Any foreign guest will need registration of foreign citizens in the Republic of Belarus. By applying for it, a visitor lives on a short-term or long-term basis and can apply for medical care, study and search for an employer in the Republic of Belarus. This provision is in force today according to laws approved not so long ago and has its own interesting nuances.
Nesvizh Castle, Republic of Belarus
Who should register
For all persons arriving in Belarus, a single registration condition applies. According to it, a foreigner is given 5 days to carry out this procedure, except for holidays or Sundays and all dates officially recognized as non-working by the head of the country. Upon arrival, the person must register at one of the responsible departments in the area of future residence. Organizations where registration of citizens is carried out include:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus;
- Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus;
- hotel or hospitality establishment;
- sanatorium or boarding house;
- economic enterprise or subject of any direction of agroecotourism.
The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
Valid reasons may include a request for registration or an official request from the receiving party. This rule does not apply to those who do not need to fulfill this condition. Namely:
- The period of stay of Lithuanians, Latvians and Ukrainian citizens in Belarus without registration can be up to 30 days, and for Russian citizens – up to 3 months.
- Presidents and senior government officials, members of state delegations and those who visit the republic at the invitation of the president or other authorized government agencies and their families.
- UN or Interpol employees entering with documents from these structures.
- Representatives of international structures and organizations aimed at interaction between powers using privileges in accordance with charters and official agreements.
- Tourists visiting the Republic of Belarus on Saturday and Sunday, on official non-working days, or those who do not plan to stay longer than 120 hours.
- Commanders and personnel of military aviation transport located in the state in accordance with the officially agreed upon procedure.
- Employees of flying passenger transport on international air lines or railway transport, if they are located at the points indicated in the route.
- Military personnel crossing the Belarusian border to conduct joint exercises.
Conducting joint exercises between military personnel of Russia and Belarus
How much?
First, I open real estate agency websites.
I want to understand how many country houses we have in which you can live all year round, as well as the state of the infrastructure of gardening partnerships. With an eye to being able to register in a partnership in the future. The abundance of offers dazzles the eyes. Dachas, as they say, are for every taste and budget. Here is a house 30 kilometers from Minsk. It has gas, electricity and water all year round. There is a grocery store and a bus stop within walking distance. The cost is more than 20 thousand conventional units. A building for the same price can be bought two dozen kilometers from the capital. Judging by the description and photos, the house is suitable for year-round living. By the way, two thirds of gardening partnerships are located near large cities. Another option is a house seven kilometers from Minsk that one wouldn’t dare call a dacha. Large, modern, with all utilities. Come and live. True, this magnificence costs 155 thousand dollars. For dachas in the suburbs of regional and district centers, prices are much more modest. Houses made of brick and prefabricated panels, with seasonal water and electric heating, within the city and within a radius of 50 kilometers, with various infrastructure and utilities. Many of them were built in 1970-1980, when the dacha movement was gaining strength. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in many advertisements a postscript appeared - “in the near future it will be possible to transfer it to the status of a populated area with the possibility of registration.”
Real estate sellers quickly responded to the planned changes in legislation. But how will these changes help summer residents? And is permanent registration at the dacha necessary at all? “Today, members of gardening associations pay four times more for gas used for heating and domestic needs than residents of populated areas,”
Leonid Brich, chairman of the Standing Committee on Economic Policy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly,
explains to me .
— If the owner of a garden house registers there, he will pay for utilities at subsidized rates. However, before registration, such a building must be transferred to the status of an individual residential building in the manner prescribed by housing legislation. The draft Decree “On Gardening Partnerships” spells out these possibilities.
How to register
Temporary registration for citizens of the Russian Federation is issued for a period of up to 12 months. An interesting point is this: a visiting Russian does not need to provide justification to stay in Belarus for a certain time.
However, it will be needed if the temporarily residing foreign guest wants to extend the registration for another year.
Where might it be
Finding and registering citizens from Russia in Belarus has its own characteristics. For example, a person must live at the address where he was registered upon arrival. And if he has a desire or need to change his place of permanent residence, he will have to contact the authorized government agencies within 5 days after the move, so that the necessary changes are made to the registration permit.
Required documents
- Internal passport of the Russian Federation.
Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation
- International passport.
- Migration card (not required for citizens of those states where it is not required to fill it out upon entry).
- Rental agreement for living space.
- Receipt confirming payment of the state duty.
- An application, a sample of which can be obtained upon registration.
- Documentary confirmation of the possibility of traveling abroad or confirmation of filing an application for refugee status or an application for political asylum. Also, any documentary extract confirming the identity of a foreign person can act as evidence - for people with and without citizenship who ask the Republic of Belarus for refugee, protection or asylum.
- Health insurance policy for those who must be insured without fail. Exceptions include foreigners applying for refugee status or wishing to receive protection from the state.
- Permission to move in the border area - for people with and without citizenship, located in areas along the borders of the Republic of Belarus - having permission to carry out these actions.
Sample form for permission to cross-border traffic for residents of border territories of foreign states of the Republic of Belarus
Guests of accredited international missions, consular offices of other countries, representative offices and structures of international companies can obtain registration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus if foreign guests live in the residences of the heads or premises of representative offices, institutions, bodies or in residential premises for employees.
After they register for this category of foreign citizens, a diplomatic, consular or service card is issued. This privilege does not apply to foreign guests invited by them , and they do not need to register with authorized organizations in the place where they will reside.
A foreigner may visit and leave the Republic of Belarus using a civil passport or another international identity card replacing it, which is issued by an authorized government agency for the citizenship or place of residence of a foreign citizen or an international organization, with a visa permit, unless otherwise established by international agreements of Belarus.
What documents are needed to register a newborn at his place of residence?
Newborns are registered at the address where the parents (one of the parents) live. An insufficient number of meters of living space cannot become a reason for refusal to register a newborn. There is no need to pay a state fee for registration of citizens under 18 years of age. To register a newborn, the following documents are required:
- Medical certificate of birth (issued at the maternity hospital);
- Passports of father and mother;
- A document documenting the marriage of the parents;
- Birth certificates of mother and father
Agreement between Russia and Belarus on border crossing
There is an agreement between Belarus and Russia, according to which the following types of documentary identification cards are valid for a foreigner when leaving, transiting and staying in the republic:
- National passport.
- International foreign document.
- Service or diplomatic passport.
- Certificate of an employee on a sea vessel.
- For minors who are under 14 years of age, a certificate issued at birth is suitable.
- Confirmation that a foreign person plans to return to the country of citizenship and travel to a third country - for those who visit Belarus without the purpose of permanent residence with the intention of finding a job and conducting other activities in the country.
Russians do not need a visa to Belarus.
Collection and submission of documents
When collecting documents and during the application, it is necessary to take into account the duration of validity of certificates and extracts. Some are valid for six months, and a criminal record certificate is valid for 3 months. The Migration Department is required to consider an application for permanent residence within one, three or six months (the period depends on the reason for the move). The first residence permit is granted to foreign citizens for a period not exceeding two years . Subsequent permits are issued for five years.
However, if the permit was issued for four years, and there is one and a half years left until the passport expires, then the permit will be valid for only one and a half years. After receiving a new passport, you must apply for a residence permit again.
State protection is not provided to the extent that it is provided to citizens of the country. Russians are not given the right to free healthcare. Part of the benefits cannot be applied to them. A driver's license is valid in Belarus temporarily (within ninety days from the date of entry, the license must be exchanged for a national license and the theory must be passed).
Persons with a residence permit are exempt from compulsory military service.
After the expiration of the two-year and five-year residence permits, Russian citizens can apply to migration departments to obtain a Belarusian passport.
Documents are submitted by personal application.
In some cases, a seven-year residence period is not necessary: the benefit is provided if the applicant indicates his Belarusian ancestors, outstanding services to the Republic of Belarus, and so on.
To acquire Belarusian citizenship, you need to collect a more complete package of documents. You will also have to provide a birth certificate (or a certified copy), civil status documents, and confirmation of your ability to support yourself. In addition, the documents must be accompanied by confirmation of the renunciation of Russian citizenship or a document guaranteeing the renunciation.
Renunciation of citizenship
To formalize the renunciation of citizenship, you must contact the Russian diplomatic missions on the territory of Belarus. This type of application is reviewed by authorized bodies within a year. A permanent residence permit or a Belarusian passport may be refused if the following conditions are present:
- The applicant was found guilty of a crime against peace and security;
- The information provided by the applicant is false (in whole or in part);
- If the applicant is a participant in a criminal proceeding, where he is an accused or suspect.
- A Russian citizen who has committed a crime is subject to deportation from the country. Deportation revokes granted rights to stay in Belarus and imposes temporary bans on entry into the country. The maximum period of entry restriction is 5 years.
The process of preparing these documents is quite labor-intensive. You should pay attention to the working hours of departments, national holidays and take into account the work of the bureaucratic apparatus.
Deregistration: before or after the transaction
It is preferable for the buyer when the seller and his family members are deregistered before the transaction. In a pure sale, it is often not difficult for the seller to take such a step. If it is necessary to buy an apartment on the opposite side, the seller has nowhere to go before the transaction or does not want to go through this procedure twice. Each side provides arguments in favor of its point of view. So how to agree and resolve the situation? There is no single solution; each situation is individual. The party most interested in concluding the deal makes concessions.
We recommend checking out of the apartment before making a transaction. This is better for selling and helps with bargaining. You will be able to get a larger amount because you are not asking for concessions from the buyer. For buyers, the moment with the statement is often fundamental. If the seller checks out of the apartment after the transaction, he is in a weak position. The buyer may demand a discount, be nervous, or even refuse to purchase this option.
During a chain of transactions, sellers register in the opposite apartment being purchased; this can only be done after the transaction is concluded. The longer the chain, the later the first buyer will be able to register in the new apartment. Registration of new owners is possible only after the previous ones have been registered. This limitation can be circumvented under certain conditions. That is, register in an apartment with the former owners and their family members who are still registered. To resolve this issue, it is better to contact a realtor or consult the BTI, and then the passport office.
What you need to know to register in Minsk
The registration of citizens in cities is carried out by settlement centers and property owners' associations. In other settlements there are village councils.
When registering, it is important to take into account that in the city of Minsk you need 20 square meters of free total area per person being registered. Outside Minsk - 15 square meters. Without taking into account the meters of free total area, certain categories of citizens are registered. As a rule, relatives to relatives.
In the city of Minsk, without taking into account meters, they prescribe:
- Owner's own apartment;
- One spouse at the place of residence of the other;
- Minors and adult children at the place of residence of their parents;
- Parents at the children's place of residence.
Siblings are registered if they are minors and have no parents. And also if they are adults, have no parents, no families of their own and are disabled.
In addition to the above, outside the city of Minsk, without taking into account meters, the following is prescribed:
- Grandchildren to grandparents;
- Grandparents to their grandchildren;
- Siblings.
For those liable for military service, the re-registration process begins with military registration at the new place of residence. And then, with documents from the military registration and enlistment office, you need to contact the settlement center or the owners’ association at your new place of residence.
