Work and Education
Residence permit
The 4 most common ways:
1) Buy an apartment.
2) Set up an LLC Limited Liability Company (possible with the temporary rental of a virtual office) and employ yourself as a director of this company. Minimum monthly wage around 1.000 BYN.
3) Obtain an employment contract.
4) Get married to a Belarusian citizen.
You will be compelled to a compulsory medical insurance which covers you in the case of a medical urgency.
To obtain a 1st valid 1-year Temporary Residence Permit (T.R.P.) B.E.A. recommends a specialised immigration lawyers office: Allford group. Their website is available in Arabic, Russian, English,Spanish, German. They also provide on-line consultations.
B.E.A. is always happy to assist you >>> info@bea.by
Business in Belarus
Locating your business: In turbulent economic times, the Belarus economy has been less affected than those which rely on global markets. Market analysts predict a robust growth for the economy of Belarus.
To set up a business in Belarus, B.E.A. highly recommends the lawyers office Allford group. They also provide on-line consultations from abroad.
You will also need an accountant, B.E.A. highly recommends the accountant’s office Arlepta, they have English speaking staff.
+ 375 (29) 101-71-71
info@arleptabel.by
https://new.arlepta.by/en/
Measures to encourage business include Free Economic Zones, the High Technology Park, the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone, and special tax incentives for businesses operating in rural areas or small towns.
Legal requirements for setting up your business
https://www.belarus.by/en/business/legal-requirements
Employment Law
https://www.belarus.by/en/business/employment-law
Setting up a company: Residents of the Republic of Belarus and foreign entities are provided with equal rights and opportunities to run a business by setting up legal entities.
https://www.belarus.by/en/business/companies
Finding premises in Belarus: Prices for rented office space in Minsk are affordable: in 2020 the rent rate (per square meter per month) varied between €8 and €25 (VAT included) depending on the class of the business centre.
https://www.belarus.by/en/business/finding-premises
Helpful contacts for foreign businesses in Belarus
https://www.belarus.by/en/business/helpful-contacts
Find out which organisations and ministries can help
1) The National Agency of Investment and Privatisation
https://investinbelarus.by/en/
Events:
https://investinbelarus.by/en/events/
2) Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
https://www.cci.by/en/
Events:
https://www.cci.by/en/meropriyatiya/
3) National Centre for Marketing and Price Study Websites:
https://export.by/en
Events:
https://export.by/en/events
4) Foreign Ministry
https://www.mfa.gov.by/en/
B.E.A. is always happy to assist you >>> info@bea.by
Employment – Work permit in Belarus
A work permit is not required for:
A citizen of the Eurasian Economic Union at present: Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia.
A head of a representative office of a foreign organization in Belarus.
A foreigner who has obtained its Belarusian permanent residence permit.
A foreigner who has secured an employment contract with a resident company of the following enterprise (Free Economic) zones:
Belarusian Hi-Tech Park, IT-services, software solutions and products
https://park.by/en/?fromlang=YScientific and Technological Association “Infopark”
http://infopark.by/ru/China-Belarus Industrial Park “Great Stone”
https://en.industrialpark.by/
There is a simplified procedure for founders to obtain a work permit as a director of their own companies (takes 10 days, for other procedures takes about 1 month).
A foreigner who has won a national (international) competition or is considered a highly qualified employee.
A foreigner who has obtained its Belarusian permanent residence permit.
A foreigner who is employed as head of a commercial company in the capacity of property owner, founder, or shareholder.
To play it safe, B.E.A. highly recommends consulting a specialised immigration lawyers office. Allford group provides on-line consultations from abroad.
The employer will of course have to justify the need to hire a foreigner and demonstrate that the vacant position could not be filled by a Belarusian citizen or foreign permanent resident, by failure of finding the candidate through the job placement department of the Belarusian Employment and Social Protection of the Population.
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A foreigner wishing to work for several Belarusian employers, is compelled to receive the work permit for each of the employers. The work permit is valid for one year, renewable for a second term, after which it must be re-applied. Unlike other countries, where it can take various months before receiving an answer, with the efficient Belarus administration you can expect an answer within 10 to 25 working days.
B.E.A. always feels honoured to assist you >>> info@bea.by
Education in Belarus
Belarus has one of the highest student-to-population ratios in Europe. The higher education system in Belarus is seen as prestigious due to its high quality and affordability.
High education for foreigners
All colleges and universities in Belarus offer accommodation facilities and help international students get their residence permit. Belarusian University year 2023 Ranking of 47 Belarusian higher-education institutions.
https://www.4icu.org/by/
Official website on higher education in the Republic of Belarus for foreign citizens, available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic:
http://studyinby.com/en/
Student’s visa and required documents to issue an invitation to study.
http://studyinby.com/en/how-to-proceed/before-you-come-to-belarus/
Preschool – Elementary - Middle School- Secondary for foreigners
Various schools in Minsk accept foreign children. For instance, the school of the monastery Saint Elisabeth in Minsk, The QSI International School of Minsk.