Passport dossier
Belarus passport
115 of 198 destinations accessible · Ranked #46 of 199 passports
Getting in is one thing; being covered is another
Long-stay and nomad visas often legally require proof of health insurance.
Where a Belarus passport takes you
Europe5visa-free
- Moldova90 days
- Montenegro30 days
- Russia90 days
- Serbia30 days
- Ukraine
Asia18visa-free
- Armenia180 days
- Azerbaijan90 days
- China30 days
- Georgia360 days
- Hong Kong SAR China30 days
- Iran15 days
- Kazakhstan90 days
- Kyrgyzstan
- Macao SAR China30 days
- Malaysia30 days
- Mongolia90 days
- Oman30 days
- Palestinian Territories
- Tajikistan90 days
- Türkiye30 days
- United Arab Emirates90 days
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam45 days
Africa1visa-free
- Tunisia90 days
North America9visa-free
- Antigua & Barbuda180 days
- Barbados28 days
- Cuba30 days
- Dominica21 days
- Haiti90 days
- Honduras90 days
- Nicaragua90 days
- Panama90 days
- St. Vincent & Grenadines90 days
South America6visa-free
- Argentina90 days
- Brazil90 days
- Colombia90 days
- Ecuador90 days
- Peru90 days
- Venezuela90 days
Oceania2visa-free
- Micronesia30 days
- Vanuatu120 days
Asia12on arrival
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Jordan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Qatar
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
Africa15on arrival
- Burundi
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
North America2on arrival
- Grenada
- Jamaica
Oceania3on arrival
- Palau
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
Europe1eta / e-visa
- Albania
Asia10eta / e-visa
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- India
- Iraq
- Israel
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Pakistan
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
Africa23eta / e-visa
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Togo
- Uganda
North America3eta / e-visa
- Bahamas
- El Salvador
- St. Kitts & Nevis
South America3eta / e-visa
- Bolivia
- Guyana
- Suriname
Oceania2eta / e-visa
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
Europe38visa required
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
Asia11visa required
- Afghanistan
- Brunei
- Cyprus
- Japan
- Kuwait
- North Korea
- Philippines
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
Africa15visa required
- Algeria
- Angola
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Lesotho
- Mali
- Morocco
- Niger
- Senegal
- Sudan
North America9visa required
- Belize
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Guatemala
- Mexico
- St. Lucia
- Trinidad & Tobago
- United States
South America3visa required
- Chile
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
Oceania7visa required
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
What the Belarus passport actually gets you
The Belarus passport opens 115 of the 198 destinations we track, which is 58% of them, and ranks 46 of 199 passports worldwide. Those 115 are the places you can book a flight to this week: visa-free, visa on arrival, an eTA, or an e-visa you fill in online. The other 83 want an application, an appointment and a decision before you go, and that is the difference between a trip you can plan and one you have to apply for.
It is not evenly distributed, and no passport's is. Asia is where this one is strongest, with 40 of 51 countries open. Europe is where it runs out, at 6 of 44. If your plans lean toward the second, the paperwork is the plan.
Getting in is not the same as being allowed to stay. The most common allowance is 90 days, granted by 19 of the destinations open to you, and the longest is 360 days in Georgia. That ceiling is what makes a nomad visa worth the trouble: it is the difference between leaving every few months and living somewhere. It is also why a travel insurance policy that expires at 90 days quietly stops matching your life.
The number nobody looks up is the one pointing the other way. 93 of the 198 passports we track can enter Belarus without a visa. Mobility is not a property of a document, it is a relationship between two countries, and the gap between those two figures is usually more revealing than either on its own.
Wherever the Belarus passport takes you, it does not carry health cover with it. Entry rules and hospital bills are separate problems, and only one of them is settled at the border. Of the countries we have written up properly, Montenegro, Serbia and Vietnam are open to you without a visa. What cover you actually need abroad.
The fine print on where a Belarus passport reaches
Rules that apply to the destinations above, checked by hand against the issuing authority.
Where cover is a condition of entry
- Burkina Faso The e-visa application asks for a medical certificate and proof of health insurance.
- Cuba Travel health insurance is required on entry, though how strictly it is checked varies.
- Georgia has required health and accident cover of at least GEL 30,000 for the whole stay since the start of 2026, and border officers may ask to see it.
- Iraq requires health insurance bought through a state platform as part of the visa process, around USD 158.
Where getting there is the problem
- Equatorial Guinea The land borders with Cameroon and Gabon have been closed indefinitely since December 2025. Entry is by air or sea only.
- Haiti No international airline currently serves Port-au-Prince. The only regular way in is Cap-Haïtien, and the land border with the Dominican Republic is closed.
Visa-free, but not paperwork-free
- Mozambique Since late July 2026 you also need an ETA, filed at least 48 hours before departure.
- Seychelles Visa-free, but not paperwork-free: every traveller has to buy a Travel Authorisation before departure, from about EUR 10.
- Thailand The TDAC digital arrival card is mandatory for everyone, up to three days before arrival. It is free and is not a visa.
- Togo No visa, but you must file a travel declaration online at least 24 hours before you arrive.
Access that rides on another visa
- Antigua & Barbuda A valid US, Canadian, UK or Schengen visa allows entry without arranging a visa first.
- Bahamas A valid visa or permanent residence from the US, UK, Canada or a Schengen country replaces the Bahamian visa.
- Dominica A valid Schengen, US, UK or Canadian visa gets you six months regardless of your nationality.
- Guyana A US green card, or a valid US, Canadian or Schengen visa, allows 90 days visa-free.
- Panama A valid visa or residence permit from the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK or an EU country lets you in without a Panamanian visa, for up to 30 days.
- São Tomé & Príncipe A valid Schengen or US visa gets you 15 days visa-free regardless of your nationality.
Passports ranked near Belarus
Same region, closest in mobility score. Rank is out of 199 passports.
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Visa rules can change at short notice and depend on your purpose of travel, length of stay and onward tickets. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or the IATA Travel Centre before you book. Visa-free entry never includes travel health insurance. That’s still on you.