Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, introduced a 5-day Visa-free Travel program in 2017. Earlier many nations across the globe hadn’t thought highly of the country. However, the perceptions changed as soon as Belarus waived Visa.
In July 2018, the Visa-free Travel program duration was increased to
30 days. Immigrants from 69 countries across the world travelled to Belarus
during this time. On February 7, 2019, the Director of the Minsk Information Centre
published a detailed report on the impact of it. The reports suggest that nearly 200K Immigrants came to Belarus
through the Visa-free Travel program.
Most of the Immigrants travelled from Germany. The study shows that in
2017 over 12000 German Immigrants entered Belarus. In 2018, the number rose up
to 18000. Belarus got nearly 8000 visitors from the US. Also, from Italy, it
has got almost 10000 visitors. This year
the numbers have increased exponentially. The report further suggests that this
happened without much advertising and promotion.
The company Henley & Partners has published a world passport
rating this year. The report shows that Belarus
has occupied the 66th place. There has been a substantial improvement in
the position. Yet the country is not quite happy with the results, as quoted by
belsat.eu.
Belarus citizens believe that the Visa-free Travel program has not
received enough support from the Government. Also, there has been no
media-advertising and promotion. In addition, for budget travellers, the country is still pretty expensive. There
is an absence of low-cost carriers. Poor English and pricy air tickets are
reasons why Immigrants often avoid travelling to Belarus.
Registration of Immigrants on arrival is also not a straightforward
process. The country could get more visitors given these issues are removed.
Despite the drawbacks, Belarus is an
attractive destination to Overseas Partners. The Visa-free Travel regime has
enabled them to travel to the country for business events. Also, Immigrants
are frequently travelling to Belarus on short vacations. The country is
expecting more visitors in the coming months.
Y-Axis offers a wide range of visa and immigration services as well as
products to aspiring overseas immigrants including Y-International Resume 0-5 yrs, Y-International Resume (Senior
Level) 5+ yrs, Y Jobs, Y-Path,
Resume Marketing Services One State and One Country.
If
you are looking to Study, Work,
Visit, Invest or Migrate to Europe,
talk to Y-Axis, the World’s No.1 Immigration & Visa Consultant.
If you found this blog engaging, you may also like…Top 10 best European cities to
study abroad