Visas, Embassies & Border Crossings
On certain border crossings you can buy a single-entry visa on the spot if you've got an original invitation for an organization or private person in Belarus. However, I have seen people sent back because they only had a copy or a fax of the invitation.
Probably the cheapest way is to get an invitation from one of the universities in Minsk/Belarus. This is not difficult; universities in Belarus are crying out for dollars. I have heard about several people who got a student visa for a minimal fee and a Pakistani I met received a three month multiple visa for US$4 at the Belarussian consulate in Vilnius.
Lars Tarald Kvam - Norway (Jul 97)
If you are in Warsaw and wish to cross the border into Belarus, you can go to the travel agency "Kalinka" at UL. Marszalkowska, 115 Warsaw (( 620 53 75; fax 624 81 04). They will issue you with a travel voucher for ZK30. Take this voucher with your application form, fee and one photo to the Belarus embassy to obtain your visa. Kalinka can also book train tickets, hotel accommodation in Russia and Belarus if you require.
D.K. Atkinson - UK (May 97)
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