Visas required for Irish passport holder travelling to Minsk via Moscow
Myself and a friend (Irish passport holders) purchased, a little too eagerly, flights from Dublin to Minsk via Moscow.
We didn't realise that visa free travel doesn't apply to travelers arriving from Russia.
I'm trying to figure out what we would need to do to travel to Belarus, so far - it looks like we need to get a Belarusian visa and then either two transit visas or a multi-entry Russian visa.
Is this assumption correct? We had planned on arriving in Moscow on a Friday morning and then again on Monday morning, the transit visa is only valid for 3 days so we would need two of them?
My main questions are:
- How can I apply for a Belarusian visa from Ireland?
- Where can I get a letter of invitation, from a hotel?
- Is it possible / better to get two transit visas for Russia or a multiple entry visa? Are you allowed to get a multiple entry visa for the sole purpose of transiting
- What would the approximate cost of all required visas be? It looks like it's around 60 euro for the Belarusian visa + 25 for the short term stay - I can't seem to find out how much a Russian transit visa costs..
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Do Irish citizens need a visa for Belarus?
Visa/PassportIrish citizens travelling to Belarus require a visa. For details of how to obtain a visa, please contact the Embassy of Belarus in London. If you plan to enter and leave Belarus through Minsk airport and will be staying in Belarus for no more than thirty days, a visa is not required.Do I need a transit visa for Minsk?
You don't need a visa to transit Belarus by air, but the maximum period you can transit and remain airside is 24 hours.Do you need a visa to fly through Moscow?
Travelers intending to transit through Russia en route to a third country must have a Russian transit visa. Even travelers who are simply changing planes in Moscow or another international airport in Russia for an onward destination will be asked to present a transit visa issued by a Russian Embassy or Consulate.Do you need a visa to visit Belarus from Russia?
Important. Visa-free travel does not apply to visitors entering Belarus on flights from Russia nor visitors intending to exit Belarus and fly to Russia. Visitors entering or leaving Belarus via Russia should consider either a Belarus Tourist or Transit visa depending upon their travel arrangements.HOW TO GET A TRAVEL VOUCHER FOR RUSSIAN VISA APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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