Prepare for visa-free entry
Check your passport, supporting documents, and any arrival forms before travel.
Before you travel
Check the passport and supporting documents listed below. Keep copies accessible during your journey.
When you arrive
Follow the arrival steps below and keep your travel documents to hand.
During your visit
Check the permission you receive and leave before your authorised stay ends.
Check your stay and passport validity
Enter your arrival and departure dates to count your stay and check how long your passport must stay valid.
Travel preparation checklist
Check each item’s requirement level and the conditions that apply.
Your circumstances may require additional documents. Ticks track preparation, not eligibility or admission.
Belarus arrival steps
Check the timing and conditions for each arrival step.
Local stay registration
Belarus MFA's general page says temporary foreign visitors must register within 10 days unless an exception applies; its airport page instead refers to stays over 10 working days. If your stay may reach either threshold, confirm the deadline and ask your hotel or host whether they will register you. Electronic registration is free.
Arrival guidanceOfficial reference [1]Entry conditions and exceptions
Check whether these rules affect your eligibility, application, or arrival.
Use a listed Belarusian airport for visa-free entry
Belarus MFA lists Minsk National, Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev and Vitebsk airports for the 30-day exemption. The exemption does not cover flights from or to Russia. Check the airport and routing with your airline before booking.
Official guidance [4]Belarus travel essentials
- Capital
- Minsk
- Currency
- BYN
- Calling code
- +375
Belarus entry questions
Do New Zealand citizens need a visa for Belarus?
For tourism in Belarus, ordinary passport holders from New Zealand do not need a visa for up to 30 days per visit.
How long can I stay in Belarus?
The short-visit limit is 30 days per visit. Your actual permission can be shorter; check the dates and conditions you receive.
How much passport validity do I need?
At least 3 months after planned departure.
Local stay registration: what do I need to do?
Required only when the stated conditions apply. Belarus MFA's general page says temporary foreign visitors must register within 10 days unless an exception applies; its airport page instead refers to stays over 10 working days. If your stay may reach either threshold, confirm the deadline and ask your hotel or host whether they will register you. Electronic registration is free.
What if I’m going to work, study or stay longer?
This guide is for a short tourist visit on an ordinary passport. It does not establish eligibility for employment, study or residence. Use the destination’s official guidance for your actual purpose.
Does my country of residence change the answer?
Passport nationality and legal residence are different. This page starts with your passport. Residence can change where you apply and which application channel is available; an existing visa or residence permit may also create an exception. Check the official eligibility guidance for your circumstances.
Official visa and entry guidance
Confirm Belarus’s requirements directly with government authorities.
Open Local stay registration
Check Belarus entry and visa guidance
Official consular guidance on visas and entry formalities.
Read the official travel advice
SafeTravel says the security situation is volatile, routes out are limited, and New Zealand has no diplomatic presence in Belarus, severely limiting consular assistance.
- https://mfa.gov.by/en/visa/registration/
Open Local stay registration
· Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Check Belarus entry and visa guidance
· Belarus — Ministry of Foreign AffairsOfficial consular guidance on visas and entry formalities.
https://mfa.gov.by/en/visa/Read the official travel advice
· New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, SafeTravelSafeTravel says the security situation is volatile, routes out are limited, and New Zealand has no diplomatic presence in Belarus, severely limiting consular assistance.
https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/belarus- https://mfa.gov.by/en/visa/freemove/airport/
Information on visa-free travel via Belarusian airports
· Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
Who this guide covers
Short tourist visits to Belarus with an ordinary New Zealand passport. Residence, travel documents, and purpose can affect the rules. Confirm the official guidance before travel; border authorities decide admission and your permitted stay.
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