Belarus Visa

A TRANSIT VISA is required when travelling overland by train or bus from or to Russia and most European destinations such as: Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, etc..

Make sure you apply for this visa before starting your trip, or if you are travelling from Asia to Europe, you will have to spend more time in Beijing, Moscow, or St Petersburg.

Overland travel from / to the Baltic States, Finland or via Ukraine is likely to avoid Belarus and the need for a transit visa, which is particularly useful for US Citizens to know, as a Belarus visa will cost them a surcharge of around US$100 !!

We do not offer a visa service in Beijing or Hong Kong , but our local agent in Moscow and St Petersburg can help with visa arrangements if required. See more details from the various embassies below.

BEIJING CONSULATE:

Open on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for application from 9am till 12am. Collection at same times.

Transit from ¥315 (US$57), for a two working day service or ¥180 (US$30) for five day service, price depends on nationality (for example a UK passport holder was quoted more than ¥1,000! You need 1 photo, application form, original Russian visa plus a copy, your passport. Get there early in the summer to be at front of the long queue. You need to make payment in RMB at the large Bank of China on the North West corner of Chaoyangmen Qiao. Show the bank receipt when collecting your passport.

SHANGHAI CONSULATE:

There is now a Belarus Embassy in Shanghai, which is a useful place to stop and pick up one of your many needed visas, if you are passing.

Have a look at the Belarus Embassy website for exact requirements.

Address:
1702F, 2299 Yan’an Rd (W), Shanghai, 200336 China
Tel: +(86 21) 62 36 00 86, +(86 21) 62 36 00 32
Fax: +(86 21) 62 36 01 13
e-mail: shanghai@belembassy.org
web: http://www.china.belembassy.org/rus/consul_questions/new_page_23/

OUR VISA SERVICE:

Our Russian partners at Marlis Travel can obtain the visa for you for an application service fee of US$30. Give your passport to Marlis Travel on arrival in Moscow or take it to their office in St Petersburg and they will apply the next working day. They will return the passport to you the following working day.

MOSCOW CONSULATE:

Open Monday to Friday from 10am till 12 noon (for application) and from 4pm till 4:30pm (for collection).

Transit: US$20, pick up in 5 working days; US$ 36 - 2 workdays; US$45 - express, pick-up in same day from 4 till 4.30 pm. 1 photo, passport and Russian visa are needed. Tel: 8-10-095-924-70-95.

ST PETERSBURG CONSULATE:

Open Monday to Friday 2pm till 3pm only. For express visa: Open Monday to Friday 09:30-10:00 am. Tel: 8-10-812-273-41-64. Transit: US$36 - 2 workdays; US$45 - express. 1 photo, passport, Russian visa and onward ticket are needed.

MORE INFORMATION:

Please see the following web link for most up to date Belarus visa information:
http://www.mfa.gov.by/eng/index.php?d=consul&id=3

Visa regulations change frequently and often without warning and opening hours and prices change from time to time.

ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK FOR YOURSELF!

Although we try to keep these pages as up-to-date as we can we accept no liability for any inaccuracies in the information contained.