# Czech Embassy in Minsk to start booking visa appointments for close relatives on 10 November

- URL: https://syn.by/en/politics/international-relations/czech-embassy-minsk-visa-appointments/
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:30:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T11:30:21+00:00
- Section: International Relations
- Language: en
- RU edition: https://syn.by/ru/politika/mezhdunarodnye-otnosheniya/posolstvo-chekhii-minske-zapis-vizy.md
- BE edition: https://syn.by/palityka/mizhnarodnyya-adnosiny/ambasada-chechii-zapis-vizy.md

> Applications are accepted by email. Children, parents, grandparents and grandchildren of Czech citizens and of Belarusians with long-term status in the country can apply. Brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles do not fall into this category.

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From 10 November, the Czech Embassy in Minsk will start accepting applications from Belarusians who want to visit close relatives who are either citizens of the Czech Republic or Belarusians holding a long-term visa, a residence permit or permanent residence there. Booking is done by email: applicants need to send a message to the embassy's address.

Children, parents, grandparents and grandchildren of the inviting person can apply. Brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles are not covered by the new rules.

The inviting person must be either a Czech citizen or a Belarusian with a residence permit or a long-term visa. According to the embassy, document acceptance in Minsk will begin on 10 November.

According to the diplomatic mission, from 10 November it will start accepting emails to book appointments for Schengen visa applications for visiting close relatives. Applicants need documents proving the family relationship, an invitation and information about the inviting person.

The email must give the first and last names of the inviting person and the applicant in Latin letters, the type of visa, the purpose of the trip, the applicant's contact details and passport number. Copies of the passport, the invitation, documents proving the family relationship and the inviting person's documents must be attached in PDF or JPG format.

A separate email must be sent for each applicant. The embassy will give the date and time for submitting the application in a reply email.

According to the diplomatic mission, this possibility is provided for by an amendment to Resolution No. 55/2024, which the Czech government approved on 5 October 2026. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office also reported the decision: in its words, the changes will allow close relatives of Belarusians living legally in the Czech Republic to apply for short-term visas.

The embassy will start accepting emails for such visas on 10 November 2026. According to one media report, from that date it resumes accepting documents for Schengen visas, but not everyone will be able to apply, only those traveling to close relatives.