First Day Abroad

Visa requirements for Russian passport holders

Every country we cover, with the entry rule that applies to a Russian passport today. Regimes, stay limits and fees come from the same verified rules as the personalised card on each country page.

Entry rules can change without notice. Confirm every requirement with the official source before travel.Last verified: September 2026 by

At a glance

  • 59 Visa-free
  • 6 Electronic travel authorization
  • 14 Visa on arrival
  • 13 eVisa
  • 45 Visa required

Rules for 114 of the 114 countries on the site have been published for this passport. A further 23 countries are listed from their entry rules alone - we do not have a full guide to them yet.

CountryWhat you needMaximum stayFeeAlso checked at the border
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days (extendable by 90 days)--
ArmeniaVisa-free180 days--
AzerbaijanVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 6 months
Barbadosno guide yetVisa-free28 days-Barbados immigration and customs form · Onward ticket
Belarusno guide yetVisa-free30 days-Passport valid 3 months
BoliviaVisa-free90 days (extendable by 60 days)-SIGEMIG migration registration · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
Botswanano guide yetVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 6 months
BrazilVisa-free90 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
Bruneino guide yetVisa-free14 days-Brunei e-arrival declaration · Passport valid 6 months
ChileVisa-free90 days (extendable by 90 days)-Declaracion Jurada de Ingreso a Chile
ChinaVisa-free30 days-China Digital Arrival Card · Onward ticket
ColombiaVisa-free90 days (extendable by 90 days)-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
Costa RicaVisa-free90 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
CyprusVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
Dominican RepublicVisa-free60 days (extendable by 60 days)-E-Ticket (electronic entry and exit form) · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
EcuadorVisa-free90 days (extendable by 90 days)-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
El SalvadorVisa-free180 days (extendable by 30 days)-Passport valid 6 months
FijiVisa-free120 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
GeorgiaVisa-free365 days-Passport valid 3 months
GuatemalaVisa-free90 days (extendable by 30 days)-Declaracion Jurada Regional de Viajero · Passport valid 6 months
Hong KongVisa-free14 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 1 months
JamaicaVisa-free90 days (extendable by 90 days)-Immigration and Customs Declaration (C5) · Onward ticket
JordanVisa-free30 days (extendable by 60 days)-Passport valid 6 months
KazakhstanVisa-free90 days-Onward ticket
KosovoVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
KyrgyzstanVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 6 months
LaosVisa-free30 days (extendable by 60 days)-Lao Digital Immigration Form (LDIF) · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
MacaoVisa-free30 days-Passport valid 3 months
MalaysiaVisa-free30 days-Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) · Onward ticket
MaldivesVisa-free90 days-IMUGA Traveller Declaration · Onward ticket
MauritiusVisa-free90 days-Mauritius All in One travel form · Onward ticket
MoldovaVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
Mongoliano guide yetVisa-free30 days-Passport valid 6 months
MontenegroVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
MoroccoVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
Myanmarno guide yetVisa-free30 days-Passport valid 6 months
Namibiano guide yetVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 6 months
NicaraguaVisa-free90 days (extendable by 30 days)-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
North MacedoniaVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
OmanVisa-free14 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
PanamaVisa-free90 days-Immigration and customs declaration · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
Paraguayno guide yetVisa-free90 days--
PeruVisa-free90 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days-eTravel
QatarVisa-free30 days (extendable by 30 days)-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
SerbiaVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
South AfricaVisa-free90 days (extendable by 90 days)-Onward ticket · Passport valid 1 months
Tajikistanno guide yetVisa-free30 days-Passport valid 6 months
ThailandVisa-free60 days--
The BahamasVisa-free90 days (extendable by 240 days)-Passport valid 6 months
Trinidad and Tobagono guide yetVisa-free90 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
TunisiaVisa-free90 days--
TurkeyVisa-free60 days-Passport valid 5 months
UruguayVisa-free90 days--
UzbekistanVisa-free90 days-Passport valid 3 months
Venezuelano guide yetVisa-free90 days (extendable by 90 days)-Tourist card · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
VietnamVisa-free45 days--
Israelno guide yetElectronic travel authorization90 days₪25.00ETA-IL · Passport valid 3 months
KenyaElectronic travel authorization90 days (extendable by 90 days)$30.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
MexicoElectronic travel authorization180 days-Sistema de Autorizacion Electronica (SAE) · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
Seychellesno guide yetElectronic travel authorization90 days (extendable by 90 days)-Seychelles Travel Authorisation
South KoreaElectronic travel authorization60 days-South Korea e-Arrival Card · Onward ticket
Sri LankaElectronic travel authorization30 days (extendable by 90 days)-Sri Lanka Arrival Card · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
BahrainVisa on arrival14 days (extendable by 14 days)-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable by 30 days)-Cambodia e-Arrival card · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days (extendable by 30 days)$30.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable by 30 days)--
KuwaitVisa on arrival90 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
Lebanonno guide yetVisa on arrival30 days (extendable by 60 days)NonePassport valid 3 months
Madagascarno guide yetVisa on arrival90 days€10.00Passport valid 6 months
NepalVisa on arrival90 days (extendable by 120 days)-Passport valid 6 months
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days$50.00Passport valid 6 months
Timor-Lesteno guide yetVisa on arrival30 days (extendable by 30 days)$30.00Passport valid 6 months
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival90 days (extendable by 30 days)-Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
Zambiano guide yetVisa on arrival90 days-Passport valid 6 months
Zimbabweno guide yetVisa on arrival30 days-Passport valid 6 months
Bhutanno guide yeteVisa90 days$40.00Passport valid 6 months
CubaeVisa90 days (extendable by 90 days)-D'Viajeros arrival declaration · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
EthiopiaeVisa90 days (extendable by 30 days)-Passport valid 6 months
GhanaeVisa90 days-Passport valid 6 months
IndiaeVisa30 days-India e-Arrival Card · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
New ZealandeVisa90 days-New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) · Onward ticket
NigeriaeVisa30 days-Landing and departure card · Passport valid 6 months
PakistaneVisa90 days-Passport valid 6 months
Papua New GuineaeVisa60 days$50.00PNG Digital Arrival Card (PNGDAC) · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
Saudi ArabiaeVisa90 days-Passport valid 6 months
TaiwaneVisa30 days-Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC) · Passport valid 6 months
TanzaniaeVisa90 days$50.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
Ugandano guide yeteVisa90 days-Passport valid 6 months
Algeriano guide yetVisa requiredSet by the visa-Passport valid 6 months
AndorraVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
AustraliaVisa required90 days-Onward ticket
AustriaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
BelgiumVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
BelizeVisa required30 days (extendable by 30 days)-Immigration and customs declaration · Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
BulgariaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
CanadaVisa required180 days (extendable by 180 days)CA$100.00Onward ticket
CroatiaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
CzechiaVisa requiredSee country guide--
DenmarkVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
EstoniaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
FinlandVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
FranceVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
GermanyVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
GreeceVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
HondurasVisa required30 days (extendable by 30 days)-Honduras customs declaration · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
HungaryVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
IcelandVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
IrelandVisa required90 days€60.00AVATS online visa application · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
ItalyVisa required90 days-Onward ticket
JapanVisa required90 days-Onward ticket
LatviaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
LiechtensteinVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
LithuaniaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
LuxembourgVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
MaltaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
MonacoVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
NetherlandsVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
NorwayVisa required90 days-Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
PolandVisa required90 days-Onward ticket
PortugalVisa required90 days-Onward ticket
RomaniaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
San MarinoVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
SingaporeVisa required30 days (extendable by 30 days)-SG Arrival Card (SGAC) · Onward ticket · Passport valid 6 months
SlovakiaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
SloveniaVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
SpainVisa required90 days-Onward ticket
SwedenVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
SwitzerlandVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
Turkmenistanno guide yetVisa requiredSet by the visa-Passport valid 6 months
Ukraineno guide yetVisa requiredSet by the visa--
United KingdomVisa required180 days£135.00Onward ticket
United StatesVisa required180 days (extendable by 180 days)$185.00Onward ticket
Vatican CityVisa required90 days€90.00Onward ticket · Passport valid 3 months
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