Russia passportVisa rules for Russia passport holders
Short-stay rules for Russia citizens travelling to all 196 destinations. Click any destination to see the full rule, max stay, and key requirements. Verified 2026.
AfghanistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry, 90-day validity)
AlbaniaEmbassy visa required
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required30 days (organized tour VOA)
AndorraEmbassy visa required
AngolaVisa-free30 days per entry (max 90 days per year)
Antigua and BarbudaeVisa required30 days (single entry)
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days
ArmeniaVisa-free
AustraliaEmbassy visa required
AustriaEmbassy visa required
AzerbaijanVisa-free90 days
BahamasEmbassy visa required
BahraineVisa required14-30 days (eVisa, extensions possible)
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days (extendable +30)
BarbadosEmbassy visa required
BelarusEmbassy visa required
BelgiumEmbassy visa required
BelizeVisa-free30 days
BenineVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BhutaneVisa requiredAs applied for (typically up to 30 days)
BoliviaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BotswanaEmbassy visa required
BrazilVisa-free90 days (max 180 within 12-month period)
BruneiEmbassy visa required
BulgariaEmbassy visa required
Burkina FasoeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BurundieVisa required30 days (eVisa single / 90 days multi)
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
CamerooneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CanadaEmbassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Cape VerdeVisa-free60 days
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadeVisa required90 days (eVisa multi-entry)
ChileEmbassy visa required240 hours (10 days) — transit only
ChinaVisa-free30 days
ColombiaVisa-free90 days (extendable to 180 within calendar year)
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days (single-entry, extendable)
Congo (DRC)eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Costa RicaVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
Côte d'IvoireeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CroatiaEmbassy visa required
CubaVisa-free90 days
CyprusEmbassy visa required
Czech RepublicEmbassy visa required
DenmarkEmbassy visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
DominicaVisa-free3 months
Dominican RepublicVisa-free60 days
EcuadorVisa-free90 days
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days
El SalvadorEmbassy visa required
Equatorial GuineaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
EritreaEmbassy visa required30 days
EstoniaEmbassy visa required
EswatiniEmbassy visa required
EthiopiaeVisa required30/90 days (eVisa)
FijieVisa required3 months
FinlandEmbassy visa required
FranceEmbassy visa required
GaboneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GambiaEmbassy visa required90 days
GeorgiaVisa-free1 year (365 days)
GermanyEmbassy visa required
GhanaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GreeceEmbassy visa required
GrenadaEmbassy visa required
GuatemalaEmbassy visa required
GuineaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa-free90 days
HaitiVisa-free3 months
Holy See (Vatican City)Embassy visa required
HondurasEmbassy visa required
HungaryEmbassy visa required
IcelandEmbassy visa required
IndiaeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (e-Tourist, single/double entry); up to 180 days within calendar year for 1/5-year visas
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable once for an additional 30 days)
IranVisa on arrival30 days (VOA, extendable)
IraqeVisa required30 days (eVisa, USD ~160)
IrelandEmbassy visa required
IsraelEmbassy visa required
ItalyEmbassy visa required
JamaicaEmbassy visa required
JapanEmbassy visa required
JordanVisa-free1 month
KazakhstanVisa-free90 days
KenyaETA required90 days (single-entry eTA)
KiribatiEmbassy visa required
KosovoEmbassy visa required
KuwaitEmbassy visa required
KyrgyzstanVisa-free90 days within 180
LaosVisa-free30 days
LatviaEmbassy visa required
LebanonVisa on arrival1 month (extendable +2 months)
LesothoEmbassy visa required
LiberiaEmbassy visa required90 days
LibyaeVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry)
LiechtensteinEmbassy visa required
LithuaniaEmbassy visa required
LuxembourgEmbassy visa required
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days (VOA or eVisa)
MalawieVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MalaysiaVisa-free30 days
MaldivesVisa-free90 days
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaEmbassy visa required
Marshall IslandsEmbassy visa required
MauritaniaeVisa required30 days (eVisa, 90-day validity)
MauritiusEmbassy visa required
MexicoETA required180 days
MicronesiaEmbassy visa required
MoldovaVisa-free90 days within 180
MonacoEmbassy visa required
MongoliaVisa-free30 days
MontenegroVisa-free30 days
MoroccoVisa-free90 days
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days
MyanmarVisa-free30 days
NamibiaVisa-free3 months per calendar year
NauruEmbassy visa required
NepalVisa on arrival15, 30, or 90 days (paid VOA)
NetherlandsEmbassy visa required
New ZealandEmbassy visa required
NicaraguaeVisa required90 days
NigerEmbassy visa required90 days
NigeriaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaEmbassy visa required
NorwayEmbassy visa required
OmanVisa-free30 days
PakistaneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
PalauEmbassy visa required
PalestineEmbassy visa required90 days (governed by Israeli policy)
PanamaEmbassy visa required
Papua New GuineaeVisa required30-60 days
ParaguayVisa-free90 days
PeruVisa-free90 days within 180
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days
PolandEmbassy visa required
PortugalEmbassy visa required
QatarVisa-free90 days within 180
RomaniaEmbassy visa required
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days (VOA or eVisa)
Saint Kitts and NeviseVisa required30 days
Saint LuciaEmbassy visa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free3 months (extendable)
SamoaVisa-free60 days
San MarinoEmbassy visa required
São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa required30 days (single entry)
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free90 days within one calendar year
SenegalVisa on arrival30 days
SerbiaVisa-free30 days
SeychellesETA required90 days (free visitor permit)
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90)
SingaporeeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (visa-determined; officer discretion at entry)
SlovakiaEmbassy visa required
SloveniaEmbassy visa required
Solomon IslandsEmbassy visa required
SomaliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
South AfricaVisa-free90 days
South KoreaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
South SudaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single / multi)
SpainEmbassy visa required
Sri LankaETA required30 days
SudanEmbassy visa required30 days
SurinameVisa-free90 days (with entry fee)
SwedenEmbassy visa required
SwitzerlandEmbassy visa required
SyriaEmbassy visa required30 days
TaiwanEmbassy visa required
TajikistanFree movementUnlimited — CIS
TanzaniaeVisa required90 days (eVisa or VOA)
ThailandVisa-free30 days
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days
TogoeVisa required15-90 days (eVisa)
TongaEmbassy visa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free90 days
TunisiaVisa-free3 months
TurkeyeVisa required90 days within any 180-day period (eVisa) or as granted by embassy
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required30 days
TuvaluEmbassy visa required
UgandaeVisa required3 months (eVisa or East African Tourist Visa)
UkraineEmbassy visa required
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival90 days (free visa-on-arrival)
United KingdomEmbassy visa required6 months
United StatesEmbassy visa required
UruguayVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
UzbekistanFree movementUnlimited — CIS
VanuatueVisa required30 days
VenezuelaVisa-free90 days
VietnamVisa-free45 days
YemenEmbassy visa required30 days
ZambiaVisa on arrival90 days
ZimbabweVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90 for tourism)