Visa Requirements for Russia Passport Holders (2026)

A Russia passport gives visa-free access to 117 of 198 destinations (visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA). Full breakdown by entry type below.

Visa-free destinations (78)

Angola (30d), Antigua and Barbuda (90d), Argentina (90d), Armenia (180d), Azerbaijan (90d), Bahamas (90d), Barbados (90d), Belarus, Bolivia (90d), Bosnia and Herzegovina (30d), Botswana (90d), Brazil (90d), Brunei (14d), Cape Verde (60d), Chile (90d), Colombia (90d), Costa Rica (30d), Cuba (90d), Dominica (21d), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90d), El Salvador (180d), Fiji (120d), Gambia (90d), Georgia (360d), Grenada (90d), Guatemala (90d), Guyana (90d), Haiti (90d), Honduras (90d), Hong Kong (14d), Israel (90d), Jamaica (90d), Kazakhstan (90d), Kiribati (90d), Kyrgyzstan, Laos (30d), Macao (30d), Malawi (90d), Malaysia (30d), Maldives (90d), Mauritius (90d), Micronesia (30d), Moldova (90d), Mongolia (30d), Montenegro (30d), Morocco (90d), Mozambique (30d), Myanmar (30d), Namibia (90d), Nauru (90d), Nicaragua (90d), Palau (30d), Palestine, Panama (90d), Paraguay (90d), Peru (180d), Philippines (30d), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90d), Saint Lucia (42d), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d), Samoa (90d), Sao Tome and Principe (15d), Serbia (30d), Seychelles (90d), South Africa (90d), Swaziland (30d), Tajikistan, Thailand (60d), Trinidad and Tobago (90d), Tunisia (90d), Turkey (60d), United Arab Emirates (90d), Uruguay (90d), Uzbekistan, Vanuatu (120d), Venezuela (90d), Vietnam (45d)

Visa on arrival (33)

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Zambia, Zimbabwe

eTA required (6)

Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, South Korea

e-Visa required (19)

Albania, Australia, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, India, Lesotho, Libya, Nigeria, Singapore, South Sudan, Syria, Togo, Uganda

Visa required in advance (62)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican, Yemen

Passports with similar entry access

Montenegro · North Macedonia · Taiwan · El Salvador · Guatemala · Colombia

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Data source: Passport Index dataset (CC-BY). Retrieved & last verified June 26, 2026. Visa rules change frequently — always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. See our methodology.