To visit Belarus, foreigners need a valid passport and a visa. Visa is required for citizens of almost all countries except those, which have an agreement about "non-visa regime" with Belarus. There are different types of visas: tourist visa, business visa, private visa, etc. A consular duty depends on the type you need. To obtain a tourist visa from the embassies of Belarus you will need an invitation from your travel agent arranging the tour with dates of entry and exit, places to be visited in Belarus and a voucher. The voucher is issued only by travel agencies which have tourism licence of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism. Residents of those countries, where there is no Belarusian diplomatic mission, receive Belarusian visas at the "Minsk-2" Airport at the Consular Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. (fragment)