🇷🇺 Russia: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Russia issues an electronic visa (e-Visa) to many nationalities for short visits, alongside regular consular visas. Requirements and payment options changed a lot in recent years, so confirm the current rule for your passport before booking.
A Russia passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 133 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Moscow
- Currency
- Russian ruble
- Languages
- Russian
- Region
- Eastern Europe
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free (up to 90 days)
63 passports enter Russia visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 90 days |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 90 days |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 90 days |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | 90 days |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 90 days |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 90 days |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 90 days |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 90 days |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 days |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | 30 days |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 90 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 14 days |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 60 days |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 90 days |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 90 days |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 90 days |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | 90 days |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | 90 days |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 60 days |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 90 days |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 90 days |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | 90 days |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 90 days |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 90 days |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 90 days |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | 90 days |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 90 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 14 days |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 90 days |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 90 days |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 90 days |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | 30 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 30 days |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 90 days |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 60 days |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | 90 days |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 30 days |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | 90 days |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | 14 days |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 90 days |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | 30 days |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 90 days |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 90 days |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 90 days |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 90 days |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90 days |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90 days |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | 60 days |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 30 days |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 90 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 60 days |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 90 days |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 90 days |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 30 days |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 90 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 90 days |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 90 days |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 90 days |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 90 days |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 90 days |
e-Visa
64 passports apply for an e-visa online before travelling.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇹 Austria | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | – |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇳 China | – |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | – |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | – |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | – |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | – |
| 🇫🇷 France | – |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | – |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | – |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | – |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | – |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | – |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | – |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | – |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | – |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | – |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | – |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | – |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | – |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | – |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | – |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | – |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | – |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | – |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | – |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | – |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | – |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Visa required
71 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | – |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – |
| 🇺🇸 United States | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Russia?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: visa required; United Kingdom: visa required; Germany: e-visa; Canada: visa required. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Russia?
Russian ruble.
What language is spoken in Russia?
Russian.
Cheap flights from this country
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa required | - |
| United Kingdom | Visa required | - |
| Germany | e-Visa | - |
| Canada | Visa required | - |
| Australia | Visa required | - |
| India | e-Visa | - |
| China | e-Visa | - |
| France | e-Visa | - |
| Japan | e-Visa | - |
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