Citizens of India can now apply for an electronic visa to enter Belarus through the E-Pasluga portal

The single portal of electronic services “E-Pasluga” has expanded the list of countries whose citizens can use the service for issuing electronic visas. India is included in the updated list. This was reported in the National Center for Electronic Services, writes sb.by.

NCEU reminded that from March 20, 2025, foreign citizens and stateless persons can enter Belarus on an electronic visa. The corresponding service is implemented on a single portal of electronic services and in the mobile application "E-Pasluga" and is available to representatives of 68 countries.

The service is provided through non-strict authentication. To obtain an electronic visa, it is enough for a foreigner to create a personal account on the portal or in the mobile application "E-Pasluga", choose the service 3.04.01 "Issue of electronic visas", issue and submit a visa application. The application is considered within seven calendar days. Decisions on the visa application are sent to the user’s personal account.

“It is important to remember that after issuing an electronic visa when entering the Republic of Belarus and while staying in the country, non-residents, at the request of the competent authorities, are obliged to present a copy of the electronic visa in electronic form or on paper. The received electronic visa is a single-entry, personal and is issued for a period of no more than 30 days, the center said.

Depending on the purpose of the trip, the following categories of electronic visas are provided: business trip; participation in sports, cultural, scientific, educational events and internships; private affairs; tourism.

It is reported that 13 citizens from India have already applied for e-visa, and since the launch of the digitized service for issuing electronic visas, more than 3.2 thousand non-residents of Belarus from 68 countries, including the United States, Canada, EU countries, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Great Britain, have used it.

The popularity of the portal is steadily growing: if in 2022 about 76 million services were provided, then in 2025 their number reached 173 million, and in the first half of 2026 exceeded 110 million. Currently, there are 899 digitized state services on the single portal of electronic services and in the mobile application E-Pasluga.

Will the introduction of e-visa affect the flow of tourists from India? Asked the Consul General of Belarus in Mumbai