My husband really wants to go to Belarus for his 60th birthday since his grandparents all came from there. We hope to travel to atleast 3 cities. But Looks like you need a visa support letter that covers your whole stay plus transportation to the hotel?? Does anyone know if this us true? And can anyone recommend a good visa support hotel or travel company? We went to Russia last year and were able to obtain a vusa support letter with no hotel named. It was great.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
77 posts
A tourist visa is required for Belarus, find all the requirements on the US Department of State website: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/belarus.html. They also provide a link to the Belarusian Embassy website to learn more at http://usa.mfa.gov.by/en/consular_issues/visas/. Hope this helps get you started.
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
Many (but of course not all) of the companies that get visa support for Russia can also do it for Belarus. I'd start by checking with whomever you used for your Russia visa; if they can't help, they probably know who can.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32363 posts
Becky,
You could try a service like this one.....
There are probably many similar firms, but I didn't check.
Posted by
Magyarország / Rep of Texas
20458 posts
Belarus is not beyond Europe, just seems that way.....