Tickets with confirmation of departure within 30 days from the entry date are compulsory, the Belarusian Foreign Missions website adds. The same information is available on the website of the Belarusian Embassy in Pakistan and in a video titled “Visa-free travel to Belarus” on the Belarusian foreign ministry’s YouTube account. They are also obligated to have medical insurance coverage worth at least €10,000, as well as assets equivalent to Br58, or PKR 3989, according to the Travel section of Belarus’ country website.Īn additional requirement for Pakistani travelers is that they “must have a valid document for traveling abroad with a valid multiple-entry visa of one of the European Union member states or the Schengen Area member states bearing a European Union or Schengen Area entry stamp”. Travelers are required to arrive through airports in the following cities: Minsk, Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, and Mogilev. For details please see the chart/ photo attached /jl8JhuNI9P Pakistani nationals holding multiple entry Schengen Visa with one entry stamp in schengen zone can visit for 30 days by air. #Belarus has included #Pakistan in the list of 76 countries, for on arrival visa.starting wef 17 October. On 21 October, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan announced on Twitter that the European country “has included #Pakistan in the list of 76 countries, for on arrival visa starting wef 17 October” and shared a graphic that included relevant information. The first post appears to have been shared on 26 October by the verified page of columnist Hassan Nisar, while posts by ‘ Urdu Times’ and a page called ‘Funny’ respectively have received most reactions and are outperforming other similar posts. On Facebook, posts containing the misleading news have garnered close to 4,000 interactions across over 70 posts since 1 October. News-gathering websites - which Soch Fact Check has previously written about - also carried the story in question. According to Passport Index, the former “refers to the ability to travel to a foreign country without the need for a travel visa a valid passport is required for entry and exit purposes”, while the latter means “travellers must obtain a visa in order to enter the destination country but it can be obtained upon arrival”. It is important to note that there is a distinction between visa-free entry and an on-arrival visa system for travellers. Additionally, Soch Fact Check was unable to find any such news story on 92 News’ website or Twitter account. Soch Fact Check investigated the claim and found it to be misleading as it omits key details. The news report went on to list some additional requirements for travelers, such as monetary coverage and insurance, and provided a list of airports through which passengers could allegedly travel.
Quoting 92 News, the news story states that the Belarusian foreign ministry announced visa-free entry for stays up to 30 days for people from 76 countries, including Pakistan. On 17 November 2021, Soch Fact Check received the link to a news story with the headline: “Another major country announces visa-free entry for Pakistanis.” The report, published by The Urdu Time, was shared on Facebook on 14 November 2021. At present, visas are not being issued in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. To qualify, Pakistanis traveling to Belarus must have a valid multiple-entry visa of one of the European Union or the Schengen Area countries, as well as return tickets through airports in any of six specific cities, at least €10,000 medical insurance coverage, and assets worth Br58*, or PKR 3989, for each day of stay.
Claim: Belarus has announced visa-free entry for Pakistanis.įact: Belarus has introduced a new visa system for Pakistanis.
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