Аdministrative procedure 200.14.1.2 “Issuance of a pass to entry, sojourn, movement within borderland”
Categories of service recipients – Natural persons.
The service is rendered:
– to the citizens of the Republic of Belarus;
– to the foreign citizens permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Belarus;
– to the stateless persons permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Belarus;
– to the foreign citizens permanently residing outside the territory of the Republic of Belarus;
– to the stateless persons permanently residing outside the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
To obtain a pass to entry, sojourn, movement within borderland, you shall have:
– identification document (passport, residence permit or refugee certificate);
– a document confirming payment of the state duty, which can be paid in the territory of the Republic of Belarus, immediately before obtaining the pass.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently residing outside the territory of the Republic of Belarus who are not representatives of a legal entity, except for passes to entry, sojourn, movement within borderland, shall have a reason for entry, sojourn, movement within borderland.
The validity period of the certificates or other documents issued during the procedure is up to 2 years.
The list of documents which exempt individuals from paying the state duty for issuing passes to entry, sojourn, movement within borderland in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No.125 dated March 9, 2009 “On certain issues of protection of the state border of the Republic of Belarus” (as amended by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 132 dated April 26, 2017):
1. For the citizens of the Republic of Belarus, as well as foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter – the citizens) aged fourteen and above:
1.1. document confirming the registration at the place of residence within the borderland or the border zone;
1.2. business travel certificate, official certificate of an employee of an organization who is going to the borderland to perform its employment (official) duties;
1.3. the list of citizens:
- sent by the organizations for performing agricultural, forestry, research, design, construction, installation and other works, commercial fishery within the borderland, certified by the signature of the official and the seal of the organizations mentioned;
- participating in a public event within the borderland authorized by the local executive and administrative body, certified by the signature of the official and the seal of the organization organizing the public event;
1.4. veteran certificate;
1.5. certificate of burial of relatives within the borderland;
1.6. a document (its copy) confirming the right of ownership and other proprietary rights to real estate located within the borderland;
1.7. a document (its copy) confirming close relationship or affinity:
with a citizen having the right of ownership and other proprietary rights to real estate located within the borderland and a document (its copy) provided for in subclause 1.6 hereof;
with a serviceman of border services performing military service in the unit deployed within the borderland;
1.8. certificate of membership of a voluntary squad rendering assistance to border services to protect the state border of the Republic of Belarus;
1.9. other documents – in cases stipulated by legislative instruments.
2. For the foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently residing outside the territory of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter – the foreigners) aged fourteen and above:
2.1. a pass to entry, sojourn, movement within the borderland issued by the border service;
2.2. certificate of burial of relatives within the borderland;
2.3. a list of foreigners participating in a public event within the borderland authorized by the local executive and administrative body, certified by the signature of the official and the seal of the organization organizing the public event;
2.4. other documents – in cases stipulated by legislative instruments.
3. For the citizens and the foreigners not aged fourteen – the documents confirming their age.
Note. A pass to entry, sojourn, movement within borderland without paying the state duty is granted within the administrative division where legal grounds for exemption from payment of the state duty have arisen.
The administrative procedure includes the following optional fields: “Children under 14”, “Vehicle”.
Receiving Service. To obtain this service, click “Order”, confirm the order, fill in and send the questionnaire submitted to the territorial body of the border service for consideration and making decision on the possibility of obtaining the relevant pass.
The notification of acceptance of the application and the questionnaire, as well as the result obtained, will be sent to the user’s specified e-mail address, and presented in the user’s personal account of the portal of the National Automated Information System in the “Ongoing services” section.
Service provision term (duration of the administrative procedure) is 5 working days from the date of acceptance of the application and 1 month in case of request for a document and (or) data from other state bodies, organizations.
Cost of the service. The state duty for the administrative procedure is 0.4 of basic amount. It shall be paid upon approval via ERIP (Single Settlement and Information Space) system.
Payment details are posted on the website of the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus gpk.gov.by.
The service can be paid via mobile or online banking, ATM, self-service terminals or cash departments of banks, using cash, electronic money and bank payment cards.
To make payment via ERIP select: other Republican services/State Border Committee/Select a paid service. Then, enter the application registration number assigned by the National Automated Information System, surname, given name, and patronymic. Payment is made only upon a positive decision, which will be sent to the e-mail address indicated by the user, and presented in the user’s personal account of the portal of the National Automated Information System in the “Ongoing services” section.