Ruleset mfa-2026-09-invitation-v13

Visa-Free Countries for Russia

The current reviewed Rules API snapshot contains 66 visa-free country records for ordinary passports. Conditions and effective dates remain part of each rule and must not be ignored.

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A visa-free record means the traveler can use the waiver only when the relevant passport, purpose, duration and other published conditions are met. It does not mean every traveler connected to that country can enter unconditionally.

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Official source: Conditions of entry and stay of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation

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Complete current list from the API snapshot

This list is generated from all country records whose current route_status is VISA_FREE. A zero or missing general day allowance is not converted into an invented number; read the official condition instead.

A–F(23)

Andorra

up to 90 days

Official source

Antigua and Barbuda

up to 90 days

Official source

Azerbaijan

up to 90 days

Official source

Belize

up to 90 days

Official condition: Ordinary passport: visa-free for entry, exit, transit, and stay for no more than 90 days within each 180-day period from the date of entry.

Official source

Bolivia

up to 90 days

Official condition: Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся без виз

Official source

Botswana

up to 30 days

Official condition: Безвизовой режим для сотрудников, аккредитованных в Госпротоколе МИД России

Official source

Brunei

up to 14 days

Official condition: Без виз по карточкам АТЭС с обозначением «RUS». Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся по визам.

Official source

Cape Verde

up to 60 days

Official source

Costa Rica

up to 90 days

Official source

Dominica

up to 90 days

Official condition: Ordinary passport: visa-free for entry, exit, transit, and stay up to 90 calendar days in each 180-day period counted from first entry. A visa is required for an intended stay or residence over 90 days or labour or commercial activity. The Russian Embassy in Jamaica identifies tourism, private visits, and business visits as visa-free purposes and directs travellers with another purpose to the Consular Section.

Official source

Dominican Republic

up to 60 days

Official condition: Ordinary passport: visa-free for entry, exit, transit, and stay up to 60 calendar days in each 180-day period counted from first entry; a visa is required for a longer stay or labour or commercial activity.

Official source

El Salvador

up to 90 days

Official condition: Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся без виз.

Official source

G–L(11)

Georgia

up to 90 days

Official source

Grenada

up to 90 days

Official source

Guatemala

up to 90 days

Official source

Guyana

up to 90 days

Official condition: All passport types, including ordinary passports: visa-free for up to 90 days. The separate State Protocol personnel clause does not limit the ordinary-passport route.

Official source

Honduras

up to 90 days

Official source

Kyrgyzstan

up to 90 days

Official condition: Visa-free for all passport types, including internal passports, for up to 90 days in total per calendar year. For EAEU employment, the worker's and family members' stay may be extended for the employment or civil-contract term; study also permits extension. Kyrgyz citizens may work without separate work-authorisation documents after concluding the relevant contract.

Official source

Laos

up to 30 days

Official condition: Ordinary international passport: visa-free for entry, exit, transit, and continuous stay up to 30 days; a visa is required for work, education, or permanent residence.

Official source

M–R(15)

Maldives

up to 90 days

Official source

Mauritius

up to 60 days

Official source

Moldova

up to 90 days

Official source

Mongolia

up to 30 days

Official condition: Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся без виз.

Official source

Namibia

up to 90 days

Official condition: All valid passport types: visa-free for entry, exit, transit, and stay up to 90 days in each 180-day period; a visa is required for temporary or permanent residence, work, or study.

Official source

Nauru

up to 14 days

Official source

Nicaragua

up to 90 days

Official source

Palau

up to 30 days

Official source

Panama

up to 90 days

Official condition: Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся без виз

Official source

Paraguay

up to 90 days

Official condition: Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся без виз.

Official source

Qatar

up to 90 days

Official condition: Ordinary passport valid at least six months: visa-free for a total of up to 90 days in any 180-day period; not for work, study, or residence.

Official source

S–Z(17)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

up to 90 days

Official condition: Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся без виз.

Official source

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

up to 90 days

Official condition: Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся без виз.

Official source

Samoa

up to 60 days

Official source

Seychelles

up to 30 days

Official source

Suriname

up to 90 days

Official source

Tajikistan

up to 90 days

Official source

Ukraine

up to 90 days

Official condition: включая внутренние

Official source

Uruguay

up to 90 days

Official condition: Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся без виз

Official source

Uzbekistan

up to 90 days

Official source

Vanuatu

up to 90 days

Official condition: Ordinary passport: visa-free for up to 90 days; a visa is required for work, study, or commercial business.

Official source

Not in the visa-free list? Resolve the correct route

Unified eVisa

Available to 65 listed citizenships. It is single entry, valid for 120 days and permits a stay of up to 30 days. Invitation is not required.

  • Apply 86–4 days before entry
  • Verify the fee and approved checkpoint on the official portal
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Regular or special route

If neither visa-free nor eVisa applies, use the visa category that matches the trip purpose. Fees, insurance, supporting documents and processing depend on citizenship and the competent Russian mission. Hong Kong and Macau have separate special-passport conditions in the API.

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