Alexander Lukashenko forbade to issue passports to Belarusians living abroad

The Belarusians living abroad, will not be able to receive the republic passport any more. The relevant decree was signed on September 5 by the president Alexander Lukashenko. The document makes changes to the decree "About Documenting of the Population of Belarus". In the previous version it was told that to the citizens who are constantly living outside Belarus, new passports give out in embassy or consulate. Now this point is excluded from the decree. Besides, according to new edition of the document, the Belarusian constantly living abroad and consisting on the consular account, receives the new passport in "law-enforcement body on...