Germany visa for Belarusian citizens

For the tourist visa, Germany’s official sources give a standard fee of €90, and applications are made on videx.diplo.de. Processing time, as Germany states it: Usually 15 days after the mission receives the file, up to 45 days in individual cases; any waiting time for an appointment comes on top. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Germany has 1 mission in Belarus, with its embassy in Minsk.

In 2025, Germany’s embassy and consulates in Belarus (Minsk) received 42,763 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 41,577. 2.6% of applications were refused. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 2.6%. Applications fell by 18% compared with 2024 (51,841).

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. Germany’s consulates worldwide refused 13.1%. Germany was the 2nd 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 Germany, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Germany at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 12 May 2025) and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Germany (updated 11 August 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Belarusian citizens can stay in Germany

How long Belarusian citizens may stay in Germany 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 German embassy in Minsk, or to a visa centre acting for Germany; fees, documents and processing times are published by Germany.

Germany and the Schengen area

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

Germany’s neighbours for Belarusian citizens

Switzerland, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, France and Austria require Belarusian citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

German citizens travelling to Belarus

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