{"id":189894,"date":"2026-05-30T12:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189894\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T12:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:17:16","slug":"belarusians-granted-less-than-quarter-of-2019-schengen-visa-total-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189894\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusians granted less than quarter of 2019 Schengen visa total in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/viza_polsha_POZ_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/viza_polsha_POZ_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/viza_polsha_POZ_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/viza_polsha_POZ_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/viza_polsha_POZ_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/viza_polsha_POZ_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 30, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Last year, European Union countries granted 152,171 Schengen visas in Belarus, a sharp decline compared to 643,474 visas issued in 2019, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of the EU migration service\u2019s data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of Schengen visas issued to Belarusians fell sharply in 2020 to 134,777 and to 57,485 in 2021, most likely caused by COVID-19 restrictions. However, trends indicated that the number of issued visas remained low even after the end of the pandemic. The growth to 118,523 visas was posted in 2022, stalling at around 158,000 in the following two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, the number of Schengen visas issued in Belarus dropped by 3.2 percent year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Political factors may have played a decisive role, with the suspension or sharp reduction in visa issuance by EU consular services in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/poezd_bzhd_1128x751-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/poezd_bzhd_1128x751-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/poezd_bzhd_1128x751-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/poezd_bzhd_1128x751-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/poezd_bzhd_1128x751-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/poezd_bzhd_1128x751.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian Railway urges western neighbors to resume passenger service<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 22, Pozirk. The state-run Belarusian Railway offered Poland, Lithuania and Latvia to resume passenger services at a high-level event hosted by the Organization for Cooperation between Railways that took place last week in Warsaw, its press office reported. The &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/135219\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 30, Pozirk. Last year, European Union countries granted 152,171 Schengen visas in Belarus, a sharp decline compared to 643,474 visas issued in 2019, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the EU migration service\u2019s data. The number of Schengen visas issued to Belarusians fell sharply in 2020 to 134,777 and to 57,485 in 2021, most likely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":87986,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-189894","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarusians granted less than quarter of 2019 Schengen visa total in 2025 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 30, Pozirk. 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