visiting Belarusian relatives, friends, other private matters) valid up to 30 days for 1-, 2- or multiple entriesfor a citizen of EU as well as national of several other countries, such as Australia, Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Chili, Island, Israel, Norway, Swiss Confederation, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, USA, Uruguay, Republic of South Africa, Japan NO VISA SUPPORT DOCUMENTS SHALL BE REQUIRED. At the same time applicants could be inquired by any documents including Visa support documents presentation in case of any question or variances and inaccuracy found in their visa application.
Applications for a visa valid for a period more then 30 days as well as visa requests of all other nationals or stateless persons are followed by the proper Visa Support Documents.

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* for business purposes (without work permit) - formalized letter of support (specimen here) from the Belarusian institution/organization/firm. In general the Consul of the Embassy accepts copy of supporting document from the Belarusian supporting (inviting) party, received by the applicants by fax. Short-term visa for business trip should be obtained by the foreign journalists, temporally accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. To know more, go to www.mfa.gov.by. * for private purposes - formalized letter of invitation (specimen here), issued by local Citizenship and Migration Office of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Belarus, in original. In case of need the signature of the inviting party should be notarized at the Consular Office of the Embassy of Belarus, fee is SEK350. In several circumstances the Consul of the Embassy could accept other kinds of documents, confirming the purpose of visit. * with work permit - formalized letter of support (specimen here) from the Belarusian institution/organization/firm in original and work permit, issued by the Minsk city or regional (Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Minsk, Mogilev, Vitebsk) Branches of Citizenship and Migration of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Belarus in original or certified by the notary public. * tourism (for a term of 30 days maximum) - tourist voucher, received from a Belarusian tourist company confirming the booking of the tourist cervices in Belarus. Short term visa for tourism could be issued also upon presentation of letter of support from the citizen of the Republic of Belarus and documents proved his/her right to render agro ecotourism cervices in Belarus. In general the Consul of the Embassy accepts copy of tourist voucher, issued by the Belarusian tourist agency accompanied by the letter of their support, as well as the copy of the letter of support from Belarusian national together with the documents mentioned above received by the applicants by fax. To get in touch with Belarusian travel agency, go to www.belembassy.org/sweden/tourism.html); * to study (for a term of 30 days maximum) - formalized letter of invitation (specimen here) from the Belarusian educational institution/scientific organization in original.

!	*for business purposes (without work permit): 1) formalized letter of support (specimen here) from the Belarusian institution/organization/firm; 2) extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Persons and Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Belarus on the institution/organization/firm concerned; 3) copy of the agreement (contract, the cooperation agreement) between the Belarusian institution/organization/firm and the foreigner or the foreign organization in which one works, confirming business mutual relationship of the parties, sealed by the stamp of the institution/organization/firm concerned; 4) document, issued by the foreign institution/organization/firm, proved the fact of the particular person employment, formalized by the letterhead of the foreign institution/organization/firm concerned signed by the Head of the foreign institution/organization/firm concerned; 5) other documents proved the presented information, upon the request of the Consul. Issue of visa to the Heads of the representatives of the foreign enterprise / company / bank in the Republic of Belarus, to the members of their staff as well as to the employees of the particular foreign enterprise / company / bank is considered upon presentation of the formalized letter of support from the Belarusian representative concerned, approved by the Division of Export Support of the Department of Foreign-Economic Activity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. - for private purposes - formalized letter of invitation (specimen here), issued by local citizenship and migration office of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Belarus in original.
TRANSIT VISA (type B, period of validity 48 hours) is in question upon presentation of valid Russian or Ukrainian visa or other documents proved the necessity to cross the Belarusian borders on a way to the country of final destination (ticket, itinerary, etc.).
Visas marked as "Diplomatic visa" or "Service visa" Visas marked "Diplomatic Visa" or "Service Visa" are issued by the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as by diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Republic of Belarus worldwide. These visas may be issued to persons enjoying diplomatic or consular (and similar) privilege and immunity and who are staying in Belarus for official purposes. Applications for these visas shall be accompanied by verbal note or letter of request from the relative foreign state establishment with specification of the purpose of entry and program of visit.