Lukashenko signs amendments to fingerprinting law. Who is required to undergo it?
03.02.2026
MINSK (
BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed the law “On amendments to laws concerning state fingerprint registration,” BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
The document improves the legislation in the field of national security by revising the categories of individuals subject to fingerprinting and the list of state agencies responsible for taking fingerprints and authorized to receive and use fingerprint information.
According to the law, fingerprinting is mandatory for foreign citizens and stateless persons undergoing border control when crossing the state border and also those subject to deportation, expulsion from Belarus, or transfer to a foreign state under an international readmission agreement. Fingerprinting will be required for those included in the list of persons whose entry into Belarus is prohibited or undesirable and those individuals deemed necessary border authorities in the interests of national security.
The right to obtain and use fingerprint information is granted to criminal prosecution authorities, courts, internal affairs agencies, border services and other bodies conducting operational investigative activities.
The law aims to enhance the efficiency and quality of fingerprinting and will contribute to the timely identification of risks, challenges, and threats to national security and to neutralizing their internal and external sources.
The document improves the legislation in the field of national security by revising the categories of individuals subject to fingerprinting and the list of state agencies responsible for taking fingerprints and authorized to receive and use fingerprint information.
According to the law, fingerprinting is mandatory for foreign citizens and stateless persons undergoing border control when crossing the state border and also those subject to deportation, expulsion from Belarus, or transfer to a foreign state under an international readmission agreement. Fingerprinting will be required for those included in the list of persons whose entry into Belarus is prohibited or undesirable and those individuals deemed necessary border authorities in the interests of national security.
The right to obtain and use fingerprint information is granted to criminal prosecution authorities, courts, internal affairs agencies, border services and other bodies conducting operational investigative activities.
The law aims to enhance the efficiency and quality of fingerprinting and will contribute to the timely identification of risks, challenges, and threats to national security and to neutralizing their internal and external sources.