Belarus
Do not travel — a minority say proceed with extreme caution.
Government advisories
For informational purposes only — always verify with official government sources before travel.
Entry requirements
For informational purposes only — always verify with official government sources before travel.
United States passporte-VisaCanada passportVisa-free · 30 daysIreland passportVisa-free · 30 daysUnited Kingdom passportVisa-free · 30 daysNew Zealand passportVisa-free · 30 daysNetherlands passportVisa-free · 30 daysFrance passportVisa-free · 30 daysGermany passportVisa-free · 30 daysPoland passportVisa-free · 30 daysTaiwan passportVisa requiredSouth Korea passportVisa-free · 30 daysJapan passportVisa-free · 30 daysWhere the governments disagree on Belarus
Netherlands alone rates Belarus at level 3. Every other government places it higher, all at level 4. Where one government is markedly more relaxed than the rest, the safer planning assumption is the majority view rather than the most reassuring one.
Currency varies between sources. Japan's is the oldest assessment of Belarus on file, last revised in December 2024, while the rest have been reviewed more recently.
The warnings for Belarus are not uniform across the country. Two distinct areas are singled out by at least one government. Among them: Specific areas and Border area between Belarus and Ukraine. At least one of these carries the highest possible rating, meaning a government advising against all travel there while rating the rest of the country lower.
Eleven of the twelve governments currently advise against all travel, and that has consequences beyond the wording: most policies void cover for travel taken against your own government's advice, and consular assistance may be limited or unavailable on the ground.
Derived from 12 government assessments for Belarus, most recently reviewed in October 2026.