Belarusians Still Have The Opportunity To Obtain An Italian Schengen Visa
- 18.09.2026, 11:33
But only as part of organized groups.
Recently, the Italian visa center in Minsk suspended the addition of names to the waiting list for visa applications from individual tourists. For Belarusian tour operators specializing in travel to Italy, the situation remains unchanged. This was stated by the Republican Union of Tourism Organizations (RSTO).
“Companies that operate bus tours to Italy and are accredited by the Italian Embassy report that, at this time, nothing has changed for anyone planning to go on a tour through a tour operator.
Travel agencies continue to collect, verify, and submit documents as usual,” the RSTO clarified.
They added that on Monday, September 21, a meeting will be held at the Italian Visa Center in Minsk between accredited travel agencies and representatives of the visa center and the Italian Embassy in Belarus, at which it will be clarified whether there will be any changes for travel agencies regarding quotas and the procedure for submitting documents for Italian Schengen visas.
As a reminder, on August 15, VFS Belarus announced a temporary suspension of adding applicants to the waiting list for Italian visa applications. The duration and reason for this decision were not specified.
However, it was made shortly after German media reported on two suspects in a sabotage attempt at Leipzig/Halle Airport. It was claimed that one of them was a Belarusian holding a Russian passport, who allegedly obtained an Italian tourist visa in Minsk in late April and used it to enter the Schengen Area. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani promised to verify this information, according to Euractiv. The second suspect holds a Russian passport in addition to a Latvian one.
Experts have called the Italian Embassy in Minsk “the most generous” when it comes to issuing tourist visas to Belarusians.
Tour operators: “We continue to collect and submit tourists’ documents for Italian visas as usual,” said the Republican Union of Tourism Organizations.
Recently, the Italian visa center in Minsk announced that it was temporarily suspending appointments for visa applications. As we have learned, the changes affect tourists applying for visas on an individual basis...
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