Destination · data reviewed 2026-10

South Ossetia Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

1 of 208 passports can enter South Ossetia without arranging a visa in advance: 1 visa-free. 193 need a visa before travel.

  • Visa-free 1
  • Visa 193
  • Special 14
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No visa in advance

1 of 208

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

1

E-visa online

0

Visa required

193

Passports that can visit South Ossetia visa-free

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

RussiaFree movement

Passports that need a visa for South Ossetia

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

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish National (Overseas)British Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)ItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRwandaSaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVanuatuVatican CityVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

14 passports. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

Armenia13 daysAzerbaijan13 daysBelarus13 daysKazakhstan13 daysKyrgyzstan13 daysMoldova13 daysNicaragua13 daysSyria13 daysTajikistan13 daysTurkey13 daysTurkmenistan13 daysUkraine13 daysUzbekistan13 daysVenezuela13 days

South Ossetia visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for South Ossetia?

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

Do UK passport holders need a visa for South Ossetia?

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

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for South Ossetia?

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

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for South Ossetia?

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

Do India passport holders need a visa for South Ossetia?

Yes. India passport holders need a visa for South Ossetia, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

How many passports need a visa for South Ossetia?

193 passports need a visa arranged before travel, and 0 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 South Ossetia's official site before you book and again before you fly.