Please note that if you would like a certified copy so that it can be legalised in the UK you will need to get a copy certified by a UK notary public or solicitor. For all appointments for documentary services you will need to bring acceptable proof of your identity. We accept passports as proof of identity. What you will need to bring with you:
Services we provide in Belarus
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- administer an oath, affirmation or affidavit
- make a certified copy of a British passport, driving licences, divorce decrees
- prepare a limited range of letters and informative notes to 3rd parties in English or Russian/Belarusian
What to bring to your appointment
Please contact the Embassy before making an appointment.
Payment
We can only provide this service if we have proof that the wording/content you require is correct and unambiguous. This service is provided at the discretion of consular staff and we can refuse to provide it.
Proof of identity
You must make an appointment for each service that requires your personal attendance. Use the links after each service to make an appointment. A member of staff will contact you to confirm your appointment.
Administer an oath, affirmation or affidavit
This service is for people who need to swear an oath, make an affirmation or make an affidavit in front of a consular officer. The Embassy will not draft documents for you. You may have to get the document drawn up or checked by a professional. Book an appointment to prepare a document in another language in Minsk
- the oath, affirmation or affidavit that you will swear or affirm
- the correct fee
- proof of identity
Book an appointment to prepare a document in another language in Minsk
- the document that you need a certified copy of
- the correct fee
- proof of identity/address
Book an appointment to prepare a document in another language in Minsk
- original written evidence to support your request for a letter from the consulate
- the correct fee
- proof of identity
What you will need to bring with you: See the individual services below for details of supporting documents to bring. Make sure you have acceptable proof of identity, and payment for any fees. Please make sure that you certify the signature of a British Embassy in Minsk Consular official with the MFA, Consular Department, located at 37a Karl Marx Street, Minsk, before you submit the document to the local registry office. Please note that the affidavit/affirmation cannot be signed by the notary public of Belarus.
Download information notes
The British Embassy in Minsk can provide a range of documentary services for British nationals in Belarus. Where local notaries can provide services, the British Embassy will not provide them. In many cases local notaries or lawyers can provide services more cheaply, quickly and conveniently.
Services provided elsewhere
This service is for customers who require a signed and stamped version of one of our standard letters.
In a limited number of cases consular staff can write a statement of fact (‘preparing a certificate’) to help British nationals with various local authorities. The wording must be cleared with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London, which means these documents will take longer to prepare. We have produced the following information notes (also known as standard letters) that you can download free of charge to present to local authorities:
List of translators/interpreters
If the affidavit/affirmation is issued by the British Embassy/Consulate in any other country apart from Belarus then the procedure should be the following: The British Embassy/Consulate issues the affidavit/affirmation. Then the British Consular Officer’s signature should be certified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country it has been issued in and then by the Belarusian Embassy/Consulate in this country.
Data protection
UK birth and death registrations in Belarus have been transferred from the British Embassy in Minsk to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in the UK. There are no changes to the entitlement to register a birth or death. The processing time will remain the same. However, you will now need to allow extra time for the documents to be sent to and from the UK. See Register a birth or Register a death for further information.
Disclaimer
Consular staff in Belarus can:
