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Nearly 180,000 foreigners have visited Belarus on visa-free travel since the beginning of the year

Since the beginning of 2026, 179,498 foreign citizens from 38 countries included in the visa-free list have arrived in Belarus. Traditionally, the majority of tourists have come...

Nearly 180,000 foreigners have visited Belarus on visa-free travel since the beginning of the year

Since the beginning of 2026, 179,498 foreign citizens from 38 countries included in the visa-free list have arrived in Belarus. Traditionally, most tourists came from neighboring countries - Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, the State Border Committee reported.

Illustrative photo from the archive "SB"
Illustrative photo from the archive "SB"

According to the CPC, since April 15, 2022, 1,437,667 residents of European countries visited our country:

- 456,862 foreigners came from Latvia, 726,329 from Lithuania and 161,782 from Poland. As part of the extended visa-free regime for 35 European countries, 92,694 people have entered Belarus since July 19, 2024.

The Head of State made a decision to extend visa-free entry for citizens of 38 European countries until December 31, 2026 inclusive.

Detailed information about visa-free visits to Belarus is published in a special section of the information portal of the State Border Committee.

A week ago, the number of foreigners who took advantage of the opportunity to visit Belarus without a visa since the beginning of the year was at the level of 174,284.

Source: СБ. Беларусь сегодня ↗

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