Visa requirements for Russian citizens
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Visa requirements for Russian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Russia.
As of 2024, Russian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 120 countries and territories, ranking the Russian passport 51st in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
History[edit]
Visa requirements for Russian citizens were lifted as the Soviet Union by the following countries/territories: Micronesia (18 December 1980);[2] as the Russian Federation by
Country | Date |
---|---|
Micronesia | 18 December 1980,[3] As Soviet Union |
Dominica | 11 March 1993[4] |
Cuba | 29 July 1994[5] |
Antigua and Barbuda | 6 November 1996[6] |
Malaysia | 1998 |
Namibia | August 2001 |
Morocco | 13 June 2005[7] |
Botswana | 5 December 2006[8] |
Thailand | 24 March 2007 |
Swaziland | 12 June 2007[9] |
Laos | 1 September 2007[10] |
Philippines | 19 September 2007 |
Ecuador | 20 June 2008 |
Israel | 20 September 2008 |
Vietnam | 1 January 2009 |
Nicaragua | 19 March 2009[11] |
Venezuela | 6 March 2009 |
El Salvador Honduras | 31 March 2009[12] |
Bahamas | 1 April 2009 |
Guatemala | 1 April 2009[13] |
Colombia | 20 April 2009[14] |
Argentina | 29 June 2009 |
Hong Kong | 1 July 2009 |
Brazil | 7 June 2010 |
Guyana | 1 August 2010[15] |
Trinidad and Tobago | December 2010[16] |
Chile | 18 January 2011 |
Turkey | April 2011[17] |
Saint Lucia | 27 September 2011[18] |
Uruguay | 27 December 2011 |
Georgia (country) | until December 2000, visa-free for residents of Caucasian Regions from October 2010, resumed for all citizens on 29 February 2012 |
Macau | 30 September 2012 |
Mauritius | November 2012 |
Jamaica | 11 March 2013[19] |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28 May 2013[20] |
South Korea | 1 January 2014 |
Costa Rica | until 1 February 2008,[21] resumed from 12 April 2014[22][23] |
Panama | 14 April 2014[24] |
Paraguay | 20 October 2014[25][26] |
Mongolia | resumed from 14 November 2014[27] |
Tunisia | 1 December 2014[28] |
Turks and Caicos | 2006 – September 2011, resumed in April 2015 |
Nauru | 14 May 2015 |
Indonesia | 10 June 2015[29][30] |
Bolivia | 3 October 2016[31] |
Senegal | resumed in December 2016 |
South Africa | 30 March 2017 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 25 April 2017[32][33] |
Qatar | 22 June 2017[34] |
Brunei | 8 January 2018 |
Taiwan | 6 September 2018[35] |
Palau | 27 December 2018[36][37] |
United Arab Emirates | 17 February 2019[38][39] |
Suriname | 13 May 2019 |
Maldives | 25 July 2019[40] |
Cabo Verde | 4 July 2020[41] |
Oman | December 2020 |
Belize | 12 January 2022[42] |
Myanmar | 1 July 2022[43] |
Mozambique | 14 March 2023[44] |
Kiribati | 1 September 2023[45] |
Angola | 29 September 2023[46] |
Mexico has introduced Electronic Authorization for Russian citizens from 1 November 2010.
Visas on arrival were introduced by Iran (July 2005), Zimbabwe (20 November 2007), Bahrain (November 2008), Guinea-Bissau (April 2012), Mozambique (resumed in February 2017),[47] Gabon (12 October 2017), Rwanda (1 January 2018),[48] Benin (15 March 2018),[49] Taiwan (6 September 2018), Sierra Leone (5 September 2019), Saudi Arabia (28 September 2019), Myanmar (1 October 2019), Iraq (15 March 2021).[50]
Russian citizens were made eligible for eVisas by Singapore (December 2009), Sri Lanka (January 2012), Montserrat (September 2012), São Tomé and Príncipe (2012), Myanmar (1 September 2014), India made Russian citizens eligible for the e-Visa (27 November 2014), Kenya (2 July 2015), Gabon (15 June 2015), Australia (Electronic Visitor visa from 1 October 2015),[51] Uganda (1 July 2016).[52] Lesotho (1 May 2017), Saint Helena (2018), Djibouti (18 February 2018),[53] Oman (7 May 2018),[54] Tanzania (26 November 2018),[55] Papua New Guinea (17 June 2019),[56] Saudi Arabia (28 September 2019), Guinea (October 2019), Malawi (November 2019), South Sudan (29 September 2020), Anguilla (January 2021).[57] Equatorial Guinea (July 2023).[58]
The following countries / territories have reinstated visa requirements for Russian citizens: Estonia (1 July 1992),[59] Latvia (20 March 1993),[60] Lithuania (1 November 1993),[61] North Korea (22 May 1997), Turkmenistan (June 1999), Slovenia (December 1999),* Czech Republic (29 May 2000),* Slovakia (1 January 2001),* Hungary (14 June 2001),* Bulgaria (October 2001),* Poland (1 October 2003),* Cyprus (1 January 2004),* Romania (October 2004),* Croatia (1 April 2013),* Kosovo (1 July 2013),[62] Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (3 October 2019), North Macedonia (21 March 2022), Ukraine (1 July 2022)[63] and Taiwan (31 July 2022).[64][65]
* - Visa policy has been synchronized with the visa policy of the EU because of accession of these countries to the European Union.
The provision of visas on arrival to Russian citizens were discontinued by Mali (9 March 2015).
Visa requirements map[edit]
Visa requirements[edit]
Visa requirements for holders of ordinary passports traveling for tourist purposes:
Country / Region | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Visa required[66] | Due to safety concerns, the Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Afghanistan.[67] | ✓ | |
Albania | eVisa[68][69] |
| X | |
Algeria | Visa required[70] | ✓ | ||
Andorra | Visa not required[71] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Angola | Visa not required[72] | 30 days |
| X |
Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required[75] | 180 days | ✓ | |
Argentina | Visa not required[76] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Armenia | Visa not required[77] | 180 days |
| ✓ |
Australia and territories | Online Visa required[78][79] |
| ✓ | |
Austria | Visa required[80] | ✓ | ||
Azerbaijan | Visa not required[81] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Bahamas | Visa not required[82] | 3 months |
| X |
Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival[83] | 14 days / 1 month |
| X |
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[84] | 30 days |
| X |
Barbados | Visa not required[85] | 28 days | X | |
Belarus | Visa not required[86][87] | Unlimited |
| ✓ |
Belgium | Visa required[89] | ✓ | ||
Belize | Visa required[90] |
| X | |
Benin | eVisa[91][92] | 30 days |
| X |
Bhutan | eVisa[93][94] |
| ✓ | |
Bolivia | Visa not required [95] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required[96] | 30 days |
| ✓ |
Botswana | Visa not required[97] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Brazil | Visa not required[98] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Brunei | Visa not required[99] | 14 days | ✓ | |
Bulgaria | Visa required[100] | ✓ | ||
Burkina Faso | eVisa[101][102] | ✓ | ||
Burundi | Visa on arrival[103] | 1 month |
| ✓ |
Cape Verde | Visa not required[104][41] | 60 days |
| ✓ |
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[106][107] | 30 days | X | |
Cameroon | eVisa[108][109] |
| ✓ | |
Canada | Visa required[111] | ✓ | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required[112] |
| ✓ | |
Chad | Visa required[113] |
| ✓ | |
Chile | Visa not required[114] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
China | Visa not required (conditional)[115] | 15 days |
| X |
Colombia | Visa not required[121] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Comoros | Visa on arrival[122] | 45 days | X | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[123] | ✓ | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa[124][125] | 7 days | ✓ | |
Costa Rica | Visa not required[126] | 30 days |
| ✓ |
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[127][128] | 3 months |
| X |
Croatia | Visa required[129] | ✓ | ||
Cuba | Visa not required[130] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Cyprus | Visa required[131][132] |
| ✓ | |
Czech Republic | Admission refused[133] |
| ✓ | |
Denmark | Visa required[135] | ✓ | ||
Djibouti | eVisa[136][137] | 90 days | X | |
Dominica | Visa not required[138] | 90 days | ✓ | |
Dominican Republic | Visa not required[139] | 60 days |
| ✓ |
Ecuador | Visa not required[140] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival[141][142] | 30 days |
| X |
El Salvador | Visa not required[143] | 180 days | ✓ | |
Equatorial Guinea | eVisa[144][145] |
| ✓ | |
Eritrea | Visa required[147] |
| ✓ | |
Estonia | Admission refused[148][149] |
| ✓ | |
Eswatini | Visa not required[151] | 30 days |
| X |
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[152] | 90 days |
| X |
Fiji | Visa not required[155] | 4 months | ✓ | |
Finland | Admission refused[156] |
| ✓ | |
France | Visa required[157] | ✓ | ||
Gabon | eVisa[158][159] | 90 days |
| X |
Gambia | Visa required[160] | ✓ | ||
Georgia | Visa not required[161][162] | 1 year | ✓ | |
Germany | Visa required[163] | ✓ | ||
Ghana | Visa required[164] |
| ✓ | |
Greece | Visa required[165] | ✓ | ||
Grenada | Visa not required[166] | 3 months | ✓ | |
Guatemala | Visa not required[167] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Guinea | eVisa[168][169] | 90 days | X | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival[170] | 90 days | X | |
Guyana | Visa not required[171] | 3 months | ✓ | |
Haiti | Visa not required[172] | 3 months | X | |
Honduras | Visa not required[173] | 3 months | ✓ | |
Hungary | Visa required[174] | ✓ | ||
Iceland | Visa required[175] | ✓ | ||
India | eVisa[176] | 30 days |
| ✓ |
Indonesia | e-VOA / Visa on arrival[179] | 30 days[180] | X | |
Iran | Visa not required (conditional) / eVisa[181][182] | 15 days / 30 days |
| X |
Iraq | Visa on arrival[186][50] | 60 days | Due to safety concerns, the Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Iraq.[187] | ✓ |
Ireland | Visa required[188] | ✓ | ||
Israel | Visa not required[189] | 90 days | ✓ | |
Italy | Visa required[190] | ✓ | ||
Jamaica | Visa not required[191] | 90 days | ✓ | |
Japan | Visa required[192] | X | ||
Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival[193][194] |
| X | |
Kazakhstan | Visa not required[195] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation[196][197] | 90 days |
| X |
Kiribati | Visa not required[199] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
North Korea | Visa required[200] | ✓ | ||
South Korea | Electronic Travel Authorization[201][202] | 60 days |
| ✓ |
Kuwait | Visa required[204] |
| ✓ | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required[205] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Laos | Visa not required[206] | 30 days | ✓ | |
Latvia | Admission refused[207][208] |
| ✓ | |
Lebanon | Free visa on arrival[209] | 1 month |
| X |
Lesotho | eVisa[210][211] | X | ||
Liberia | Visa required[212] |
| ✓ | |
Libya | eVisa[213][214] | Due to safety concerns, the Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Libya.[215] | ✓ | |
Liechtenstein | Visa required[216] | ✓ | ||
Lithuania | Admission refused[217][218] |
| ✓ | |
Luxembourg | Visa required[219] | ✓ | ||
Madagascar | Visa on arrival[220] | 60 days | X | |
Malawi | Visa not required[221] | 90 days | X | |
Malaysia | Visa not required[222] | 30 days | X | |
Maldives | Visa not required[223] | 90 days | ✓ | |
Mali | Visa required[224] | ✓ | ||
Malta | Visa required[225] | ✓ | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival[226] | 90 days | X | |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[227] | X | ||
Mauritius | Visa not required[228] | 90 days | ✓ | |
Mexico | Electronic Authorization[229] | 180 days[230] |
| X |
Micronesia | Visa not required[231] | 30 days |
| X |
Moldova | Visa not required[232] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Monaco | Visa required[233] | ✓ | ||
Mongolia | Visa not required[234] | 30 days | ✓ | |
Montenegro | Visa not required[235] | 30 days | ✓ | |
Morocco | Visa not required[236] | 3 months | X | |
Mozambique | Visa not required[237][238] | 30 days |
| X |
Myanmar | Visa not required[239][240] | 30 days |
| X |
Namibia | Visa not required[242] | 3 months |
| ✓ |
Nauru | Free visa on arrival[243] | 14 days | ✓ | |
Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival[244] | 90 days[245] |
| X |
Netherlands | Visa required[246] | ✓ | ||
New Zealand | Visa required[247] | ✓ | ||
Nicaragua | Visa not required[250] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Niger | Visa required[251] | ✓ | ||
Nigeria | eVisa[252][253] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
North Macedonia | Visa required[254] |
| ✓ | |
Norway | Visa required[255] |
| ✓ | |
Oman | Visa not required / eVisa[256][257] | 14 days / 30 days | X | |
Pakistan | ETA / Online Visa[258][259] | 30 days / 3 months | X | |
Palau | Visa not required[263] | 30 days | ✓ | |
Panama | Visa not required[264] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Papua New Guinea | eVisa[265][266] | 30 days | X | |
Paraguay | Visa not required[267] | 90 days | ✓ | |
Peru | Visa not required[268] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Philippines | Visa not required[269] | 30 days |
| X |
Poland | Admission refused[270] |
| ✓ | |
Portugal | Visa required[271] | ✓ | ||
Qatar | Visa not required[272] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Romania | Visa required[273] | ✓ | ||
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[274][275] | 30 days |
| X |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[276] | 3 months | ✓ | |
Saint Lucia | Visa not required[277] | 6 weeks | X | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[278] | 3 months |
| ✓ |
Samoa | Visa not required[279] | 60 days | ✓ | |
San Marino | Visa not required[280] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required[281][282] | 15 days | X | |
Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[283][284] | 90 days | X | |
Senegal | Visa on arrival[285] | 90 days | X | |
Serbia | Visa not required[286] | 30 days | ✓ | |
Seychelles | Electronic Border System[287][288] | 3 months |
| ✓ |
Sierra Leone | eVisa / Visa on arrival[289][290] | 3 months / 30 days | X | |
Singapore | Visa required[291] | ✓ | ||
Slovakia | Visa required[294] | ✓ | ||
Slovenia | Visa required[295] | ✓ | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required[296] |
| ✓ | |
Somalia | Visa on arrival[297] | 30 days | Due to safety concerns, the Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Somalia.[298] | X |
South Africa | Visa not required[299] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
South Sudan | eVisa[300][301] | 30 days |
| X |
Spain | Visa required[302] | ✓ | ||
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival[303][304] | 60 days / 30 days |
| X |
Sudan | Visa required[307] |
| ✓ | |
Suriname | Visa not required[308][309] | 90 days | ✓ | |
Sweden | Visa required[312] | ✓ | ||
Switzerland | Visa required[313] | ✓ | ||
Syria | Visa required[314] | Due to safety concerns, the Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Syria.[315] | ✓ | |
Tajikistan | Visa not required[316] | Unlimited | ✓ | |
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival[317][318] | 90 days | X | |
Thailand | Visa not required[319] | 60 days |
| ✓ |
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[321] | 30 days |
| X |
Togo | eVisa[322][323] | 15 days | X | |
Tonga | Free visa on arrival[324] | 31 days |
| X |
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required[325] | 90 days | X | |
Tunisia | Visa not required[326] | 3 months | X | |
Turkey | Visa not required[327] | 60 days |
| X |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[328] |
| ✓ | |
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[329] | 1 month | X | |
Uganda | eVisa[330][331] | 3 months |
| X |
Ukraine | Visa required[332][63][333] |
| X | |
United Arab Emirates | Visa not required[334] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required[335] | ✓ | ||
United States | Visa required[337] |
| ✓ | |
Uruguay | Visa not required[338] | 3 months |
| ✓ |
Uzbekistan | Visa not required[339][340] | Unlimited | ✓ | |
Vanuatu | Visa not required[341] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Vatican City | Visa required[342] | ✓ | ||
Venezuela | Visa not required[343] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
Vietnam | Visa not required[344] | 45 days | X | |
Yemen | Visa required[347] | Due to safety concerns, the Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen. | ✓ | |
Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[348][349] | 90 days |
| X |
Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival[350] | 30 days |
| X |
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories[edit]
- Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
---|---|---|
Abkhazia | Visa not required | 90 days; internal passport can be used. |
Kosovo | Visa required[351] | Visa is not required (in theory) for holders of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay).[352] |
Northern Cyprus | Visa not required[353] | |
Palestine | Visa not required[354] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[355] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for USD 30, payable on arrival.[356][357] |
South Ossetia | Visa not required[358][359] | Freedom of movement. Internal passport can be used. |
Taiwan | Visa Required[360] | Taiwan suspended visa free entry for Russian citizens. |
Transnistria | Visa not required[361] | Registration required after 24 hours.[362][363] |
- Dependent and autonomous territories
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
China | |||
Hong Kong | Visa not required[364] | 14 days | |
Macao | Visa not required[365] | 30 days | |
Denmark | |||
Faroe Islands | Visa required[366] | ||
Greenland | Visa required[366] | ||
France | |||
Clipperton Island | Special permit required[367] | ||
French Guiana | Visa required[368] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
French Polynesia | Visa required[369] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
Guadeloupe | Visa required[368] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
Martinique | Visa required[368] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
Saint Barthélemy | Visa required[370] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
Saint Martin | Visa required[370] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
Mayotte | Visa required[371] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
New Caledonia | Visa required[372] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
Réunion | Visa required[368] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required[368] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa required[373] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory for holders a valid multiple-entry Schengen Member State 'C' visa issued by a French consular authority. The validity period of the visa must be between 6 months and 5 years. | |
Netherlands | |||
Aruba | Visa required[374] | Holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State ('C' or 'D' visa), Ireland or United Kingdom do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory. | |
Bonaire | Visa required[374] | Holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State ('C' or 'D' visa), Ireland or United Kingdom do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory. | |
Sint Eustatius | Visa required | Holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State ('C' or 'D' visa), Ireland or United Kingdom do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory. | |
Saba | Visa required | Holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State ('C' or 'D' visa), Ireland or United Kingdom do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory. | |
Curaçao | Visa required[374] | Holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State ('C' or 'D' visa), Ireland or United Kingdom do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory. | |
Sint Maarten | Visa required[374] | Holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State ('C' or 'D' visa), Ireland or United Kingdom do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory. | |
New Zealand | |||
Cook Islands | Visa not required[375] | 31 days | |
Niue | Visa not required[376] | 30 days | |
Tokelau | Permit required[377] | ||
Norway | |||
Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[378] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[379] | |
Svalbard | Visa not required | Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty[380] but it's practically impossible to board a flight/ferry to Svalbard without entering Norway. Hence double entry Schengen visa would be required to go and come back from Svalbard to mainland Norway. | |
United Kingdom | |||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required[381] | ||
Anguilla | eVisa[382][383] | Holders of valid UK, US and Canadian visas and/or residency permits do not require a visa for 3 months. | |
Bermuda | Visa required[384] | Holders of a multiple-entry visa issued by Canada, USA or the United Kingdom valid for at least 45 days beyond the period of intended stay in Bermuda do not require a visa for 3 months. Visa free for a maximum stay of 3 months if transiting through the United Kingdom. | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required[385] | ||
British Virgin Islands | Visa required[386] | ||
Cayman Islands | Visa required[387] | ||
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Visa required[388] | ||
Gibraltar | Visa required[389] | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa. Visa not required if holding a Schengen multiple entry visa with a minimum remaining validity of 7 days or visiting on a day trip as part of an organised tour arranged through a Gibraltar-based tour operator. | |
Montserrat | eVisa[390] | ||
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa-free and landing fee USD 35 or tax of USD 5 if not going ashore.[391][392] | |
Saint Helena | eVisa[393][394] | ||
Ascension Island | Admission refused[395][396] | From May 2015, the Ascension Island Government does not issue entry visas including e-Visa to nationals of Russia.[397] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[398] | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours / 1 month for 110 / 160 pounds sterling).[399][400] | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa required[401][402] | Russian passport holders who are lawful residents of the United Kingdom, United States of America or Canada, or who are holders of a valid visa permitting their travel to any of these three countries, may be granted leave to enter the Islands without a Turks and Caicos Islands visa. | |
United States | |||
American Samoa | Entry permit required[403] | ||
Guam | Visa required[404] | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required[405] | ||
Puerto Rico | Visa required[406] | ||
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required[407] | ||
Antarctica and adjacent islands | |||
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[408][409][410][411][412][413][414][415] |
- Other territories
- Australia. Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Special authorisation required.[416]
- China. Hainan - Visa-free for 30 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
- China. Tibet Autonomous Region - Tibet Travel Permit required (USD 10).[417]
- Colombia. San Andrés and Leticia - Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
- Ecuador. Galápagos - Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[418]
- Eritrea outside Asmara - To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[419]
- Fiji. Lau Province - Special permission required.[420]
- Mount Athos - Special permit required (4 days: EUR 25 for Orthodox visitors, EUR 35 for non-Orthodox visitors, EUR 18 for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[421][422]
- India. Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[423][424][425][426][427][428]
- Iran. Kish Island - Visa not required.[429]
- Iraq. Kurdistan - You can apply for an e-Visa (30 days) to visit the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.[430]
- Kazakhstan. Closed cities - Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[431]
- North Korea outside Pyongyang - Special permit required. People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving).
- Malaysia. Sabah and Sarawak - Visa not required. These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[432]
- Maldives outside Malé - Permission required. Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[433]
- Mecca and Medina - Special access required. Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
- Sudan. Darfur - Separate travel permit is required.[434]
- Sudan outside Khartoum - All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
- Tajikistan. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province - OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[435][436]
- Turkmenistan. Closed cities - A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[437]
- United States. Closed city of Mercury, Nevada, United States - Special authorization is required for entry into Mercury.
- United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands - Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[438][439][440][441][442][443][444]
- Venezuela. Margarita Island - Visa not required. All visitors are fingerprinted.[445]
- Vietnam. Phú Quốc - Visa not required for 30 days.[446]
- Yemen outside Sana'a or Aden - Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden.[447]
- UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus - Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.[448]
- Korean Demilitarized Zone - Restricted area.
- UNDOF Zone and Ghajar - Restricted area.
Visa replacement[edit]
Certain countries waive the visa requirement if the visitor is in the possession of a valid visa or residence card of another country.
- Albania, Andorra, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Gibraltar, North Macedonia and Romania - Visa exempt for holders of a multiple entry visa type С or D or a valid residence permit issued by a Schengen Member State.[100][131][273]
- Mexico - Permanent residents of Canada, EU or USA; or holders of a valid USA visa do not require a visa.[229]
Non-ordinary passports[edit]
Holders of Russian diplomatic or official / service passports may enter the following countries without a visa for 90 days (unless otherwise stated):
D - Diplomatic passports only.
O - Official passports only.
1 - Unlimited
2 - 3 months
3 - 90 days within any 365-day period.
4 - 90 days within any 180-day period.
5 - 60 days
6 - 30 days
7 - 14 days
8 - Applies only to employees of official institutions operating in the territory of a contracting parties and their families.
Longer period of stay or more beneficial terms than that for ordinary passport holders is provided by Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, South Korea, Montenegro, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, El Salvador, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Holders of diplomatic and service Russian passports do not have visa-free access to Israel.
APEC Business Travel Card[edit]
Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:[449]
1 - Up to 180 days
2 - Up to 90 days
3 - Up to 60 days
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:[450]
- No need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by Canada and United States)
- Undertake legitimate business in participating economies
- Expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members
Limitations on passport use[edit]
- Arab League - As a result of the Arab League boycott of Israel, many Arab League countries refuse entry to travelers whose passport shows evidence of entry into Israel or hold an unused Israeli visa.
- Iran - Admission is refused for holders of passports containing an Israeli visa/stamp in the last 12 months.[184][circular reference]
- Azerbaijan - As part of the anti-Armenian policies of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan refuses entry to individuals of Armenian descent, including those who hold Russian Federation or other passports.[451] It also strictly refuses entry to foreigners in general whose passport shows evidence of entry into the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, declaring them a so-called personae non gratae.[452]
Vaccination[edit]
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.[453]
Passport validity[edit]
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.[454]
Foreign travel statistics[edit]
According to the national statistics these are the numbers of Russian visitors arriving to various countries per annum:[455]