Russia Passport
Ranked #72 of 199 · Full 2026 passport index
- Visa-free
- 72
- Visa on arrival
- 23
- eTA / e-Visa
- 28
- Total reach
- 123
Visa-Free Destinations for Russian Passport Holders (72)
- 🇦🇴Angola≤ 90 days
- 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda≤ 180 days
- 🇦🇷Argentina≤ 90 days
- 🇦🇲ArmeniaFreedom of movement
- 🇦🇿AzerbaijanFreedom of movement
- 🇧🇸Bahamas
- 🇧🇧Barbados≤ 28 days
- 🇧🇾BelarusFreedom of movement
- 🇧🇿Belize
- 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina≤ 30 days
- 🇧🇼Botswana≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇷Brazil≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇳Brunei≤ 14 days
- 🇨🇻Cabo Verde≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇱Chile≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇳China≤ 30 days
- 🇨🇴Colombia≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇷Costa Rica≤ 30 days
- 🇨🇺Cuba≤ 90 days
- 🇩🇴Dominican Republic≤ 30 days
- 🇸🇻El Salvador≤ 180 days
- 🇸🇿Eswatini≤ 30 days
- 🇫🇯Fiji≤ 120 days
- 🇬🇲Gambia≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇪Georgia≤ 365 days
- 🇬🇩Grenada
- 🇬🇹Guatemala≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇾Guyana≤ 90 days
- 🇭🇹Haiti≤ 90 days
- 🇻🇦Holy See (Vatican City)
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- 🇭🇰Hong Kong≤ 14 days
- 🇯🇲Jamaica≤ 90 days
- 🇯🇴Jordan≤ 30 days
- 🇰🇿KazakhstanFreedom of movement
- 🇰🇮Kiribati≤ 90 days
- 🇰🇬KyrgyzstanFreedom of movement
- 🇱🇦Laos≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇴Macau≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇻Maldives≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇺Mauritius
- 🇫🇲Micronesia≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇩MoldovaFreedom of movement
- 🇲🇳Mongolia≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇪Montenegro≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇦Morocco
- 🇲🇲Myanmar≤ 30 days
- 🇳🇦Namibia≤ 90 days
- 🇳🇮Nicaragua≤ 90 days
- 🇴🇲Oman≤ 30 days
- 🇵🇼Palau≤ 30 days
- 🇵🇦Panama≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇾Paraguay≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇪Peru≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇭Philippines≤ 30 days
- 🇶🇦Qatar≤ 90 days
- 🇱🇨Saint Lucia
- 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe≤ 15 days
- 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia≤ 90 days
- 🇷🇸Serbia≤ 30 days
- 🇿🇦South Africa≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇯TajikistanFreedom of movement
- 🇹🇭Thailand≤ 60 days
- 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇳Tunisia≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇷Turkey≤ 60 days
- 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates≤ 90 days
- 🇺🇾Uruguay≤ 90 days
- 🇺🇿UzbekistanFreedom of movement
- 🇻🇺Vanuatu≤ 120 days
- 🇻🇪Venezuela≤ 90 days
- 🇻🇳Vietnam≤ 45 days
Visa on Arrival Countries for Russian Passport Holders (23)
- 🇧🇭Bahrain
- 🇧🇩Bangladesh≤ 30 days
- 🇧🇮Burundi≤ 30 days
- 🇰🇲Comoros≤ 45 days
- 🇩🇯Djibouti
- 🇪🇬Egypt≤ 30 days
- 🇪🇹Ethiopia
- 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau≤ 30 days
- 🇮🇩Indonesia≤ 30 days
- 🇱🇧Lebanon≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇬Madagascar≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇭Marshall Islands≤ 90 days
- 🇳🇵Nepal≤ 90 days
- 🇷🇼Rwanda≤ 30 days
- 🇼🇸Samoa≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇳Senegal≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇱Sierra Leone≤ 30 days
- 🇹🇿Tanzania≤ 90 days
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eTA Destinations for Russian Passport Holders (7)
e-Visa Destinations for Russian Passport Holders (21)
- 🇧🇯Benin≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇹Bhutan
- 🇧🇫Burkina Faso≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇲Cameroon≤ 180 days
- 🇹🇩Chad≤ 30 days
- 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇦Gabon≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇳Guinea≤ 90 days
- 🇮🇳India≤ 180 days
- 🇮🇶Iraq≤ 60 days
- 🇱🇾Libya≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇼Malawi≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇾Malaysia
- 🇲🇱Mali
- 🇲🇷Mauritania≤ 30 days
- 🇳🇪Niger≤ 30 days
- 🇳🇬Nigeria≤ 90 days
- 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 🇸🇴Somalia
- 🇸🇸South Sudan
- 🇺🇬Uganda≤ 90 days
Freedom of Movement Countries (9)
Citizenship by Investment Programs Available to Russian Citizens (21)
From USD 230,000
From USD 75,000
From USD 1,000,000
From USD 200,000 · 3 to 4 months from application submission to approval in principle
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From USD 250,000 · 3 to 6 months
From USD 1,000,000 · Approximately 6 weeks
From EUR 3,000,000 · 3 to 6 months
From USD 235,000 · 3-4 months
From JOD 3,000,000
From USD 500,000
From USD 500,000
From USD 90,000 · Three to four months from date of application submission
From EUR 200,000 · 5-10 months
From USD 240,000 · Approximately 90 days from acceptance of application for processing
From WST 4,000,000
From USD 90,000 · 1.5-3 months to decision
From USD 400,000
From USD 130,000
Visa Required for Russian Passport Holders (74)
| Destination | Tourist visa fee |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫Afghanistan | USD 80 |
| 🇦🇱Albania | - |
| 🇩🇿Algeria | USD 160 |
| 🇦🇩Andorra | - |
| 🇦🇺Australia | AUD 250 (~$175) |
| 🇦🇹Austria | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇧🇴Bolivia | USD 30 |
| 🇧🇬Bulgaria | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇰🇭Cambodia | - |
| 🇨🇦Canada | CAD 100 (~$71) |
| 🇨🇫Central African Republic | - |
| 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | EUR 50 (~$57) |
| 🇭🇷Croatia | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇨🇾Cyprus | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇨🇿Czechia | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo | USD 100 |
| 🇩🇰Denmark | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇩🇲Dominica | - |
| 🇪🇨Ecuador | USD 80 |
| 🇪🇷Eritrea | USD 50 |
| 🇪🇪Estonia | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇫🇮Finland | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇫🇷France | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇩🇪Germany | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇬🇭Ghana | USD 100 |
| 🇬🇷Greece | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇭🇳Honduras | USD 30 |
| 🇭🇺Hungary | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇮🇸Iceland | EUR 90 (~$102) |
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| Destination | Tourist visa fee |
|---|---|
| 🇮🇷Iran | EUR 50 (~$57) |
| 🇮🇪Ireland | EUR 60 (~$68) |
| 🇮🇹Italy | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇯🇵Japan | JPY 15,000 (~$92) |
| 🇽🇰Kosovo | EUR 40 (~$46) |
| 🇰🇼Kuwait | - |
| 🇱🇻Latvia | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇱🇸Lesotho | LSL 1,000 (~$60) |
| 🇱🇷Liberia | USD 70 |
| 🇱🇮Liechtenstein | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇱🇹Lithuania | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇱🇺Luxembourg | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇲🇹Malta | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇲🇨Monaco | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇳🇷Nauru | - |
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇳🇿New Zealand | - |
| 🇰🇵North Korea | - |
| 🇲🇰North Macedonia | EUR 60 (~$68) |
| 🇳🇴Norway | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇵🇰Pakistan | - |
| 🇵🇸Palestine | - |
| 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea | Free |
| 🇵🇱Poland | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇨🇬Republic of the Congo | USD 60 |
| 🇷🇴Romania | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇸🇲San Marino | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | - |
| 🇸🇰Slovakia | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇸🇮Slovenia | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇸🇧Solomon Islands | USD 100 |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Free |
| 🇸🇩Sudan | USD 154 |
| 🇸🇷Suriname | USD 60 |
| 🇸🇪Sweden | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇨🇭Switzerland | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇸🇾Syria | - |
| 🇹🇼Taiwan | USD 50 |
| 🇹🇬Togo | - |
| 🇺🇦Ukraine | USD 65 |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | GBP 135 (~$180) |
| 🇺🇸United States | USD 185 |
| 🇾🇪Yemen | USD 50 |
" - " means the destination publishes no single official tourist-visa figure (often a per-nationality reciprocity schedule). Fees exclude service and application-centre charges.
Most-Searched Visa Guides for Russian Travellers
The highest-demand step-by-step guides for Russian passport holders - requirements, fees and document checklists. Every destination above links to its own guide too.
Russia Passport FAQ
What is the Russian passport ranking in 2026?
The Russian passport ranks #72 out of 199 passports globally in 2026, based on the number of accessible destinations (123 countries).
Do Russian passport holders need a visa to travel to Europe?
Russian passport holders typically require a Schengen visa to enter EU countries. However, holding a valid US visa, UK visa, or Schengen visa may unlock additional travel options. Use Earth Visa to explore your full options.
Can Russian citizens get a second citizenship through investment?
Yes. Russian citizens can apply for 21 citizenship by investment (CBI) programs including those in the Caribbean (St Kitts, Dominica, Grenada), Malta, Turkey, and others. These programs grant a second passport in exchange for a qualifying investment, typically starting from $100,000 - $200,000.
Which countries can Russian passport holders visit on arrival?
23 countries offer visa on arrival to Russian passport holders - see the full visa-on-arrival list above.