Minsk
This centre offers optional added value services to enhance your visa application experience. These services can be purchased online and at the Visa Application Centre.
Address
Visa Centre in Minsk
Belarus, Ocean Business Centre, 3B, 5 floor, office 42 (to the left from an elevator) Dzerzhinskogo ave, Minsk
Opening hours
| Business hours | Monday – Friday (excluding public holidays) | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| HMPO Passport Collection Hours | Monday - Friday | 13:00 - 16:00 |
Opening days
Public Holidays and Closures
| Holidays | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | 01-Jan-2026 | Thursday |
| New Year’s Day | 02-Jan-2026 | Friday |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | 07-Jan-2026 | Wednesday |
| International Women’s Day | 08-Mar-2026 | Sunday |
| Radunitsa | 20-Apr-2026 | Monday |
| Radunitsa | 21-Apr-2026 | Tuesday |
| Labour Day | 01-May-2026 | Friday |
| Victory Day | 09-May-2026 | Saturday |
| Independence Day | 03-Jul-2026 | Friday |
| October Revolution Day | 07-Nov-2026 | Saturday |
| Catholic Christmas Day | 25-Dec-2026 | Friday |
Things you need to know
Essential information before your visit
Premium services
Specially crafted optional services to ease your visa application process
View servicesAccessibility
To assist wheelchair users and customers with restricted mobility, all Visa Application Centres are equipped with access ramps. Customers who have a disability or specific accessibility requirements are encouraged to bring someone to help them. A document ID will be required for the person accompanying the customer with disability or specific accessibility requirement. Lifts are also available where necessary. The Visa Application Centre staff are happy to assist customers with a disability or restricted mobility.
Security regulations
- Please note that there may not be specific waiting areas outside the Visa Application Centre or any ability to enter the VAC earlier than your scheduled appointment time. We therefore recommend that customers do not attend the centre any earlier than 15 minutes before their scheduled appointment time.
Please note that access to the Visa Application Centre is restricted to customers related to the visa application process only.
The only exceptions to this policy are:
- Minors under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult over the age of 18; this cannot be a member of the Visa Application Centre staff.
- Elderly, medically infirm or disabled customers who require assistance.
- Customers requiring assistance with translation.
Customers who fall into these categories should advise the security staff or VAC staff on their arrival at the Visa Application Centre.
- Mobile phones are permitted in the Visa Application Centre (with the exception of centres in Pakistan), but they must be switched to silent or vibrate mode. They should be switched on before entering the Visa Application Centre. Devices that cannot be switched on cannot be taken into the Visa Application Centre. Mobile phones must be put away when you are dealing with the Visa Application Centre staff.
- Headphones, headsets, earphones, laptops and tablets may be carried within personal bags but should not be used anywhere within the Visa Application Centre and must be put away when you are dealing with the Visa Application Centre staff. Please note these devices are not permitted at the Visa Application Centres in Pakistan.
- Under no circumstances is any photography, video or audio recording permitted.
- Only one airline cabin size bag 55 cm x 35 cm x 20 cm alternatively 21.5 in x 13.5 in x 8 in per applicant is permitted in the Visa Application Centre (with the exception of centres in Pakistan where these bags are not permitted). Larger bags cannot be taken into the Visa Application Centre and must be stored elsewhere.
- The use of any smoking material, including lighters, matches, electronic cigarettes and vapes, is strictly forbidden in any Visa Application Centre building including in or around emergency exit areas, building entrances and exits.
For security reasons the following items will not be permitted inside the Visa Application Centre.
Any sharp objects such as scissors, pen knives, tools or similar.
Weapon or weapon like objects or explosive/flammable material of any kind, including aerosols, gas, and fuel.
Communications devices; walkie-talkie radios, pagers or broadcast equipment.
Other items may be prohibited based on security staff discretion.
The Visa Application Centre is unable to store prohibited items. Customers must make their own arrangements for the safe storage of these items.
Cloakrooms or lockers may be available at certain locations for a fee but cannot store prohibited items.
Search Procedure
In the interest of safety and security, we reserve the right to conduct bag searches and personal searches of applicants and visitors using x-ray scanners, metal detectors and physical searches, where appropriate. Private, gender-specific search areas may be available where possible and appropriate.
Polite Notice
Our staff have the right to work without fear of abuse or intimidation. Threatening or abusive words or behaviour towards our staff will not be tolerated under any circumstances.