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Belarus: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Belarus. 78 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 62 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 44Visa-free
  • 6ETA
  • 28On arrival
  • 39eVisa
  • 109Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Belarus
Rank62
No prior visa78
CodeBLR

Passport strength

An above-average passport 62

Rank 62 of 199. 78 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 9.

ChinaVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free30 daysThailandOn arrival15 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free30 daysIndonesiaVisa-free30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 148

A prior visa is needed for 148 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility33/10078 destinations without a prior visa
Stability and rule of law35/100score -0.69 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Belarus passport gives

48of 100
rank 117 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility3378 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law35score -0.69 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life75HDI 0.824
  • Health and longevity6374.4 years life expectancy
  • Education76education index 0.79
  • Taxes50up to 30%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 44

Entry on your passport

Popular:TürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesChinaGeorgiaArmeniaMontenegro
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysAzerbaijanEurope · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 28 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCubaCaribbean · 30 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 30 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysIranMiddle East · 15 daysKazakhstanAsia · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsiaLaosAsia · 30 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMongoliaAsia · 90 daysMontenegroEurope · 30 daysMyanmarAsia · 30 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysRussiaEuropeSerbiaEurope · 30 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysTajikistanAsiaTürkiyeEurope · 30 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUzbekistanAsiaVanuatuOceania · 120 daysVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysVietnamAsia · 45 days

ETA 6

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:IsraelSri LankaKenya
IsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 30 days

On arrival 28

Visa issued at the border

Popular:ThailandMaldivesQatarTanzania
BurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbeanGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMauritiusAfrica · 60 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSyriaMiddle EastTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysThailandAsia · 15 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 39

Applied for online before travel

Popular:EgyptIndiaSaudi ArabiaSouth Africa
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAngolaAfricaAnguillaCaribbeanBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEgyptAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaFijiOceaniaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaGuyanaAmericasIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaPhilippinesAsiaSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfrica

Visa required 109

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaAustriaEuropeBangladeshAsiaBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaChileAmericasCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJapanAsiaKiribatiOceaniaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLesothoAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMonacoEuropeMontserratCaribbeanMoroccoAfricaNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeParaguayAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSenegalAfricaSingaporeAsiaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbeanSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 58Papua New Guinea83
  2. 59China82
  3. 60Kosovo80
  4. 61Botswana79
  5. 62Belarus78
  6. 62Kazakhstan78
  7. 63Bolivia77
  8. 64Thailand76
  9. 65Suriname73

Frequently asked questions

Belarus: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 78 of 226 countries and territories, 44 visa-free, 6 with an ETA and 28 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 62 of 199.

Belarus: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Belarus → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Belarus → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Belarus → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 114 destinations without a prior visa, El Salvador adds 75. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.