OREANDA-NEWS  Belarus has extended the visa-free regime, which is valid for citizens of Poland, Latvia and Lithuania, to 35 more European countries. This was announced by the border committee of the republic.

Among others, the authorities canceled visas for the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and the Vatican, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

Visa-free entry of tourists from these countries will be carried out through automobile and railway checkpoints. The permissible period of temporary stay in this case will be no more than 30 days.

"Foreigners can transit to third countries with the exception of the Russian Federation, including through airport checkpoints," the publication clarifies.

The new procedure will be in effect from July 19 to December 31, 2024. At the same time, the number of days of stay in Belarus on a visa-free basis should not exceed 90 days in a calendar year.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian rich were left without a vacation in Europe. They applied for Schengen at the wrong time and did not have time to get visas.