Belarus Relocation Index

How Belarus scores

Healthcare is broadly available through the health system (with documentation/payment rules that may still be manageable). | Some administrative/legal pathways for work and residence exist in practice.

• Peace and conflict safety52
• Immigrant safety45
• Visa accessibility40
• Residence permit realism40
• Labor market access48
• Healthcare70
• Civil rights40
• Discrimination safety60
• Status security40
• Infrastructure reliability60
• Cost of living sustainability50

Recent news impact

No high-signal, immediately relocation-relevant enactment or short-term operational change affecting personal safety, border access, or asylum/residence procedures for Belarus-linked people was detected in the last ~45 days. Available items mostly concern EU restrictive measures and related compliance/sanctions exposure, plus an EUAA-referenced border/asylum access restriction that is not clearly a newly enacted change within the short-term window for this assessment. As a result, the news-driven overlay remains neutral (no clear short-term improvement or deterioration).

Sources

• UNHCR — Belarus country page (asylum system pressure and processing delays)UNHCR
• United States Department of State — Belarus: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (2023)U.S. Department of State
• Council of the EU — Belarus: Council suspends visa facilitation provisions for officials of the Belarus regime (press release / PDF)Council of the EU
• World Health Organization (WHO)/European Observatory — Belarus health system profile (service organization)WHO/European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
• World Bank — A modernized WSS sector in Belarus: thousands benefit from improved water and sanitation services (and remaining reliability/quality issues)World Bank
• Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1847 of 23 July 2026 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against UkraineEUR-Lex (Council of the EU)
• Council Regulation (EU) 2026/513 of 23 April 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against UkraineEUR-Lex (Council of the EU)
• Government extends restrictions to apply for asylum at the Polish-Belarusian border until 20 July 2026European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)