Russia passport — visa requirements by country

Full list of destinations for a Russia passport, grouped by what you need on arrival. Tap any country for the exact rule, allowed stay and the official source.

#80 of 197109 destinations with nothing to arrange in advanceFull passport ranking →

Where those destinations are: Asia 35 · Africa 26 · North America 21 · South America 12 · Oceania 10 · Europe 5

78 visa-free · 31 on arrival / eTA · 28 eVisa · 59 visa required

Visa-free countries for Russia passport holders·Visa on arrival for Russia passport holders·eVisa countries for Russia passport holders·Travel authorisation (eTA) for Russia passport holders

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Visa-free 78

Angolaup to 30 days Antigua & Barbudaup to 90 days Argentinaup to 90 days Armeniaup to 180 days Azerbaijanup to 90 days Bahamasup to 90 days Barbadosup to 90 days BelarusNot stated Belizeup to 90 days Boliviaup to 90 days Bosnia & Herzegovinaup to 30 days Botswanaup to 90 days Brazilup to 90 days Bruneiup to 14 days Cape Verdeup to 60 days Chileup to 90 days Chinaup to 30 days Colombiaup to 90 days Costa Ricaup to 90 days Cubaup to 90 days Dominicaup to 21 days Dominican Republicup to 30 days Ecuadorup to 90 days El Salvadorup to 180 days Eswatiniup to 30 days Fijiup to 120 days Georgiaup to 365 days Grenadaup to 90 days Guatemalaup to 90 days Guyanaup to 90 days Haitiup to 90 days Hondurasup to 90 days Jamaicaup to 90 days Jordanup to 30 days Kazakhstanup to 90 days Kiribatiup to 90 days KyrgyzstanNot stated Laosup to 30 days Malaysiaup to 30 days Maldivesup to 90 days Mauritiusup to 60 days Micronesiaup to 30 days Moldovaup to 90 days Mongoliaup to 30 days Montenegroup to 30 days Moroccoup to 90 days Mozambiqueup to 30 days Myanmar (Burma)up to 30 days Namibiaup to 90 days Nauruup to 90 days Nicaraguaup to 90 days Omanup to 14 days Palauup to 30 days Palestinian TerritoriesNot stated Panamaup to 90 days Paraguayup to 90 days Peruup to 180 days Philippinesup to 30 days QatarNot stated Samoaup to 90 days Saudi Arabiaup to 90 days Serbiaup to 30 days Seychellesup to 90 days South Africaup to 90 days St. Luciaup to 42 days St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days São Tomé & Príncipeup to 15 days TajikistanNot stated Thailandup to 60 days Trinidad & Tobagoup to 90 days Tunisiaup to 90 days Türkiyeup to 60 days United Arab Emiratesup to 90 days Uruguayup to 90 days UzbekistanNot stated Vanuatuup to 120 days Venezuelaup to 90 days Vietnamup to 45 days

Visa on arrival 31

eVisa required 28

Visa required 59

What changed for Russia passport holders

Montenegro (Russia): Visa-free · up to 30 days → Visa required2026-11-01announced
Ethiopia - e-visa online (visa on arrival may also be available)2026-07-15
Correction — Costa Rica is 90 days visa-free for Russians, not 302026-07-15
Qatar — 'visa on arrival' for Russians was renamed 'visa-free entry'2026-07-15
Taiwan opened an e-visa to Russian passports2026-07-07
Saudi Arabia (Russia): eVisa required → Visa-free · up to 90 days2026-05-11

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Questions people ask

How many countries can Russia passport holders enter without a visa?

78 destinations ask for no visa at all. Another 31 issue one at the border or accept an online travel authorisation, so 109 of 196 destinations can be reached with nothing arranged in advance. 28 more issue an eVisa online before departure, and 59 require a visa obtained before travel.

Where can a Russia passport holder stay the longest?

The longest stays without a visa are Georgia (up to 365 days), Armenia (up to 180 days), El Salvador (up to 180 days).

For short tourist stays · data as of 2026-08-17 · always confirm with the official source.