Russia entry rules
Russia visa requirements by country
Whether you need a visa for Russia depends on your passport. Of 197 passports, 69 can enter visa-free, 59 more can use the eVisa and 69 need a regular visa from a consulate.1
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| Passport | Entry | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Albania | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Algeria | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Andorra | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Angola | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Armenia | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Australia | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Austria | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Azerbaijan | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Bahamas | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Bahrain | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Bangladesh | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Barbados | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Belarus | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Belgium | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Belize | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Benin | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Bhutan | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Bolivia | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Botswana | Visa-free | Up to 30 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | Up to 14 days |
| Bulgaria | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Burkina Faso | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Burundi | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Cabo Verde | Visa-free | Up to 60 days |
| Cambodia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Cameroon | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Canada | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Central African Republic | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Chad | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Chile | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| China | Visa-free | Up to 30 days · eVisa also available |
| Colombia | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Comoros | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Croatia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Cuba | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Cyprus | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Czech Republic | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Denmark | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Djibouti | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Dominica | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa-free | Up to 60 days |
| DR Congo | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Ecuador | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Egypt | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Equatorial Guinea | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Eritrea | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Estonia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Eswatini | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Ethiopia | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Fiji | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Finland | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| France | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Gabon | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Gambia | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Georgia | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Germany | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Ghana | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Greece | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Grenada | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Guinea | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Guinea-Bissau | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Guyana | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Haiti | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Honduras | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | Up to 14 days |
| Hungary | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Iceland | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| India | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Indonesia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Iran | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Iraq | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Ireland | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Israel | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Italy | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Japan | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Jordan | Visa-free | Up to 30 days · eVisa also available |
| Kazakhstan | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Kenya | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Kiribati | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Kuwait | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Laos | Visa-free | Up to 30 days |
| Latvia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Lebanon | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Lesotho | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Liberia | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Libya | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Liechtenstein | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Lithuania | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Luxembourg | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Macao | Visa-free | Up to 30 days |
| Madagascar | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Malawi | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Malaysia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Maldives | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Mali | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Malta | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Marshall Islands | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Mauritania | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | Up to 60 days |
| Mexico | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Micronesia | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Moldova | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Monaco | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Mongolia | Visa-free | Up to 30 days |
| Montenegro | Visa-free | Up to 30 days |
| Morocco | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Mozambique | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Myanmar | Visa-free | Up to 30 days · eVisa also available |
| Namibia | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Nauru | Visa-free | Up to 14 days |
| Nepal | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Netherlands | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| New Zealand | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Niger | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Nigeria | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| North Korea | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| North Macedonia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Norway | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Oman | Visa-free | Up to 30 days · eVisa also available |
| Pakistan | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Palau | Visa-free | Up to 30 days |
| Palestine | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Panama | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Philippines | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Poland | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Portugal | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Qatar | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Republic of the Congo | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Romania | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Rwanda | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Saint Lucia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa-free | Up to 60 days |
| San Marino | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa-free | Up to 90 days · eVisa also available |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Senegal | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Serbia | Visa-free | Up to 30 days |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | Up to 30 days |
| Sierra Leone | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Singapore | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Slovakia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Slovenia | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Solomon Islands | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Somalia | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| South Africa | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | Up to 60 days |
| South Sudan | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Spain | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Sri Lanka | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Sudan | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Suriname | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Sweden | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Switzerland | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Syria | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Taiwan | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Tajikistan | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Tanzania | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Thailand | Visa-free | Up to 30 days |
| Timor-Leste | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Togo | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Tonga | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Trinidad and Tobago | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Tunisia | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Turkey | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Turkmenistan | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Tuvalu | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Uganda | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| United States | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Visa-free | No day limit on the list |
| Vanuatu | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Vatican City | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | Up to 90 days |
| Vietnam | Visa-free | Up to 30 days · eVisa also available |
| Yemen | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Zambia | Consular visa | Invitation needed |
| Zimbabwe | eVisa | Up to 30 days, online |
In short
The ways to enter Russia
- 69 passportsVisa-freeEnter with your passport, usually for 14 to 90 days depending on the agreement.
- 64 countries on the official listeVisaApply online, no invitation. Single entry, up to 30 days, valid for 120 days from issue.
- 69 passports, and any longer tripRegular visaApply at a Russian embassy, consulate or visa centre, with an invitation.
No visa needed
Countries that can enter Russia without a visa
For ordinary passports, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s list.1 The number is the maximum stay it gives; each agreement has its own conditions, so open your country’s guide.
- Andorra · 90 days
- Antigua and Barbuda · 90 days
- Argentina · 90 days
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belize · 90 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana · 30 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Brunei · 14 days
- Cabo Verde · 60 days
- Chile · 90 days
- China · 30 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Cuba · 90 days
- Dominica · 90 days
- Dominican Republic · 60 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador · 90 days
- Fiji · 90 days
- Georgia
- Grenada · 90 days
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana · 90 days
- Honduras · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Israel · 90 days
- Jamaica · 90 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Maldives · 90 days
- Mauritius · 60 days
- Moldova
- Mongolia · 30 days
- Montenegro · 30 days
- Myanmar · 30 days
- Namibia · 90 days
- Nauru · 14 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- Oman · 30 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Qatar · 90 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis · 90 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 90 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Serbia · 30 days
- Seychelles · 30 days
- South Africa · 90 days
- South Korea · 60 days
- Suriname · 90 days
- Tajikistan
- Thailand · 30 days
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu · 90 days
- Venezuela · 90 days
- Vietnam · 30 days
Apply online
Russia eVisa eligible countries
The official e-visa portal lists 64 countries, with China and Taiwan as one entry.2 Some of them also enter visa-free.
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- China · 30 days
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan · 30 days
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Myanmar · 30 days
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman · 30 days
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Saint Lucia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Vatican City
- Vietnam · 30 days
- Zimbabwe
Latest
Recent changes to Russia’s visa rules
To 15 October 2027
Vietnam: visa-free
- Ordinary passports, up to 30 days
Since 14 October 2026
Visa fees raised
- Urgent visas cost more, and the eVisa total has been reported higher
Since 11 May 2026
Saudi Arabia: visa-free
- All passports, up to 90 days
To 31 December 2027
China: visa-free
- Ordinary passports, up to 30 days
Sources for the fee changes: Decree No. 12925 and reports from applicants6.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Russia?
It depends on your passport. 69 passports enter visa-free, 59 more can use the eVisa, and 69 need a regular visa from a consulate. Use the search box above to check yours.
Which countries can enter Russia without a visa?
Most of Latin America, the former Soviet states, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam and China, among others. Stays range from 14 to 90 days. The full list is on this page.
Which countries can get the Russian eVisa?
The 64 countries on the official portal, including all of the EU, Japan, India, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines and Turkey. The eVisa allows a stay of up to 30 days and is valid for 120 days from issue.
Do US, UK, Canadian and Australian citizens need a visa for Russia?
Yes. They are not on the eVisa list, so they need a regular visa from a consulate with an invitation.
How long can I stay in Russia on a tourist visa?
A tourist visa can be single or double entry for up to 3 months, or multiple entry for up to 6 months. In any case, the total stay cannot exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.
Where is the official list of visa requirements for Russia?
On the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department (kdmid.ru), in the page on conditions of entry for foreign citizens. This page follows its September 2026 update.
Sources
Official sources consulted
Entry rules can change at short notice, so check the official list again just before you travel.
- Conditions of entry and stay for foreign citizens in the Russian Federation (status: September 2026)Consular Department, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Consulted 31 October 2026.
- Countries whose nationals can apply for the e-visaRussian e-visa portal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Consulted 31 October 2026.
- E-visa: frequently asked questions (validity, stay, insurance, registration)Russian e-visa portal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Consulted 31 October 2026.
- Issuing visas for entry to Russia: documents, visa categories and rulesConsular Department, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Consulted 31 October 2026.
- Government Decree No. 1292 of 2 October 2026 amending the consular fee rates of Decree No. 889Official Internet Portal of Legal Information. Consulted 31 October 2026.
- Russia raises e-Visa fees by nearly 18% (total of AED 238 reported from 14 October 2026; not an official figure)VisasNews. Consulted 31 October 2026.