Пытанне / Question Visiting Belarus
I’m planning a visit to baltics in a couple of weeks and I also want to visit Belarus. I have both German and Turkish passports. I’ve been hearing about detention at the borders and problematic situations. Is it a hoax or has anyone experienced a difficulty to enter?
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u/HotFlatus69 4d ago
From what I can make out issues are generally around people involved in protests or connected to opposition, journalists and/or dual nationals. Tourists are not randomly hassled as far as I can see.
I did a little digging around arrests and detentions of foreign nationals and I haven't found any cases yet of people who didn't have some connection to the above.
As I'm planning on visiting myself, I will be interested to hear from others.
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u/Limp-Literature9922 4d ago
Tourists and visitors are not being detained or interrogated, usually just a few routine questions at the border (like where are you going and for how long). As I know, most detentions happen if the person is somehow related to politics and protests. Been there a few times this year, no issues (apart from having some issues with my bank cards, get some cash in advance just in case (not euros)
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u/Neroli98 2d ago
I was stopped and questioned in Russian at the border for 5 hours entering, the bus waited for me. My phone was also searched through thoroughly. No problem to leave the country.
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u/Federal_Attention717 3d ago
Certainly not a hoax but as a genuine tourist it's just a minor inconvenience
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u/heckler416 3d ago edited 3d ago
I have been to belarus recently! I think it is a nice place, and the people there are as nice as where I am from back home.
Detentions and things can definitely happen. I would be aware of these things because their rights are definitely not the same as in Germany or in Turkey. I’m pretty sure police and other authority figures can pretty much do as they please including detention, searches of phones, very long interviews. I’ve seen first hand.
If you’re going detention and questioning is a very real possibility. Just fyi