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Humanitarian Programme, Aid or Volunteer Visa C or D

BelarusCulture, faith and volunteering

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

Belarus lists entry visas for humanitarian programmes, including foreign aid, the organisation of children’s recovery and volunteer work.

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Limits of the record
  • The MFA groups these purposes but does not define every qualifying activity or whether compensation is allowed.

What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

For both C and D humanitarian visas, the MFA lists support from the Humanitarian Activities Department of the Presidential Property Management Directorate or another authorised Belarusian government institution, or from a Belarusian humanitarian organisation approved by that Department.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not set out which organisation or approval applies to a specific programme; the inviting institution’s status must be checked.

What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

The MFA’s listed proof is visa support from an authorised government institution or a Belarusian humanitarian organisation approved by the Humanitarian Activities Department. Its long-term-visa section repeats the same types of support letters.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not give a complete programme application dossier, selection criteria or any volunteer qualification requirement beyond the visa-support basis.

Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

The visa page lists humanitarian aid and volunteer work as visa purposes but does not say whether the person may receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement, or do unrelated work. It lists employment separately and requires evidence of a special employment permit for that category.

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Limits of the record
  • The permitted compensation, expenses and unrelated activity are not specified for this humanitarian visa purpose in the captured MFA rules.
  • MFA visa types, humanitarian-purpose category
    ♦ implementation of humanitarian programs, including rendering of the foreign aid, organization of the recovery of the children, volunteer work;
  • MFA visa types, employment visa category
    ♦ for employment:
  • MFA visa types, employment-permit evidence
    a notarised copy of a special employment permit, issued by the local unit of the Citizenship and Migration, or information available at the Belarusian diplomatic mission abroad or at the Division for the Admission of Foreigners of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DAF) on the issuance to the foreigner of a special employment permit in the Republic of Belarus;

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

A category C visa can be valid for up to 90 days; a category D visa is multiple-entry, valid for more than 90 days but no more than five years, with a right to stay for up to 90 days unless an international agreement provides otherwise. A two-year humanitarian D visa generally requires use of a long-term visa within the previous three years, and a three-to-five-year visa use of a visa valid at least two years within the previous five years; these are validity terms, not continuous-residence permission. Extension requests go to the local Citizenship and Migration Department unit at the place of registration.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources do not state a host-change procedure, family accompaniment right or guaranteed humanitarian-route extension.
  • MFA visa types, category C validity
    ♦ C – short-term visa. It can be single-entry, double-entry and multiple-entry. Visa validity cannot exceed 90 days.
  • MFA visa types, category D validity
    ♦ D – long-term multiple-entry visa. The visa is issued for the period exceeding 90 days but not more than 5 years.
  • MFA visa application process, D-visa right to stay
    ♦ D – long-term visa, valid for the period exceeding 90 days with the right to stay in the Republic of Belarus up to 90 days, unless otherwise stipulated by the international agreements of the Republic of Belarus..
  • MFA visa types, long-term humanitarian visa: two-year rule
    A long-term entry visa (for a purpose of business, private affairs or for participation in sport, cultural, scientific, educational activities, implementation of humanitarian programs) for a period of two years is generally issued provided that at least one long-term entry visa has been used within the previous three years.
  • MFA visa types, long-term humanitarian visa: three-to-five-year rule
    A long-term entry visa (for a purpose of business, private affairs or for participation in sport, cultural, scientific, educational activities, implementation of humanitarian programs) for a period from three to five years is generally issued provided that one long-term entry visa with a validity of at least two years has been used within the previous five years.
  • MFA visa application process, extension channel
    To extend the term of stay on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, foreigner should contact the local unit of the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior at the place of ones registration to obtain:

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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