Eastern Europe
Eastern EuropeRussia visa requirements
Travellers from 70 of 198 countries can visit Russia easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
What 198 passports need to visit Russia
Find your own passport in the list below for the exact rule.
- No visa needed70 of 198 passportsJust show your passport at the border.
- eVisa57 of 198 passportsApply on the official website.
- Visa needed70 of 198 passportsApply at the embassy or consulate.
- Entry is restricted1 of 198 passportsSpecial approval or set entry points.
Types of Russia visa
- Tourist entry10 optionsTourists may qualify for visa-free entry or a tourist visa. Citizens of 19 listed countries can get a simplified tourist visa using an accommodation booking.
- Transit visa and visa-free transfers4 optionsMost airport transfers of less than 24 hours do not need a visa if you stay in the international transit area and hold a confirmed onward ticket. Some airports have no international transit area.
- Business entry1 optionsQualifying APEC Business Travel Card holders can make visa-free business trips. Some nationality-based exemptions also allow business visits.
- Study entry1 optionsGeorgian citizens can stay without a visa for the duration of their studies. Separate student visa rules are not specified.
- Work entry1 optionsGeorgian citizens can stay without a visa for the duration of their work. International agreements also provide special entry rules for some other nationalities.
- Residence and family visits2 optionsResidence permits can support entry under Russia's agreement with Belarus. A separate exemption lets qualifying indigenous Alaskans visit relatives in Chukotka.
- Russia e-Visa1 optionsThe e-Visa is an online visa for citizens of 64 countries and territories. It allows a stay of up to 30 days and is valid for 120 days after issue.
Find your passport
198 of 198 passports
- AndorraVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- ArgentinaVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- ArmeniaVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- AzerbaijanVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- BelarusVisa not requiredEastern Europe
- BelizeVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- BoliviaVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe30 days
- BotswanaVisa not requiredSouthern Africa30 days
- BrazilVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- BruneiVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia14 days
- Cape VerdeVisa not requiredWestern Africa60 days
- ChileVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- ChinaVisa not requiredEastern Asia30 days
- ColombiaVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- Costa RicaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- CubaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- DominicaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- Dominican RepublicVisa not requiredCaribbean60 days
- EcuadorVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- El SalvadorVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- FijiVisa not requiredMelanesia90 days
- GeorgiaVisa not requiredWestern Asia
- GrenadaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- GuatemalaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- GuyanaVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- HondurasVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- Hong KongVisa not requiredEastern Asia14 days
- IranVisa not requiredSouthern Asia15 days
- IsraelVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- JamaicaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- JordanVisa not requiredWestern Asia30 days
- KazakhstanVisa not requiredCentral Asia90 days
- KyrgyzstanVisa not requiredCentral Asia90 days
- LaosVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- MacauVisa not requiredEastern Asia30 days
- MaldivesVisa not requiredSouthern Asia90 days
- MauritiusVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- MoldovaVisa not requiredEastern Europe90 days
- MongoliaVisa not requiredEastern Asia30 days
- MontenegroVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe30 days
- MyanmarVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- NamibiaVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- NauruVisa not requiredMicronesia14 days
- NicaraguaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- North MacedoniaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe30 days
- OmanVisa not requiredWestern Asia30 days
- PalauVisa not requiredMicronesia30 days
- PanamaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- ParaguayVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- PeruVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- QatarVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- SamoaVisa not requiredPolynesia60 days
- Saudi ArabiaVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- SerbiaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe30 days
- SeychellesVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- South AfricaVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- South KoreaVisa not requiredEastern Asia60 days
- SurinameVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- TajikistanVisa not requiredCentral Asia90 days
- ThailandVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- United Arab EmiratesVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- UruguayVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- UzbekistanVisa not requiredCentral Asia90 days
- VanuatuVisa not requiredMelanesia90 days
- VenezuelaVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- VietnamVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- AustriaeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- BahraineVisaWestern Asia30 days
- BarbadoseVisaCaribbean16 days
- BelgiumeVisaWestern Europe16 days
- BhutaneVisaSouthern Asia16 days
- BulgariaeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- CambodiaeVisaSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- CroatiaeVisaSoutheast Europe16 days
- CypruseVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- Czech RepubliceVisaCentral Europe16 days
- DenmarkeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- EstoniaeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- EswatinieVisaSouthern Africa16 days
- FinlandeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- FranceeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- GermanyeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- GreeceeVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- HungaryeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- IcelandeVisaNorthern Europe16 days
- IndiaeVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- IndonesiaeVisaSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- IrelandeVisaNorthern Europe16 days
- ItalyeVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- JapaneVisaEastern Asia30 days
- KenyaeVisaEastern Africa16 days
- KuwaiteVisaWestern Asia30 days
- LatviaeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- LiechtensteineVisaWestern Europe30 days
- LithuaniaeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- LuxembourgeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- MalaysiaeVisaSouth-Eastern Asia16 days
- MaltaeVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- MexicoeVisaNorth America30 days
- MonacoeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- NetherlandseVisaWestern Europe16 days
- North KoreaeVisaEastern Asia30 days
- NorwayeVisaNorthern Europe16 days
- Papua New GuineaeVisaMelanesia30 days
- PhilippineseVisaSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- PolandeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- PortugaleVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- RomaniaeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- Saint LuciaeVisaCaribbean16 days
- San MarinoeVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- SingaporeeVisaSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- SlovakiaeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- SloveniaeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- SpaineVisaSouthern Europe16 days
- SwedeneVisaNorthern Europe16 days
- SwitzerlandeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- TaiwaneVisaEastern Asia30 days
- TongaeVisaPolynesia16 days
- Trinidad and TobagoeVisaCaribbean16 days
- TürkiyeeVisaWestern Asia30 days
- TurkmenistaneVisaCentral Asia30 days
- Vatican CityeVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- ZimbabweeVisaSouthern Africa16 days
- AfghanistanVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- AlbaniaVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- AlgeriaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- AngolaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- AustraliaVisa requiredAustralia and New Zealand
- BahamasVisa requiredCaribbean
- BangladeshVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- BeninVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Burkina FasoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BurundiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CameroonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- CanadaVisa requiredNorth America
- Central African RepublicVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChadVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ComorosVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- DjiboutiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- DR CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EgyptVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- Equatorial GuineaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EritreaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- EthiopiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- GabonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- GambiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GhanaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GuineaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Guinea-BissauVisa requiredWestern Africa
- HaitiVisa requiredCaribbean
- IraqVisa requiredWestern Asia
- Ivory CoastVisa requiredWestern Africa
- KiribatiVisa requiredMicronesia
- KosovoVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- LebanonVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LesothoVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- LiberiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- LibyaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MadagascarVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MalawiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MaliVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Marshall IslandsVisa requiredMicronesia
- MauritaniaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MicronesiaVisa requiredMicronesia
- MoroccoVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MozambiqueVisa requiredEastern Africa
- NepalVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- New ZealandVisa requiredAustralia and New Zealand
- NigerVisa requiredWestern Africa
- NigeriaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- PakistanVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- PalestineVisa requiredWestern Asia
- RwandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- São Tomé and PríncipeVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- SenegalVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Sierra LeoneVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Solomon IslandsVisa requiredMelanesia
- SomaliaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- South SudanVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Sri LankaVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- SudanVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- SyriaVisa requiredWestern Asia
- TanzaniaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- Timor-LesteVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- TogoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- TunisiaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- TuvaluVisa requiredPolynesia
- UgandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- United KingdomVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- United StatesVisa requiredNorth America
- YemenVisa requiredWestern Asia
- ZambiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- UkraineAdmission restrictedEastern Europe90 days
Who can visit easily, by part of the world
For each part of the world: how many countries' travellers can come easily. Easy means no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
- Americas27 of 35 countries
- Asia25 of 50 countries
- Oceania5 of 14 countries
- Europe7 of 45 countries
- Africa6 of 54 countries
Questions
How many passports can enter Russia without a visa?
70 of 198 passports can enter without applying before travel.
What is the most common entry rule for Russia?
No visa needed: it applies to 70 passports.
Which passports need an embassy visa for Russia?
70 passports, including United States, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh DR Congo, and 65 more.
Do India passport holders need a visa for Russia?
eVisa, for up to 30 days.
Do China passport holders need a visa for Russia?
No visa needed, for up to 30 days.
Do United States passport holders need a visa for Russia?
Visa needed.
Do Nigeria passport holders need a visa for Russia?
Visa needed.
Do Pakistan passport holders need a visa for Russia?
Visa needed.
Do Brazil passport holders need a visa for Russia?
No visa needed, for up to 90 days.
Which region's passports have the easiest access to Russia?
Americas: 27 of 35 passports enter without applying first.
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