France visa for Belarusian citizens

France’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities; the official site for it is france-visas.gouv.fr. Processing time, as France states it: Usually 15 days after lodging the file, up to 45 days in individual cases; allow extra time to obtain an appointment. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

France has 2 missions in Belarus, with its embassy in Minsk. Honorary consulates, which normally do not take visa applications: Brest.

In 2025, France’s embassy and consulates in Belarus (Minsk) received 14,716 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 13,764. The refusal rate was 4.2%. The refusal rate fell by 2.1 points from 6.2% in 2024. Applications rose by 12% compared with 2024 (13,128).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 2.3% of the applications lodged in Belarus that year, from 0.4% at the consulates of Italy to 11.2% at those of Lithuania. France’s consulates worldwide refused 14.2%. France was the 4th most applied-for Schengen state in Belarus.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Belarus, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Belarus to France, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates France at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 20 October 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to France (updated 22 October 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for France (updated 28 October 2026).

How long Belarusian citizens can stay in France

How long Belarusian citizens may stay in France is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Belarusian citizens apply

In Belarus, applications go to the French embassy in Minsk, or to a visa centre acting for France; fees, documents and processing times are published by France.

France and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by France lets Belarusian citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to France when it is the main destination of the trip.

France’s neighbours for Belarusian citizens

Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Andorra, Monaco and Spain require Belarusian citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

French citizens travelling to Belarus

Belarus admits French citizens without a visa for stays of up to 30 days.