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Russia Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

65 of 207 passports can enter Russia without arranging a visa in advance: 65 visa-free. 64 can apply for an e-visa online. 78 need a visa before travel.

  • Visa-free 65
  • E-visa 64
  • Visa 78
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No visa in advance

65 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

65

E-visa online

64

Visa required

78

How to enter Russia

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

US, UK, Canadian and Australian citizens need a consular visa. Most EU citizens, plus Indian, Japanese and Mexican citizens among others, can get a single-entry e-visa for stays of up to 30 days. Chinese citizens have entered visa-free for 30 days since 1 December 2025.

E-visaUnified e-visa

Citizens of countries on the Russian government's list (e.g. EU states, India, Japan, Mexico, Turkey); not US, UK, Canada or Australia

Stay
up to 30 days
Valid for
120 days from issue, single entry
Processing
up to 4 calendar days; apply 86 to 4 days before entry
Official site: evisa.kdmid.ru

Passport validity

6 months from the e-visa application date

Official entry rules

evisa.kdmid.ru

Recent and upcoming changes

  1. Chinese citizens visa-free

    Chinese citizens can enter visa-free for up to 30 days; the scheme now runs to 31 December 2027. Source

  2. E-visa stay doubled to 30 days

    Federal Law 257-FZ raised the e-visa stay from 16 to 30 days and its validity to 120 days. Source

Checked against 3 sources on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Russia can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit Russia visa-free

65 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Andorra90 daysAntigua and Barbuda90 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia90 daysAzerbaijan90 daysBelarusFree movementBelize90 daysBolivia90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina30 daysBotswana30 daysBrazil90 daysBrunei14 daysCape Verde60 daysChile90 daysChina30 daysColombia90 daysCosta Rica90 daysCuba90 daysDominica90 daysDominican Republic60 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador90 daysFiji90 daysGeorgiaFree movementGrenada90 daysGuatemala90 daysGuyana90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong14 daysIsrael90 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)90 daysJamaica90 daysKazakhstan90 daysKyrgyzstan90 daysLaos30 daysMacau30 daysMaldives90 daysMauritius60 daysMoldova90 daysMongolia30 daysMontenegro30 daysNamibia90 daysNauru14 daysNicaragua90 daysPalau30 daysPanama90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysQatar90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSerbia30 daysSeychelles30 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea60 daysSuriname90 daysTajikistan90 daysThailand30 daysUkraineFree movementUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUruguay90 daysUzbekistan90 daysVanuatu90 daysVenezuela90 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Russia

64 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Austria30 daysBahrain30 daysBarbados30 daysBelgium30 daysBhutan30 daysBulgaria30 daysCambodia30 daysCroatia30 daysCyprus30 daysCzechia30 daysDenmark30 daysEstonia30 daysEswatini30 daysFinland30 daysFrance30 daysGermany30 daysGreece30 daysHungary30 daysIceland30 daysIndia30 daysIndonesia30 daysIran30 daysIreland30 daysItaly30 daysJapan30 daysJordan30 daysKenya30 daysKuwait30 daysLatvia30 daysLiechtenstein30 daysLithuania30 daysLuxembourg30 daysMalaysia30 daysMalta30 daysMexico30 daysMonaco30 daysMyanmar30 daysNetherlands30 daysNorth Korea30 daysNorth Macedonia30 daysNorway30 daysOman30 daysPapua New Guinea30 daysPhilippines30 daysPoland30 daysPortugal30 daysRomania30 daysSaint Lucia30 daysSan Marino30 daysSaudi Arabia30 daysSingapore30 daysSlovakia30 daysSlovenia30 daysSpain30 daysSweden30 daysSwitzerland30 daysTaiwan30 daysTonga30 daysTrinidad and Tobago30 daysTurkey30 daysTurkmenistan30 daysVatican City30 daysVietnam30 daysZimbabwe30 days

Passports that need a visa for Russia

78 passports. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAnguillaAustraliaBahamasBangladeshBeninBermudaBritish National (Overseas)British Virgin IslandsBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadComorosDjiboutiDR CongoEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiIraqIvory CoastKiribatiKosovoLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMicronesiaMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueNepalNew ZealandNigerNigeriaPakistanPalestineRepublic of the CongoRwandaSaint HelenaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyriaTanzaniaTimor-LesteTogoTunisiaTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUnited KingdomUnited StatesYemenZambia

Russia visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Russia?

Yes. US passport holders need a visa for Russia, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Russia?

Yes. UK passport holders need a visa for Russia, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Russia?

Yes. Canada passport holders need a visa for Russia, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Russia?

Yes. Australia passport holders need a visa for Russia, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Russia?

Yes. India passport holders need an e-visa (Unified e-visa) for Russia, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 30 days.

How long can you stay in Russia without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 90 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

Does Russia have an ETA or e-visa?

Unified e-visa: Citizens of countries on the Russian government's list (e.g. EU states, India, Japan, Mexico, Turkey); not US, UK, Canada or Australia. Apply only on the official government site.

How many passports need a visa for Russia?

78 passports need a visa arranged before travel, and 64 can apply for an e-visa online. Look up your passport above for the exact rule.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Russia's official site before you book and again before you fly.