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Robyt: adding interfamily links

2015-07-21T23:42:00Z

adding interfamily links

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Robyt: adding interfamily links

2013-05-07T12:28:27Z

adding interfamily links

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	The registration process is much easier when the traveller lives in a hotel, because all the paperwork is done by the hotel in this case.		The registration process is much easier when the traveller lives in a hotel, because all the paperwork is done by the hotel in this case.
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Midsch at 13:14, 8 February 2013

2013-02-08T13:14:15Z

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	\|country = Belarus		\|country = Belarus
	\|region = Europe		\|region = Europe
			\|bwgroup =
	\|csgroup = 166		\|csgroup = 166
	\|places = [[Minsk]] [[Brest (Belarus)\|Brest]] [[Grodno]] [[Polotsk]] [[Bobrujsk]]		\|places = [[Minsk]] [[Brest (Belarus)\|Brest]] [[Grodno]] [[Polotsk]] [[Bobrujsk]]
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	\|wikipedia = Belarus		\|wikipedia = Belarus
	\|hitchwiki = Belarus		\|hitchwiki = Belarus
	\|~~wikitravel~~ = Belarus		\|wikivoyage = Belarus
	\|image = Flag of Belarus.svg		\|image = Flag of Belarus.svg
	\|imagetext =‎ Flag of Belarus		\|imagetext =‎ Flag of Belarus
	}}		}}
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	'''Belarus''' is a country in Central Eastern Europe with [[Minsk]] as the capital.		'''Belarus''' is a country in Central Eastern Europe with [[Minsk]] as the capital.

Krischaan: /* Getting there and away */ break

2012-07-07T12:15:33Z

Getting there and away: break

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	One gets to Belarus as to any other country with no harbour towns by train, car, bus or plane. Unfortunately most border crossings are closed for pedestrians and bicycles. Two important towns, Minsk and Brest, are on the railway line Berlin-Moscow, so there are many trains one can take to get there.		One gets to Belarus as to any other country with no harbour towns by train, car, bus or plane. Unfortunately most border crossings are closed for pedestrians and bicycles. Two important towns, Minsk and Brest, are on the railway line Berlin-Moscow, so there are many trains one can take to get there.

			When travelling by train from Berlin to Moscow Brest is the place where the gauge conversion takes place. Sometimes it is possible to use this break to leave the train and go for walk into the city. You have to talk to the sleeping car attendant to get to know whether you may leave and when and where to get back on the train. The "Brest Broadway", the ul. Sovetskaya is not far from the train station, after crossing the pedestrians bridge turn left and after some 50 meters right. The pedestrian zone starts after some 300 meters.

	=== Travelling inside the country ===		=== Travelling inside the country ===

Krischaan: transport

2012-07-07T12:06:56Z

transport

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	'''Belarus''' is a country in Central Eastern Europe with [[Minsk]] as the capital.		'''Belarus''' is a country in Central Eastern Europe with [[Minsk]] as the capital.

			== Transport ==

			=== Getting there and away ===

			One gets to Belarus as to any other country with no harbour towns by train, car, bus or plane. Unfortunately most border crossings are closed for pedestrians and bicycles. Two important towns, Minsk and Brest, are on the railway line Berlin-Moscow, so there are many trains one can take to get there.

			=== Travelling inside the country ===

			Trains and buses are cheap, but slow and not very comfortable. It happens that there are no train tickets available and it's not possible to get on a train without a ticket. Therefore it is clever to buy tickets in advance.

			Hitch-hiking is possible, but usually the driver would get a small amount of money. To avoid that and stupid situations at the end of the journey one should make clear when getting into the car that she or he is ''hitch hiking''.

	== Bureaucracy ==		== Bureaucracy ==

	=== Visa ===		=== Visa ===
	Most foreigners need a visa to come to Belarus. The exact conditions are to be found on the websites of the Belarusian embassies in the countries you are a citizen of. Travellers from the [[European Community]] do not need an invitation to get a visa (usually only for one entrance, multi-visas are hard to obtain) for a maximum of 30 days. Usually one should get the visa within a week, if you pay more for a express visa it takes much less - in some cases only 5 minutes! One can't get the visa on the borders, neither can one on the airports!
			Most foreigners need a visa to come to Belarus. The exact conditions are to be found on the websites of the Belarusian embassies in the countries you are a citizen of. Travellers from the [[European Community]] do not need an invitation to get a visa (usually only for one entrance, multi-visas are hard to obtain) for a maximum of 30 days (costs 60 €). Usually one should get the visa within a week, if you pay more for a express visa it takes much less - in some cases only 5 minutes! One can't get the visa on the borders, neither can one on the airports!

			In theory one has to register at every place one stays. In practice this is not necessary (nobody asks to proof how long one is in town) and hardly possible (the registration is made on the migration card where is place only for one entry - and it is made only for the one address given in the card).

	=== Getting in ===		=== Getting in ===

	When entering Belarus the traveller has to fill in a migration card. Here it is important to know the name and exact address of the place she or he will be living at! This is important for the next step, the		When entering Belarus the traveller has to fill in a migration card. Here it is important to know the name and exact address of the place she or he will be living at! This is important for the next step, the

	=== Registration ===		=== Registration ===

	Foreigners have to register on the OVIR of the rayon they live in within five working days after arrival. To get that registration one needs:		Foreigners have to register on the OVIR of the rayon they live in within five working days after arrival. To get that registration one needs:

Krischaan: Bureaucracy

2012-07-07T11:04:22Z

Bureaucracy

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	}}		}}

			'''Belarus''' is a country in Central Eastern Europe with [[Minsk]] as the capital.

			== Bureaucracy ==
			=== Visa ===
			Most foreigners need a visa to come to Belarus. The exact conditions are to be found on the websites of the Belarusian embassies in the countries you are a citizen of. Travellers from the [[European Community]] do not need an invitation to get a visa (usually only for one entrance, multi-visas are hard to obtain) for a maximum of 30 days. Usually one should get the visa within a week, if you pay more for a express visa it takes much less - in some cases only 5 minutes! One can't get the visa on the borders, neither can one on the airports!

			=== Getting in ===
			When entering Belarus the traveller has to fill in a migration card. Here it is important to know the name and exact address of the place she or he will be living at! This is important for the next step, the

			=== Registration ===
			Foreigners have to register on the OVIR of the rayon they live in within five working days after arrival. To get that registration one needs:

			* Passport with visa.
			* Health insurance from ''Belgosstrakh'' (no others are excepted!). Offices of this company are to be found at many places, even in supermarkets.
			* A registration application (usually the is a "mashinopisnyj byuro" (typewriting office) near the OVIR where they type the application with your data for you).
			* A document that proofs that one has paid the registration fee. The nearest bank will know everything what is necessary, including the sum (some 2 $).
			* Your host with passport and registration (!!!).

			The registration is stamped on the migration card, when leaving the country it is taken away from the traveller.

			The registration process is much easier when the traveller lives in a hotel, because all the paperwork is done by the hotel in this case.

Krischaan: linkfix

2012-04-11T13:39:09Z

linkfix

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	\|csgroup = 166		\|csgroup = 166
	\|places = [[Minsk]] [[Brest]] [[Grodno]] [[Polotsk]] [[Bobrujsk]]		\|places = [[Minsk]] [[Brest (Belarus)\|Brest]] [[Grodno]] [[Polotsk]] [[Bobrujsk]]
	\|toplinks =		\|toplinks =
	\|wikipedia = Belarus		\|wikipedia = Belarus

Krischaan: linkfix

2012-04-11T13:37:52Z

linkfix

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	\|places = Minsk Brest Grodno Polotsk Bobrujsk		\|places = [[Minsk]] [[Brest]] [[Grodno]] [[Polotsk]] [[Bobrujsk]]
	\|toplinks =		\|toplinks =
	\|wikipedia = Belarus		\|wikipedia = Belarus

Krischaan: added places

2012-04-11T13:25:45Z

added places

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	\|toplinks =		\|toplinks =
	\|wikipedia = Belarus		\|wikipedia = Belarus

Midsch: start with country header

2009-12-25T17:57:19Z

start with country header

New page

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|country = Belarus
|region = Europe
|csgroup = 166
|places =
|toplinks =
|wikipedia = Belarus
|hitchwiki = Belarus
|wikitravel = Belarus
|image = Flag of Belarus.svg
|imagetext =‎ Flag of Belarus
}}