Remember: Belarusian consulates don't issue or replace passports; that happens only in Belarus.
Ask about a Polish 'foreigner's travel document' if you have a residence permit.
Note: states don't yet recognise the 'New Belarus passport' as a travel document.
Who helps (2) ↓Every organisation on this page has a designation: read the note on its card before writing.
Draft: not yet checked by a lawyerThe guides below are drafts: a lawyer has not reviewed them yet. This is not legal advice.
Draft What human rights defenders advise
Passport abroad: what to do
Since 7 September 2023 (Decree No. 278) consulates no longer issue or replace passports or certify powers of attorney for property deals. Only in Belarus.
In Poland, Belarusians holding a humanitarian visa (D 21) get a residence permit for 3 years at once, with no fee and no separate work permit.
With that permit you can get a Polish 'travel document for a foreigner'. The Belarus-specific concessions ran until 30.06.2026; we have not yet checked whether they were extended. Ask the voivodeship office before applying.
Pashpart.org has a combined guide to documents and safe travel (Tsikhanouskaya's Office, an 'extremist formation' in Belarus; from Belarus, open it on a device that is not checked). The 'New Belarus passport' is not yet recognised by states as a travel document.
Designations of organisations in this guide: Pashpart.org (Tsikhanouskaya's Office) (extremist in Belarus). Contacting them carries a risk: do not write from a phone that may be seized, and do not repost their materials.
Material and psychological help, group therapy for former political prisoners and their families, Polish courses, advice on humanitarian visas.
Hotline +48 695 807 059 (also WhatsApp and Signal), weekdays 14:00-16:00. For victims of repression: repressions@belaruskidom.eu. Use WhatsApp or Signal from a phone other than the one you take to Belarus. Free in-person sessions with a psychologist for victims of repression from Belarus: proof of repression is required and places are limited.
In Belarus this organisation is designated 'extremist'. If you are in Belarus or will travel there, write to it only from a device you will not take across the border and that is not checked.
Legal advice on migration, asylum and statelessness; reviews of 'anti-extremism' practice in Belarus.
In May 2026 the organisation was designated an 'extremist formation' in Belarus (Human Constanta's statement of 18 May 2026). Earlier, in February 2026, its website and social media were designated 'extremist materials'.
In Belarus this organisation is designated 'extremist'. If you are in Belarus or will travel there, write to it only from a device you will not take across the border and that is not checked.
Last signs of activity: February 2026. Before writing, check on the organisation's own site that it still works.
Guide to documents, legal residence abroad and safe travel for Belarusians whose passports are expiring.
The project is run by Tsikhanouskaya's Office (an 'extremist formation' in Belarus) and the United Transitional Cabinet (a 'terrorist organisation' in Belarus since July 2025). Use the site only from abroad or via a VPN. Recognition of the 'New Belarus passport' by states is not confirmed, so do not rely on it for travel.
In Belarus this organisation is designated 'extremist'. If you are in Belarus or will travel there, write to it only from a device you will not take across the border and that is not checked.