How to come to Belarus visa-free
A foreign citizen who desires to study at the University should contact the Department of International Relations (DIR) of BSATU with a request to issue an invitation for the training. The basis for issuing an invitation is a copy of the passport of the invited person, copies of education certificates (with Russian translation).
After taking the favourable decision on the possibility to study at the University, the DIR prepares to issue an invitation for the training. The invitation is to be agreed with the Office of Citizenship and Migration of Minsk on an invited person having no entry limits to the Republic of Belarus. Agreed invitations are sent to the recipient.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus: procedure for obtaining visas to enter the Republic of Belarus
Foreigners entering from the countries with no Belarusian diplomatic missions can obtain a visa at the Minsk National Airport upon arrival.
Customs regulations in Belarus
On arrival within 5 working days foreign students should:
- hand in their national passports (DIR room 213, except for holidays and days off) for getting a registration in the Minsk Migration and Citizenship Office;
- conclude a contract for study in BSATU;
- undergo medical screening in the Minsk Student Clinic No. 33;
- check in the student dormitory and pay your accommodation fee;
- take out a compulsory health insurance;
- submit educational certificates for approval (room 213).
Foreign students are provided a place in double or triple rooms of the hostel. The cost and living conditions are specified in the concluded contract. At the beginning of the academic year the students are to pay for their accommodation for the period of the whole year.
The part-time residence for student is executed in the Department of Citizenship and Migration of Minsk after considering all the submitted documents and favourable decision of the issue.