About British Embassy Minsk

37, Karl Marx Street
Minsk
220030
Belarus

Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only
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To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/belarus/british-embassy-minsk

To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form.

2025 public holidays

  • Wednesday 1 January
  • Thursday 2 January
  • Tuesday 7 January
  • Friday 18 April
  • Monday 21 April
  • Thursday 1 May
  • Monday 5 May
  • Friday 9 May
  • Monday 26 May
  • Thursday 3 July
  • Monday 25 August
  • Friday 7 November
  • Thursday 25 December
  • Friday 26 December

Privacy notice

If you visit the British Embassy Minsk see our privacy notice for visitors which explains how we will process your data for security and public health management reasons.

Opening hours

  • Monday to Thursday, 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5:30pm
  • Friday, 9am to 3pm

To make an appointment with the Consular section please select a service you require. If you require urgent consular assistance outside of office hours, contact us.

Getting to the embassy

Metro is the most convenient public transport you can use to get to the embassy. There are two metro lines in Minsk. The stations are announced in Belarusian. If you are on Line 1, the nearest station to the embassy is Kastrychnitskaya (Oktyabrskaya in Russian). If you use Line 2, it’s Kupalauskaya (Kupalovskaya).

Parking

There is no parking space in front of the embassy. The nearest available parking is about 100 m from the main entrance on Lenin Street.

Security

You enter the embassy from the main entrance near the security booth and our Consular office from a nearby, separate entrance near the policemen’s booth. Our Security guard and/or Receptionist should know to expect you.

Visitors to the embassy will have to go through the security checkpoints at the entrance. Mobile phones and electronic devices are not allowed into the embassy. You’ll be asked to turn them off and leave them at the Reception. It is not allowed to use mobile phones in our Consular office waiting room. Only handbags and briefcases are allowed into the embassy and/or our Consular office. All bags are usually security checked.

We’d be grateful for you co-operation with our security team, because all our security measures are for the benefit of all visitors and staff.

Disabled access

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our embassy are keen to ensure that their buildings and services are fully accessible to disabled members of the public. Wherever possible, we have made our buildings and services accessible.

  • entrances are clear and unobstructed
  • there are steps at the entrance to the embassy and Consular office; access to different floors is via a staircase internally
  • a mobile ramp is available
  • floor coverings are safe and even
  • lighting is good
  • guide dogs are welcome

If you need to visit us or use our services and feel that they may be inaccessible to you, please contact us and we will try to find an alternative way of providing access for you.

Visa services

All UK visa services are provided by VFS Global, an external commercial partner. You should submit your visa application online before travelling to the UK: https://visa.vfsglobal.by/blr/en/gbr/.

If you need to contact UK Visas & Immigration (including status updates, supporting documents and guidance), visit the UKVI website.