The rules of crossing state border of Republic of Belarus

Passing through state border of persons, vehicles and goods are carried out in established entry point of state border and lies in recognition legitimate crossing state border by persons, vehicles, that arrived at the territory of Belarus and departure from it, and also transfer goods through it.

Passing through state border of persons, vehicles and goods includes carrying out boundary, customs, sanitary and quarantine, veterinary, phytosanitary and other types of control if neccessry. The basis for passing through state border of persons, vehicles and goods is the existence of valid documents for permit of crossing state border, moving of vehicles and goods. Owners of vehicles or their representatives are obliged to show the vehicles crossing border, and transported goods in request of officials who are carrying out boundary, customs and other types of control. The owners of vehicles or their representatives are responsible for existence on the crossing border vehicle of goods forbidden for import to Republic of Belarus or export from Republic of Belarus, for illegal stay of foreign persons according to the legislation of Republic of Belarus.

The staff of border agency according to the legislation of Republic of Belarus has the right to check the documents for right of entry or departure from Republic of Belarus of passing person, to do some corresponding marks and to withdraw them temporarily if necessary, to forbid persons without valid documents to pass through border.

If have questions connected with rules of crossing state border, you can address in State border committee of Republic of Belarus: 220050, Minsk, Volodarskogo Street, 24 or to phone: 216-26-12 (24 h), in the working days from 9 to 18 o'clock 216-26-51 (the hot line concerning border crossing).

State border committee of Republic of Belarus: Adres: 220050, Minsk, Volodarskogo Street, 24
Phone/fax: 216-25-40, 328-54-06 (on duty) / 227-70-03
Web-site: http://gpk.gov.by/
E-mail: post@gpk.gov.by
You can also call: Polotsk (8-0214-42 21 72), Smorgon (8-01592-3 58 83), Lida (8-01516-5 10 20), Grodno (8-0152-75 84 65), Brest (8-0162-21 08 04), Pinsk (8-0165-35 84 24), Gomel (8-0232- 45 77 83), Minsk (8-017-287 01 76).

Take care of your passport, keep it with you, don't leave it in a suitcase, bus, hotel room or car. It is better to store the passport separately from your documents, and money. Before arrival in a entry point through Border of Republic of Belarus prepare the documents for check by border officials border, customs and other types of control if necessary. The Duration of passing of border formalities and your relationship with border officials will depend on timeliness of the above-named actions. Not following the rules often leads to turmoil, delays at paperwork, detains departure of vehicles, and even creates conflict situations with representatives of the government border officials.

The list of entry points across the state border of Republic of Belarus.