Who will be able to obtain a US visa in Minsk?

You no longer need a visa to travel to Moscow, Warsaw, Kyiv, and Vilnius. The US Embassy in Minsk has expanded visa services for Belarusian citizens. Now get a visa in the capital are diplomats and their families, members of sports competitions and exchange programs, journalists and some employees of international companies. Moreover, for the areas of visas and travel restrictions remain: on them in the embassy in Minsk can apply only Belarusians, over 50 years. ETA Australia Visa,

The last 10 years of visas in Minsk issued a limited number of Belarusians

I add to this diplomatic conflict between Minsk and Washington, which was the peak in 2008. Then, through disturbances in the US froze the account of the concern "Belneftekhim" Belarusian human rights, Minsk left the United States Ambassador, and the demand of the Belarusian authorities have reduced the staff of the diplomatic mission of up to 5 people. But, obviously, in recent years, relations between the two countries have improved.

He contributed to the dialogue last year's US conflict with Russia: The Kremlin has reduced the presence of American diplomats after another anti-Russian sanction. As a result of US visas to Belarusians in Moscow ceased to issue, and the US Embassy in Minsk has expanded its powers.

Friends again. What about sanctions?

On the abolition of the US sanctions against a number of Belarusian enterprises, including Belneftekhim, Naftan, Grodno Azot and a number of others, it is too early to say. These restrictions while suspended, but not completely removed. And last year, Donald Trump has once again extended by year sanctions against a number of former and current officials, headed by Alexander Lukashenko.

"We need something that can be issued for progress, for example, if the situation with the local elections will demonstrate liberalization more deputies will be held in the councils", - explains political analyst Andrei Yegorov. know more https://www.usa.gov/visas