Belarus gateway to the EU
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Most migrants on the Belarusian borders with the European Union
use newly established travel agencies to book tourism packages that include visas from Belarusian consulates
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NORWAY 
DENMARK
NETH.
GERMANY
Berlin
Warsaw
POLAND
ESTONIA
Minsk
Moscow
RUSSIA
SWEDEN
LATVIA
UKRAINE
LITHUANIA 
BELARUS

400km 250 miles

Kuznica: 4,000 migrants at border crossing

Germany: 6,600 illegal crossings so far this year
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1 Package tours: Travel agencies in Belarus and Middle East – partnered with people smugglers – organise one-way flights to Minsk for migrants

2 Visas: Belarusian consulates in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq supply tourist visas

3 Flights: Belarus’ national airline, Belavia, Turkish Airlines and Aeroflot fly migrants to Minsk

4 Smugglers: Migrants taken to borders of Poland, Lithuania or Latvia by bus or taxi. Total journey can cost €12,000-€15,000 per migrant
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Istanbul
2 Ankara
TURKEY
SYRIA
Beirut LEB.
Irbil
IRAQ
IRAN
JORDAN
Amman 
SAUDI ARABIA

400km 250 miles
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Sources: Bloomberg, DW, Schengen Visa Info
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