Who can travel to Russia visa-free in 2025?

Citizens of over 60 countries can enter Russia without a visa and stay for a specific period. However, it's important to remember that the visa-free travel is generally only for tourism, visiting relatives or friends, attending cultural and sporting events or for short business trips. For work, study and other long-term purposes, a visa will still be required.

If you plan to stay in Russia for longer than seven days, you must register at your place of stay (find out how here) 

Also, before your trip, download the ‘ruID’ app. Find out how to here.

Visa-free for neighbors

Residents of most former Soviet republics can enter Russia without a visa and stay for an extended period. These include:

- Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and South Ossetia: You can visit using your domestic ID card (or internal passport) and stay for any period.

- Abkhazia: You can enter using your domestic ID card (or internal passport) and stay for up to 90 days.

- Georgia, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan: You can enter using your international passport and stay for any period.

European Countries

- Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina: You can enter using your international passport and stay for up to 30 days.

- Andorra: You can enter using your international passport and stay for up to 90 days within a 365-day year.

Middle Eastern Countries

- Israel, Qatar, UAE: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.

- Jordan (a visa-free agreement was signed on August 20, 2025, but is not yet in force): You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 30 days.

- Iran: You can enter visa-free with your international passport for organized tourist groups for up to 15 days, but no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.

- Oman, Turkey: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 30 days (but no more than 90 days within a 365-day year).

Asian Countries

- Brunei, Hong Kong: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 14 days.

- Vietnam: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 45 days.

- Indonesia, Macao, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar and Thailand: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 30 days (but no more than 90 days within any 180-day period).

- China: You can enter visa-free with your international passport for organized tourist groups for up to 15 days, but no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.

- South Korea: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 60 days.

- Maldives: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 90 days.

North & South American Countries

Russia has a visa-free regime with almost all Latin American countries, as well as with small island nations.

 Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brasil, Venezuela, Guyana, Guatemala, Honduras, Grenada, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, El Salvador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador and Jamaica: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.

- Barbados and Saint Lucia: You can enter using your international passport and stay for any period.

African Countries

- Angola: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 30 days for tourist trips only (with a total stay of up to 90 days within a 365-day year).

- Botswana, Cabo Verde, Malawi and Seychelles: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 30 days, but no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.

- Mauritius: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 60 days, but no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.

- Morocco, Namibia and South Africa: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.

Oceania Countries

- Vanuatu and Fiji: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 90 days.

- Nauru: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 14 days.

- Palau: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 30 days.

- Samoa: You can enter visa-free with your international passport and stay for up to 60 days.

Is your country not on the list?

Then, you might be eligible for a Russia e-Visa: It's a very simple and fast way to enter the country and doesn't require providing travel tickets or hotel bookings. Citizens of 64 countries, including European ones, can apply for a Russia e-Visa. Find more details here.

If you still need a visa for Russia, we recommend reading our handy guide on how to obtain one.

Official documents on Russia's visa agreements with other countries can be found on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia’s website.