{"id":45748,"date":"2023-02-17T14:12:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T11:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/opposition-leader-advocates-schengen-visa-simplification-for-belarusians\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"opposition-leader-advocates-schengen-visa-simplification-for-belarusians","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45748\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader advocates Schengen visa simplification for Belarusians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <b>February 17, <span>BPN<\/span>.<\/b> Belarusian opposition leader Sviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja discussed simplification of visa procedures for Belarusians with Ylva Johansson, the EU commissioner for home affairs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The two met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s office told <span>BPN<\/span>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The Belarusian politician advocated the abolition of the apostille requirement for documents issued in Belarus as well as a certificate of the absence of a criminal record that are currently required for resident permit applications, except for applications on humanitarian grounds.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Other matters under discussion included coordinating consulates issuing Schengen visas to Belarusians, humanitarian visas and long-term visas for up to five years.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Cichano\u016dskaja thanked Johansson for her help in developing the &#8220;new Belarus&#8217; passport,&#8221; a draft of travel and ID document for Belarusians forced to flee abroad and whose documents might soon expire. The format of the &#8220;new Belarus&#8217; passport&#8221; is now being discussed with the EU countries, the politician&#8217;s office said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Belarusians not linked to Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka&#8217;s regime need their freedom to move around and stay in touch with Europe, she stressed. At the same time, it is also important to &#8220;isolate the regime and those who earn money for it,&#8221; she added.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Cichano\u016dskaja also met with Iceland&#8217;s Foreign Minister Th\u00f3rd\u00eds Gylfad\u00f3ttir to discuss Belarusian opposition politicians\u2019 participation in the upcoming Council of Europe&#8217;s summit in May.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Earlier, the politician met with experts to discuss sanctions against \u0141uka\u0161enka&#8217;s regime, aid to Belarus, political prisoners and mechanisms to prevent Belarus from being dragged into Russia&#8217;s war on Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 17, BPN. 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