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AF

Afghanistan

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
AL

Albania

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
DZ

Algeria

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
AD

Andorra

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
AO

Angola

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
AG

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
AR

Argentina

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
AM

Armenia

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
AU

Australia

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
AT

Austria

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
AZ

Azerbaijan

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
BS

Bahamas

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
BH

Bahrain

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
BD

Bangladesh

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
BB

Barbados

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
BY

Belarus

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
BE

Belgium

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
BZ

Belize

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
BJ

Benin

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
BT

Bhutan

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
BO

Bolivia

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
BA

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days in a 60-day window
See requirements ↗
BW

Botswana

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
BR

Brazil

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
BN

Brunei

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 14 days
See requirements ↗
BG

Bulgaria

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
BF

Burkina Faso

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
BI

Burundi

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
CV

Cabo Verde

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 60 days
See requirements ↗
KH

Cambodia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
CM

Cameroon

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
CA

Canada

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
CF

Central African Republic

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
TD

Chad

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
CL

Chile

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
CN

China

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
CO

Colombia

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
KM

Comoros

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
CR

Costa Rica

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
CI

Côte d’Ivoire

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
HR

Croatia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
CU

Cuba

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
CY

Cyprus

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
CZ

Czechia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
CD

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
DK

Denmark

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
DJ

Djibouti

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
DM

Dominica

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
DO

Dominican Republic

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 60 days
See requirements ↗
EC

Ecuador

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
EG

Egypt

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
SV

El Salvador

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
GQ

Equatorial Guinea

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
ER

Eritrea

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
EE

Estonia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
SZ

Eswatini

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
ET

Ethiopia

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
FJ

Fiji

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
FI

Finland

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
FR

France

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
GA

Gabon

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
GM

Gambia

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
GE

Georgia

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
DE

Germany

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
GH

Ghana

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
GR

Greece

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
GD

Grenada

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
GT

Guatemala

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
GN

Guinea

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
GW

Guinea-Bissau

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
GY

Guyana

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
HT

Haiti

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
HN

Honduras

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
HK

Hong Kong SAR

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 14 days
See requirements ↗
HU

Hungary

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
IS

Iceland

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
IN

India

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
ID

Indonesia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
IR

Iran

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
IQ

Iraq

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
IE

Ireland

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
IL

Israel

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
IT

Italy

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
JM

Jamaica

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
JP

Japan

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
JO

Jordan

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
KZ

Kazakhstan

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
KE

Kenya

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
KI

Kiribati

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
KW

Kuwait

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
KG

Kyrgyzstan

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
LA

Laos

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
LV

Latvia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
LB

Lebanon

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
LS

Lesotho

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
LR

Liberia

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
LY

Libya

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
LI

Liechtenstein

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
LT

Lithuania

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
LU

Luxembourg

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
MG

Madagascar

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
MW

Malawi

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
MY

Malaysia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
MV

Maldives

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
ML

Mali

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
MT

Malta

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
MH

Marshall Islands

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
MR

Mauritania

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
MU

Mauritius

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 60 days
See requirements ↗
MX

Mexico

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
FM

Micronesia

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
MD

Moldova

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
MC

Monaco

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
MN

Mongolia

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
ME

Montenegro

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
MA

Morocco

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
MZ

Mozambique

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
MM

Myanmar (Burma)

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days; 90 days total per calendar year
See requirements ↗
NA

Namibia

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
NR

Nauru

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 14 days
See requirements ↗
NP

Nepal

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
NL

Netherlands

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
NZ

New Zealand

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
NI

Nicaragua

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
NE

Niger

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
NG

Nigeria

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
KP

North Korea

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
MK

North Macedonia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
NO

Norway

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
OM

Oman

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days; 90 days total per calendar year
See requirements ↗
PK

Pakistan

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
PW

Palau

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
PS

Palestine

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
PA

Panama

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
PG

Papua New Guinea

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
PY

Paraguay

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
PE

Peru

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
PH

Philippines

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
PL

Poland

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
PT

Portugal

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
QA

Qatar

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
CG

Republic of the Congo

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
RO

Romania

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
RW

Rwanda

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
WS

Samoa

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 60 days
See requirements ↗
SM

San Marino

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
ST

São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
SA

Saudi Arabia

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days per calendar year
See requirements ↗
SN

Senegal

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
RS

Serbia

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
SC

Seychelles

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
SL

Sierra Leone

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
SG

Singapore

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
SK

Slovakia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
SI

Slovenia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
SB

Solomon Islands

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
SO

Somalia

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
ZA

South Africa

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
KR

South Korea

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 60 days
See requirements ↗
SS

South Sudan

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
ES

Spain

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
LK

Sri Lanka

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
KN

St. Kitts & Nevis

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
LC

St. Lucia

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
VC

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
SD

Sudan

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
SR

Suriname

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
SE

Sweden

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
CH

Switzerland

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
SY

Syria

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
TW

Taiwan, China

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
TJ

Tajikistan

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
TZ

Tanzania

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
TH

Thailand

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
TL

Timor-Leste

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
TG

Togo

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
TO

Tonga

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
TT

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
TN

Tunisia

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
TR

Türkiye

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
TM

Turkmenistan

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
TV

Tuvalu

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
UG

Uganda

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
UA

Ukraine

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
AE

United Arab Emirates

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
GB

United Kingdom

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
US

United States

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
UY

Uruguay

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
UZ

Uzbekistan

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
visa-free status stated; this table gives no stay limit
See requirements ↗
VU

Vanuatu

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
VA

Vatican City

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
VE

Venezuela

Visa requirement
Visa-free entry
Published stay
up to 90 days
See requirements ↗
VN

Vietnam

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗
YE

Yemen

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
ZM

Zambia

Visa requirement
Regular visa
Published stay
depends on visa category
See requirements ↗
ZW

Zimbabwe

Visa requirement
Unified e-visa
Published stay
up to 30 days
See requirements ↗

One passport list, with the source beside the answer.

Visa requirements come from the Russian MFA passport table and e-visa instructions. The embassy or visa centre that accepts the application may ask for additional documents based on residence and filing location. That local list is linked separately where we have verified it.

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Common questions

How do you check which passports need a Russian visa?

Each of the 196 records is matched against the central MFA ordinary-passport table and the current specialised e-visa list. The result is visa-free-first, e-visa-first, regular-visa-first or an explicit official-review stop.

Does a visa-free or e-visa label cover every possible trip?

No. Purpose, exact dates, entries, passport type and special treaty conditions can change the result. Open the passport page and then test the actual trip rather than relying on the directory label alone.

Does my country of residence affect which visa I need?

Residence does not transfer another citizenship’s exemption or e-visa eligibility. It can change which embassy, consulate or visa centre accepts a regular application and what proof of lawful stay is required.

When should a traveller buy a Russian visa invitation?

Only after you have confirmed that you need a regular visa and chosen the correct category. A qualifying visa-free or unified e-visa trip does not become safer by adding an unnecessary invitation.