No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Belarus?

Citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Minsk: ≈ 17,220 km, about 22 hours 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 New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Belarus passport: 43.
Citizens of New Zealand and Belarus can travel together visa-free to 38 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Micronesia, Malaysia, Macau, Argentina, Peru, China, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mongolia, Panama, Seychelles, Colombia, and Brazil.
Citizens of Belarus, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Belarus

Travelling to Belarus: good to know

Wellington — Minsk: about 17,220 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 22 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Minsk 02:00.
Local currency: Belarusian Ruble.
Languages: Belarusian and Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BYN 3.02.
Belarus is the 152nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.