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Schengen Visas

  • Overview
  • Visa Fees
  • Documents Required
  • Photo Specifications
  • Travel Medical Insurance
  • Processing Time

  • Overview

    All Belarus citizens when entering Finland and other countries under the Schengen agreement have to apply for a visa. Before applying, please ensure you are very clear on your ‘purpose of visit’. Estonia is representing Finland in Belarus and therefore Schengen visa to Finland has to be obtained from the Embassy of Estonia.

    All seasonal visa applicants are allowed to submit application in Visa Application Centre in Minsk.

    Applications cannot be submitted earlier than six (6) months before the start of the planned journey. The application process begins when the applicant personally submits his or her visa application and other supporting documents to the VAC or the mission.

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  • Visa Fees

    Category Visa Fees VISA FEES IN LOCAL CURRENCY
    Schengen visa (age 12 years and above) EUR 90 As per the exchange rate
    Children, ages 6–11 (unless otherwise stated in the Visa Facilitation Agreement) EUR 45 As per the exchange rate
    Children, 0 to 5 years old EUR 0 0
    Schengen visa for citizens, incl. children, ages 6–11, from the countries listed below
    (the EU has the Visa Facilitation Agreement with these countries):

    - Albania
    - Armenia
    - Azerbaijan
    - Belarus
    - Bosnia-Herzegovina
    - Georgia
    - Macedonia
    - Moldova
    - Montenegro
    - Serbia
    - Ukraine
    		 EUR 35 As per the exchange rate
    Cape Verde EUR 67.50 As per the exchange rate
    Schengen visa, accelerated visa procedure, citizens of Ukraine EUR 70 As per the exchange rate

    Methods of payment for visa fees:

    • Card payment at the Finland Visa Application Centre on the day of appointment
    • Cash payment at the Finland Visa Application Centre on the day of appointment

    Service charge applicable when applying at the Finland Visa Application Centre:


    TYPE FEE
    VFS Service fee (including mandatory courier fee) EUR 20

    *Service fee is inclusive of tax.

    Click for the price list of additional services.

    Please Note:

    • Visa and Service fees and all additional fees are paid in Belorussian Rubles (BYN) at the rate agreed additionally on the day of payment.
    • The service fee is collected per each application and in addition to the visa fee.
    • Service fee includes courier cost of decision to applicant’s address.
    • The fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
    • The applicants who submit their applications at the Application Centre should pay all the fees at the cash counter in the center.

  • Documents Required

    Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here

    The checklists of required visa application documents are available in the online visa application portal of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

  • Photo Specifications

    To see the visa application photo specifications, please, click here

  • Travel Medical Insurance

    Each client (including children) must have an insurance policy. An client for a multiple-entry visa may provide an insurance policy, which is valid during the first trip. The client undertakes to purchase an insurance policy for further trips by signing the visa application.
    Basic requirements for an insurance policy:

    • Insurance validity area should cover all the Schengen countries, no areal restrictions (for example “Finland, Schengen”) are allowed.
    • Without franchise.
    • The insurance coverage limit should be not less than 30 000 euros or equivalent amount in other currency (for example, 40 000 dollars).
    • Policies should insure the costs in case of sudden illness or accident and assistance on site, including the costs of medical repatriation to the place of permanent residence of the insured person or the repatriation in case of death.

    Insurance policies filled in by hand are not accepted.

    A client always needs to present an original insurance policy and a copy if needed.

  • Processing Time

    We recommend you to apply at least three (3) weeks before the planned trip. Some applications may require further processing. Please note that all applications are processed individually. The Embassy of Finland in Moscow may request further documentation, information or you may be called for an interview which can prolong the processing time.

    Note also that courier of application and decision envelope from Belarus to Moscow and back takes several days.