The administrative procedure is regulated by Article 48 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 105-3 dated January 4, 2010, On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter - the Law).
The authorized bodies are the citizenship and migration departments of the Belarusian internal affairs authorities.
Relevant authority - The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.
The administrative procedure is carried out in relation to;
• foreign citizens
* stateless persons
Provided that:
- if they have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to obtain or are obtaining in the territory of the Republic of Belarus vocational technical, secondary vocational, higher, scientifically oriented education, additional adult education while mastering the content of an educational program for advanced training of executives and specialists, an educational program for advanced training of workers (employees), an educational program for retraining of executives; and specialists with higher education, an educational program for retraining of executives and specialists with secondary vocational education, an educational program for retraining of workers (employees), an educational program for professional training of workers (employees), an educational program for internship of executives and specialists, as well as while mastering in secondary vocational and higher educational institutions the content of an educational program for preparing persons for admission to educational institutions of the Republic of Belarus or an educational program of training courses (lectures, research forums, workshops, trainings, officer courses and other types of training courses) aimed at studying the Russian and (or) Belarusian languages - for the duration of education; but not more than one year;
- if they are spouses, close relatives of citizens of the Republic of Belarus, or foreigners permanently residing in the Republic of Belarus - for a period of stay, but not more than one year;
- if they have arrived in the Republic of Belarus for employment or are engaged in labour activity under employment contracts, religious, entrepreneurial or other activities in the territory of the Republic of Belarus in accordance with the legal procedure - for a period of stay, but not more than one year, unless another period is established by legislative acts;
- if they are highly qualified employees - for a period of stay, but not more than two years, unless another period is established by legislative acts;
- in respect of whom guardianship (custody) has been established by citizens of the Republic of Belarus, as well as foreigners permanently residing in the Republic of Belarus - for the period of guardianship (custody), but not more than one year;
- if they are Belarusians, as well as persons identifying themselves as Belarusians, and their descendants (direct blood relatives: children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren) born outside the modem territory of the Republic of Belarus - for a period of stay, but not more than one year;
- if they have grounds for citizenship of the Republic of Belarus by registration - for a period of stay, but not more than one year;
- if they were previously citizens of the Republic of Belarus - for a period of stay, but not more than one year;
- if they own residential premises in the Republic of Belarus - for a period of stay, but not more than one year;
- if they have applied for refugee status, subsidiary protection or asylum in the Republic of Belarus in accordance with the legal procedure - for the period of consideration of the application;
- if they have been granted refugee status or asylum in the Republic of Belarus - for a period of no more than one year;
- if they have been granted subsidiary protection in the Republic of Belarus - for the period of subsidiary protection, but not more than one year;
- if circumstances stipulated for by the Law and other legislative acts have arisen under which they cannot be deported from the Republic of Belarus - for a period during which deportation from the Republic of Belarus is impossible, but not more than one year;
- if there is no State that has agreed to accept them - for a period of no more than one year;
- if they receive inpatient medical care at healthcare organizations of the Republic of Belarus — for the duration of treatment but not more than one year;
- if they accompany a person receiving inpatient medical care at a healthcare organization of the Republic of Belarus and (or) provide care for such a person, provided that such a person needs this support (care) for health reasons - for the duration of such person’s treatment, but not more than one year;
- on other grounds stipulated by the legislation and international treaties of the Republic of Belarus.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION! A temporary residence permit may be issued to family members of a foreign citizen or stateless person who has obtained or is obtaining a temporary residence permit, if there is a legal source of income that provides him/her and his/her family members with the subsistence minimum established in the Republic of Belarus for the period of consideration of the application for a temporary residence permit, for the period of stay, but not exceeding the validity period of the temporary residence permit of the foreigner who has obtained or is obtaining a temporary residence permit
An application for the administrative procedure can be submitted:
• through the Unified Portal of Electronic Services —> E-Pasluga with non-strong authentication
• by personally contacting the registration authority —> Territorial Citizenship and Migration departments
The days off at the Territorial Citizenship and Migration departments are Sunday and Monday.
To apply for the administrative procedure, one must;
1. log in to the Unitied Portal of Electronic Services through non-strict authentication (by login-password or using external authentication services (Apple. Google);
2. the administrative procedure will be available in your personal account;
3. fill out the electronic application form with the required documents and submit the application to the authorized body for review and administrative decision-making.
The documents on the basis of which the application is filled out:
• Passport / Travel document / Certificate of identity of a foreign citizen or stateless person / Certificate of subsidiary protection / Certificate of registration of an application for refugee status, subsidiary protection or asylum / Refugee certificate
(the data shall be entered as indicated in the document):
- Russian only —> write in Russian
- There is a Latin alphabet —> use it
- IMPOR TANT INFORMA TION! The information must match the information provided when applying for a temporary residence permit.
• A document confirming the existence of grounds for a temporary residence permit, as provided by law.
• A document confirming the possibility of residing at the place of intended temporary residence.
• A document confirming the payment.
Files (pdf, jpg, jpeg, png. tiff) — up to 10 MB in total
The decision is made within 30 calendar days from the date of application
Free of charge - for foreign citizens and stateless persons under the age of 14, as well as foreign citizens and stateless persons attracted by an investor and (or) an organization duly established in the Republic of Belarus by this investor or with his participation, for the implementation of an investment project under an investment agreement with the Republic of Belarus, or those who applied for refugee status, subsidiary protection or asylum in the Republic of Belarus;
3 base amounts - for other foreign citizens and stateless persons
Foreign citizens or stateless persons for the purpose of registration of temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Belarus
The result of the administrative procedure is an electronic message:
an administrative decision on refusal to accept the application of the person concerned;
an administrative decision on refusal to conduct the administrative procedure;
an administrative decision on the implementation of the administrative procedure.
To obtain the stamp "Temporary residence permit”, contact the Citizenship and Migration department office at the place of your intended temporary residence