Visa-Free Countries for Russian citizens (2026)
A Russian passport enters 78 countries visa-free, gets a visa on arrival in 26 more, and an eTA in 6 — 110 of 198 destinations you can reach without arranging a visa before you go. That ranks the Russian passport 77 of 199 worldwide. 27 need an e-visa applied for online, and 61 need a consular visa. As of 20 July 2026.
- 78
- VISA-FREE
- 6
- ETA
- 26
- VISA ON ARRIVAL
- 27
- E-VISA
- 61
- VISA REQUIRED
#77of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access — see the full ranking →
Counts are for a standard tourist passport, from our open visa-matrix dataset, which cross-checks Wikipedia against a second source and records every disagreement rather than picking one silently. This is a starting point, not legal advice — a rule can change between snapshots, so confirm the current requirement with the destination's official source before you book. Rows marked ⚑ disputed are corridors where our two sources disagree; treat those as "verify first".
Visa-free 78
Walk up to the border with just your passport. No form, no fee, no advance step.
- Angola30d
- Antigua and Barbuda180d
- Argentina90d
- Armenia180d
- Azerbaijan90d
- Bahamas90d
- Barbados28d
- Belarus
- Belize90d
- Bolivia90d
- Bosnia and Herzegovina30d
- Botswana90d
- Brazil90d
- Brunei14d
- Burma30d
- Cabo Verde60d
- Chile90d
- China30d
- Colombia90d
- Costa Rica30d
- Cuba90d
- Dominica90d
- Dominican Republic60d
- Ecuador90d
- El Salvador180d
- Eswatini30d
- Fiji120d
- Georgia365d
- Grenada90d
- Guatemala90d
- Guyana90d
- Haiti90d
- Honduras90d
- Hong Kong14d
- Jamaica90d
- Jordan90d
- Kazakhstan90d
- Kiribati90d
- Kyrgyzstan90d
- Laos30d
- Macao30d
- Malaysia30d
- Maldives90d
- Mauritius90d
- Micronesia30d
- Moldova90d
- Mongolia30d
- Montenegro30d
- Morocco90d
- Namibia90d
- Nauru14d
- Nicaragua90d
- Oman30d
- Palau30d
- Palestine
- Panama90d
- Paraguay90d
- Peru90d
- Philippines30d
- Saint Lucia42d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90d
- Samoa60d
- Sao Tome and Principe15d
- Serbia30d
- Seychelles90d
- South Africa90d
- Suriname90d
- Tajikistan
- Thailand30d
- Trinidad and Tobago90d
- Tunisia90d
- Turkey60d
- United Arab Emirates90d
- Uruguay90d
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu120d
- Venezuela90d
- Vietnam45d
Electronic authorisation (eTA) 6
Visa-free in practice, but you must register an eTA online before you fly. Minutes, not weeks.
- Israel90d
- Kenya90d
- Mexico
- Mozambique30d
- Saint Kitts and Nevis90d
- South Korea60d
Visa on arrival 26
Nothing to arrange in advance — the visa is issued at the border, usually for a fee.
- Bahrain14d
- Bangladesh30d
- Burundi30d
- Cambodia30d
- Comoros45d
- East Timor30d
- Egypt30d
- Ethiopia90d
- Guinea-Bissau90d
- Indonesia30d
- Iran⚑
- Lebanon28d
- Madagascar90d
- Marshall Islands90d
- Nepal90d
- Qatar⚑
- Rwanda30d
- Saudi Arabia⚑
- Senegal30d
- Sierra Leone30d
- Sri Lanka⚑
- Tanzania90d
- Tonga31d
- Tuvalu30d
- Zambia90d
- Zimbabwe30d
E-visa (apply online first) 27
You must apply and be approved online before departure. Not a border formality.
- Albania90d
- Australia⚑
- Benin30d
- Bhutan90d
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Djibouti⚑
- DR Congo7d
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon90d
- Guinea90d
- India30d
- Iraq30d
- Ivory Coast⚑
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi⚑
- Mauritania30d
- Nigeria30d
- Pakistan90d
- Papua New Guinea⚑
- Somalia30d
- South Sudan30d
- Syria⚑
- Togo15d
- Uganda90d
Visa required 61
A consular visa is needed before travel — start early.
- Afghanistan⚑
- Algeria
- Andorra⚑
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia⚑
- Denmark
- Eritrea
- Estonia⚑
- Finland⚑
- France
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana⚑
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia⚑
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania⚑
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Mali
- Malta
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- Norway⚑
- Poland⚑
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino⚑
- Singapore⚑
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan⚑
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vatican
- Yemen
People also ask
How many countries can Russian citizens visit visa-free?
78 destinations, with no form and no fee — you arrive and are admitted at the border. Add the 26 that issue a visa on arrival and the 6 that need only an eTA registered online, and 110 of 198 destinations need no visa arranged before you fly. As of 20 July 2026.
How strong is the Russian passport?
It ranks 77 of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access, reaching 110 of 198 destinations without arranging a visa first. That figure counts visa-free and freedom-of-movement entry plus eTA and visa on arrival. As of 20 July 2026.
Which countries require a visa for Russian citizens?
61 destinations need a consular visa applied for before travel, and 27 more need an e-visa approved online first. Both groups are listed in full above. The dataset records the requirement itself, not the fee or the processing time — confirm those with the destination's own authority. As of 20 July 2026.
What is the difference between an eTA and an e-visa for Russian citizens?
An eTA is a registration; an e-visa is an application. A Russian passport needs an eTA for 6 destinations — minutes online, then you fly — and a full e-visa for 27, which must be approved before departure. Neither one is issued at the border, so both have to be done before you travel.
How current is this visa-free list for Russian citizens?
It is a dated snapshot, checked 20 July 2026, built by cross-checking two sources and recording every disagreement rather than picking one silently. 23 of this passport's 198 corridors are marked disputed. Entry rules change between snapshots, so confirm with the destination's official source before booking.