What the Belarus visa rules mean for Greece travellers
Greece citizens can enter Belarus without a visa and stay for up to 30 days. You only need a valid Greece passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 30-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Belarus applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Belarus's State Border Committee says a foreigner may be refused entry if the validity of their travel document does not exceed ninety days before their anticipated departure from Belarus. The UK government tells Britis…
- Travel insurance: Belarus's Foreign Ministry says that when crossing the border foreigners must have a medical insurance document issued by a Belarusian or foreign insurance company, except categories of persons not obliged to possess on…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement in itself. Belarus's Foreign Ministry lists vehicle or travel tickets to the state of citizenship, permanent residence or a third country am…
- Proof of funds: Belarus's Foreign Ministry says foreigners must have funds equivalent to at least 50 base values, set on the day of entry, for each month of stay, or at least 2 base values for each day of a stay shorter than a month. I…
Belarus entry rules compared
Belarus lets 95 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 3 and requires an embassy visa from 100. Greece citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Overall the Greece passport ranks #14 in the world with 123 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Greece passport you can also visit 44 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria and Switzerland.
In the other direction, Belarus citizens need a visa to visit Greece.