The Council Of Europe Calls To Simplify Visa Regime For Belarusians

And do not require an apostille on the documents.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe published a guide to solving the problems of Belarusians in exile.

PACE has published recommendations for European parliamentarians to take measures to simplify the life of Belarusians in exile.

The 107-page document called “The Luxembourg Solutions“:Outcomes and Perspectives" was released in Belarusian, English and French.

PACE put forward a number of proposals on the problems that most concern the Belarusians who left the country. Thus, PACE recommends expanding the issuance of humanitarian visas to relatives of political prisoners, issuing multiple-entry Schengen visas to the relatives of Belarusians who have left, as well as issuing multiple-entry visas to those Belarusians who are under threat of persecution, but remain in their homeland. The Joint Transition Cabinet should develop criteria for determining the people eligible for such visas.

PACE calls on European countries to provide Belarusians in exile with long-term legalization, as well as to issue Belarusians with passports of foreigners to ensure their right to free movement in the European Union. There is a proposal to consider the possibility of issuing a single travel document, which is recognized by all countries of the Council of Europe.

The Council of Europe also proposes to develop some kind of legal solution in case Belarusians in exile will be deprived of citizenship, and they will have no valid documents.

The Council of Europe calls not to demand documents from Belarusians that can only be obtained from the state bodies of Belarus — for example, police clearance certificates or apostilles for documents. The document also calls not to extradite Belarusians with an Interpol red card issued at the request of the Lukashenka regime.

PACE asks the authorities of European countries to motivate banks not to discriminate against citizens of Belarus — to separate Belarusians and the Lukashenka regime.

The document also proposes to support Belarusian culture and education in the Belarusian language for children of emigrants, Belarusian-language publishing houses and Belarusian scientists in exile.

Most of these proposals were developed at a conference in Luxembourg with the participation of PACE representatives in June.

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