No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Belarus?

Citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Belarus and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Minsk: ≈ 400 km, about 1 hour of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Belarus without a visa on a Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Belarus for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Belarus visa rules at a glance

With a Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Belarus passport: 43.
Citizens of Latvia and Belarus can travel together visa-free to 37 countries, for example: Ukraine, Moldova, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Tunisia, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, United Arab Emirates, and Mongolia.
Latvia and Belarus share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Belarus, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Belarus

Travelling to Belarus: good to know

Riga — Minsk: about 400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Belarusian Ruble.
Languages: Belarusian and Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BYN 3.02.
Belarus is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.
Latvia has an embassy in Belarus — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.