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Russia visa exemption & requirements

As of 2025, regular passport holders from 62 countries visiting Russia for tourism purposes including Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia and Bosnia and Herzegovina Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Russia Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Russian visa exempt countries

To enter Russia for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Russia without a visa:

Asia

Nationals from 13 countries in Asia are exempt from Russia visa, while those from 19 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa not required 90 days No No
Azerbaijan Visa not required 90 days No No
Bangladesh Visa required No No
Bhutan Visa required No No
Brunei Visa not required 14 days No No
Cambodia Visa required N/A Yes No
China Visa required 16 days Yes No
Timor-Leste Visa required No No
Georgia Visa not required 90 days No No
India Visa required 16 days Yes No
Indonesia Visa required 16 days Yes No
Japan Visa required 16 days Yes No
Kazakhstan Visa not required 90 days No No
Kyrgyzstan Visa not required 90 days No No
Laos Visa not required 30 days No No
Malaysia Visa required 16 days Yes No
Maldives Visa not required 90 days No No
Mongolia Visa not required 30 days No No
Myanmar Visa required N/A Yes No
Nepal Visa required No No
North Korea Visa required 16 days Yes No
Pakistan Visa required No No
Philippines Visa required 16 days Yes No
Singapore Visa required Yes No
South Korea Visa not required 90 days No No
Sri Lanka Visa required No No
Tajikistan Visa not required 90 days No No
Thailand Visa not required 30 days No No
Turkmenistan Visa required No No
Uzbekistan Visa not required 90 days No No
Vietnam Visa required N/A Yes No

Europe

Nationals from 8 countries in Europe are exempt from Russia visa, while those from 37 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required No No
Andorra Visa not required 90 days No No
Austria Visa required 16 days Yes No
Belarus Visa not required Freedom of movement No No
Belgium Visa required 16 days Yes No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required 30 days No No
Bulgaria Visa required Yes No
Croatia Visa required 16 days Yes No
Cyprus Visa required 16 days Yes No
Czech Republic Visa required Yes No
Denmark Visa required 16 days Yes No
Estonia Visa required N/A Yes No
Finland Visa required Yes No
France Visa required 16 days Yes No
Germany Visa required 16 days Yes No
Greece Visa required 16 days Yes No
Hungary Visa required 16 days Yes No
Iceland Visa required 16 days Yes No
Ireland Visa required 16 days Yes No
Italy Visa required 16 days Yes No
Latvia Visa required 16 days Yes No
Liechtenstein Visa required 16 days Yes No
Lithuania Visa required 16 days Yes No
Luxembourg Visa required 16 days Yes No
North Macedonia Visa not required 30 days No No
Malta Visa required 16 days Yes No
Moldova Visa not required 90 days No No
Monaco Visa required 16 days Yes No
Montenegro Visa not required 30 days No No
Netherlands Visa required 16 days Yes No
Norway Visa required 16 days Yes No
Poland Visa required 16 days Yes No
Portugal Visa required 16 days Yes No
Romania Visa required 16 days Yes No
San Marino Visa required 16 days Yes No
Serbia Visa not required 30 days No No
Slovakia Visa required 16 days Yes No
Slovenia Visa required N/A Yes No
Spain Visa required 16 days Yes No
Sweden Visa required 16 days Yes No
Switzerland Visa required 16 days Yes No
Turkey Visa required 16 days Yes No
Ukraine Visa not required 90 days No No
United Kingdom Visa required No No
Kosovo Visa required N/A No No

Africa

Nationals from 6 countries in Africa are exempt from Russia visa, while those from 48 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required No No
Angola Visa required No No
Benin Visa required No No
Botswana Visa not required 30 days No No
Burkina Faso Visa required No No
Burundi Visa required No No
Cameroon Visa required No No
Cape Verde Visa not required 60 days No No
Central African Republic Visa required No No
Chad Visa required No No
Comoros Visa required No No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Djibouti Visa required No No
Egypt Visa required No No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required No No
Eritrea Visa required No No
Ethiopia Visa required No No
Gabon Visa required No No
Gambia Visa required No No
Ghana Visa required No No
Guinea Visa required No No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required No No
Kenya Visa required No No
Lesotho Visa required No No
Liberia Visa required No No
Libya Visa required No No
Madagascar Visa required No No
Malawi Visa required No No
Mali Visa required No No
Mauritania Visa required No No
Mauritius Visa not required 60 days No No
Morocco Visa required No No
Mozambique Visa required No No
Namibia Visa not required 90 days No No
Niger Visa required No No
Nigeria Visa required No No
Rwanda Visa required No No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required N/A No No
Senegal Visa required No No
Seychelles Visa not required 30 days No No
Sierra Leone Visa required No No
Somalia Visa required No No
South Africa Visa not required 90 days No No
Sudan Visa required No No
Eswatini Visa required No No
Tanzania Visa required No No
Togo Visa required No No
Tunisia Visa required No No
Uganda Visa required No No
Zambia Visa required No No
Zimbabwe Visa required No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required No No
South Sudan Visa required No No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 15 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Russia visa, while those from 5 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 90 days No No
Bahamas Visa required No No
Barbados Visa required No No
Belize Visa not required 90 days No No
Costa Rica Visa not required 90 days No No
Cuba Visa not required 90 days No No
Dominica Visa not required 90 days No No
Dominican Republic Visa not required 60 days No No
El Salvador Visa not required 90 days No No
Grenada Visa not required 90 days No No
Guatemala Visa not required 90 days No No
Haiti Visa required No No
Honduras Visa not required 90 days No No
Jamaica Visa not required 90 days No No
Nicaragua Visa not required 90 days No No
Panama Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Lucia Visa required No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 90 days No No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa required No No

South America

Nationals from 12 countries in South America are exempt from Russia visa, while those from 0 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa not required 90 days No No
Bolivia Visa not required 90 days No No
Brazil Visa not required 90 days No No
Chile Visa not required 90 days No No
Colombia Visa not required 90 days No No
Ecuador Visa not required 90 days No No
Guyana Visa not required 90 days No No
Paraguay Visa not required 90 days No No
Peru Visa not required 90 days No No
Suriname Visa not required 90 days No No
Uruguay Visa not required 90 days No No
Venezuela Visa not required 90 days No No

Oceania

Nationals from 5 countries in Oceania are exempt from Russia visa, while those from 9 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required No No
Fiji Visa not required 90 days No No
Kiribati Visa required No No
Marshall Islands Visa required No No
Micronesia Visa required No No
Nauru Visa not required 14 days No No
New Zealand Visa required No No
Palau Visa not required 30 days No No
Papua New Guinea Visa required No No
Samoa Visa not required 60 days No No
Solomon Islands Visa required No No
Tonga Visa required No No
Tuvalu Visa required No No
Vanuatu Visa not required 90 days No No

Middle East

Nationals from 3 countries in Middle East are exempt from Russia visa, while those from 10 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required 16 days Yes No
Iran Visa required 16 days Yes No
Iraq Visa required No No
Israel Visa not required 90 days No No
Jordan Visa required No No
Kuwait Visa required 16 days Yes No
Lebanon Visa required No No
Oman Visa required 16 days Yes No
Qatar Visa not required 90 days No No
Saudi Arabia Visa required 16 days Yes No
Syria Visa required No No
United Arab Emirates Visa not required 90 days No No
Yemen Visa required No No

North America

Nationals from all countries in North America will need visas to travel to Russia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required No No
Mexico Visa required 16 days Yes No
United States Visa required No No

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