A total of 1,279,875 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022 when the visa waiver program was launched. Belarus has welcomed 670,093 visitors from Lithuania, 410,902 people from Latvia and 137,381 visitors from Poland. On 19 July 2024 the visa-waiver program was extended to include 35 more countries. A total of 61,499 citizens of these countries have visited Belarus.
The border committee also recalled that the head of state extended the visa-waiver program for citizens of 38 European countries. Foreigners will be able to come to Belarus without a visa until 31 December 2026.