Over 204,000 foreigners enter Belarus visa-free since 1 January

Since 1 January 2025, Belarus has hosted 204,118 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program, with most of them arriving from neighboring Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee.  
“A total of 1,235,854 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. They included 397,687 visitors from Latvia, 656,164 people from Lithuania and 128,056 visitors from Poland. On 19 July 2024 the visa-waiver program was extended to include 35 more countries. A total of 53,947 citizens of these countries have visited Belarus,” the State Border Committee informed.
The border committee also recalled that the head of state extended the visa-waiver program for citizens of 38 European countries. Foreigners will be able to come to Belarus without a visa until 31 December 2025.