Hello Mark, re: transit visa through Belarus .... my advice is get the transit visa .... I went through Belarus several years back on the train, did not think I needed a transit visa because I was not setting foot off the train anywhere in Belarus ... they ordered me off the train at the border (the middle of nowhere), my Russian is not bad but it was still very unsettling ... my wife (in Moscow) had to get a "connected", business associate in Minsk to vouch for me to help me get to Minsk to the airport to get the missing transit visa .... finally got to my destination outside of Belarus 20 hours late .... get the transit visa ...
Regards, Bill B 2010/4/18 Mark Sandell <[email protected]> > Thanks Ben > > I thought I heard something about not needing a visa as I am granted the > same status as a Russian national for travel to Belarus. I'm not accredited > there so the Dip passport by itself is not going to help. > > Unfortunatley I don't have the time to go via Ukraine without ruining > my travel plans that the ash cloud has ruined! > > Aussie > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Expat List Do I need a transit visa for Belarus?? > Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:41:35 +0400 > > Hi Mark: > > If you are transiting with a western passport (no matter if it is > diplomatic, etc.), you will need a transit visa. Belarus is not Russia, so > Russian credentials accompanying a western passport aren't really going to > get you anywhere at the border. > > If you are in a big rush, and the embassy gives you enough grief (probably > shouldn't happen with a diplomatic passport, but you never know), you may > want to consider going through Ukraine, as they don't require a visa to > cross the country (as long as the transit is less than 30 days in length). > Same goes for crossing through Latvia and Lithuania (though the connections > are not as straight-forward as through Belarus or even Ukraine). > > Best of luck on the transit. > > Ben Angel > > > > 19.04.10, 02:49, "Mark Sandell" <[email protected]>: > > Hi everyone! > > I need some help if I am going to beat this ash cloud and catch a train to > Europe! > > I am a resident for Russian purposes. > I do not know what kind of resident. > I have a diplomatic passport and residence card. > Do I need a visa to transit Belarus by train?? > > I don't speak Russain. > > I'll be calling the MFA and the Embassy of Belarus tomorrow but I'm trying > to get a head start so I can book train tickets.... > > Cheers! > > -- > Ben M. Angel > > [email protected] > u > * > > * >
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