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Lukashenko signs law on ratification of agreement on mutual visa recognition with Russia

MINSK, 10 December (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed the law on the ratification of the agreement between the Governments of Belarus and Russia on the mutual recognition of visas and on other issues related to the entry of foreign citizens and stateless persons into the territory of the Union State. BelTA learned from the National Legal Internet Portal.

The law was passed by the House of Representatives on 28 October 2020, and by the Council of the Republic on 20 November 2020.

The agreement was signed in Minsk on 19 June 2020. The document is aimed at regulating migration processes on the territory of the Union State member states. The agreement defines that foreign citizens and stateless persons will have the right to enter, leave, stay and transit through the territory of Belarus and Russia if they have a visa of one of the two states and identity documents. As a result, Belarus gets the right to issue visas valid on the territory of Russia.

The agreement should enter into force 30 days after ratification by the two states. Belarus will be the first to ratify the agreement.

At the same time, the document does not extend to foreigners who come to Belarus as part of the visa-free program.

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