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This article is about current requirements to enter Russia. For prior requirements that are no longer in effect, see Visa history of Russia.
Russian transit visa with entry and exit stamps in a Swedish passport

The visa policy of Russia deals with the requirements of foreign nationals to enter Russia.

Russia has agreements with many countries whose citizens are exempt from visas, although an Electronic Travel Authorization with a QR code from the Gosuslugi mobile app is required in these cases. If a visa is required, depending on country of origin, some people may obtain an electronic visa (e-Visa); while others must apply for a visa at a diplomatic mission of Russia or visa center. A holder of a visa to enter Belarus may also enter Russia with such visa.

Despite international sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia continues to issue visas to citizens of all countries. Depending on country of origin, at any border crossing, foreigners may be questioned, have their biometrics taken, including fingerprints and photos, and are subject to search of baggage and mobile phone content, including contact lists, correspondence, and posts on social media. Officers focus on contact with Ukrainians, and any opinions on politics and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Types of visas available for issuance include private, business, tourist, educational, working, transit, humanitarian, service, and diplomatic. The length and terms of visas depend on the nationality of the recipient and other personal circumstances.

The Russian visa is a machine-readable document, that is stickered to a page in the holder's passport. All fields are indicated in both Russian and English, but are filled out only in Russian. The holder's name appears in both the Roman and Cyrillic alphabets.

To apply for a visa, a passport, a passport photo, a tourist invitation letter (can be purchased online), and a completed application form printed on A4 paper are required.[2]

Russia has 380 border checkpoints.[3] Transporting any amount of currency of countries in the European Union (EU), including Euros, directly to Russia from EU countries such as Estonia and Latvia is prohibited by the EU.

Crimea is under de facto Russian control and the visa policy of Russia applies for travel to Crimea. Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, and, although they are at least partially or sometimes controlled by Russia, the visa policy of Ukraine applies to travel to these regions.

Visa policy map

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  Russia (including occupied territories of Ukraine)
  Freedom of movement
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa not required (60 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  Visa not required (14 days)
  Visa not required for tour groups (15 days) / eVisa (30 days)
  eVisa (30 days)
  Visa required

Holders of ordinary passports

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Electronic visa (e-Visa)

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Citizens of the following 64 countries and territories may obtain an e-Visa,[4] which allows entry for up to 30 days until 120 days after issuance.[5]


Sample of Russian notification of granting an eVisa

Citizens of the 18 countries[Note 1] could apply an e-Visa to visit to regions in the Far Eastern Federal District.[8]

Citizens of 54 countries could apply for single-entry business, humanitarian and tourist visas to visit the Kaliningrad region.[9]

Visa-exempt countries

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Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Russia without a visa for the time periods specified below.[10][11][12]

Citizens who are exempt from obtaining a visa must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization with a QR code from the Gosuslugi mobile app.[13]

Resetting the allowed period by leaving and re-entering the country is prohibited.

Foreign citizens from visa-exempt countries may only stay 90 days within any 1 calendar year period, unless otherwise stipulated by an international agreement or Russian legislation.[14]

Freedom of movement

90 days

60 days

30 days

14 days

ID - May enter with a national ID card in lieu of a passport.
IDKZ - May enter with a national ID card in lieu of a passport if arriving directly from Kazakhstan.
IP - May enter with an internal passport.
1 - 90 days within any 180-day period.
2 - 90 days within any 365-day period.
3 - 90 days within any 1 calendar year period.
4 - 90 days within any 1 year period.
5 - 60 days within any 180-day period.
6 - 30 days within any 60-day period.

Other visa exemptions

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Entry stamp
Exit stamp
Entry and exit passport stamps issued at the Great Port of Saint Petersburg
Entry stamp in the Russian federation issued at Sheremetyevo Airport

Economic integration and international treaties

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The following partnerships provide for special entry rules to citizens of certain countries:

Tour groups from Iran or China

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Citizens of China may visit Russia without a visa for up to 15 days and citizens of Iran may visit Russia without a visa for up to 15 days during one trip, but no more than 90 days within any 180-day period if traveling as part of a tour group from 5 to 50 persons that is accompanied by a representative of a tour operator registered in both countries (Russia-China, Russia-Iran).

Mutual recognition of visas between Russia and Belarus

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Holders of a valid visa or residence permit of either Belarus or Russia and a mutually recognized identity document may enter both countries, within the validity of the visa.[66][67] In cases where one country has a visa-free regime and the other requires a visa, the person must hold both the ID document and a visa for the latter.[67]

Foreign nationals with temporary permanent residency or a document for attending an international event have the right to enter, exit, stay, and transit without a visa within the validity of their documents.[67]

Stay duration is calculated from entry into one country from a third state.[67]

The common visa does not apply to individuals restricted from entering either country.[67] Officials retain the right to deny entry or reduce the duration of stay for any foreign national or stateless person, as well as to check compliance with entry, exit, transit, or stay regulations.[67]

Crossing between Belarus and Russia via land is allowed only at the following 6 international border crossing points:

Visa-free visits for up to 72 hours for cruise ship and ferry passengers

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International tourists entering by regular ferry via several ports are able to stay in Russia visa-free for up to 72 hours, provided that they spend the night on-board or in accommodation specifically approved by the travel agency.[68]

In addition, tourists entering by tourist cruise ships can leave the ship visa-free on tours organized by any authorized local tour company, when entering Russia through the ports of Anadyr, Kaliningrad, Korsakov, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Sevastopol, Sochi, Saint Petersburg (Great Port of Saint Petersburg and Passenger Port of St. Petersburg), Vladivostok, Vyborg, Zarubino.[69][70]

Visa-free visits to Chukotka Autonomous Okrug by indigenous Alaskans

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  •  United States - Residents of Alaska who are members of the indigenous population do not require a visa to visit Chukotka Autonomous Okrug if they have relatives (blood relatives, members of the same tribe, native people who have similar language and cultural heritage) in Chukotka. Individuals must be invited by a relative in Chukotka and must leave Chukotka within 90 days. Entry points are in Anadyr, Provideniya, Lavrentiya and Uelen.[71] The agreement was signed between USSR and United States on 23 September 1989 but came into force on 17 July 2015 after ratification by the United States.[72]

Visa-free visits to border areas by residents of Latvia

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  •  Latvia - Residents of the border areas of Latvia who have a permit for local border traffic can visit the border areas of Russia without a visa.[73][74][75]

Visa-free visits to border areas by residents of Kazakhstan

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Residents of the border areas of Kazakhstan who visit the territory of the border areas of Russia up to three days can enter Russia through checkpoints, which are specially installed for residents of border areas.[76][77][78]

Visa-free visits to border areas by residents of Norway

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  •  Norway - 15 days for holders of border traffic permit[79]

Residents of the border areas of Norway who have a permit for local border traffic can visit the border areas of Russia without a visa. From 4 March 2017, the Protocol on amendments to the current agreement entered into force – residents of area of Neiden received the right to receive a permit for local border traffic.[80][81]

Visa-free visits to border areas by residents of Poland

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  •  Poland - 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within a 180-day period for holders of border traffic permit[82][83]

From 27 July 2012, residents of the border areas of Poland who have a permit for local border traffic can visit Kaliningrad Oblast without a visa. The agreement has been suspended for an indefinite period by Poland from 4 July 2016.[84]

Crew members

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Visa is not required for crew members of airlines, sea crew, river crew, rail crew that have a bilateral agreement with the Russian government exempting crew members from visa requirements.[85]

Citizens of following countries may visit Russia without a visa if they are travelling as part of the airline crew: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria,[86] Belgium,[87] Bulgaria,[88] Canada,[89] China,[90] Croatia,[91] Cyprus,[92] Czech Republic,[93] Denmark,[94] Egypt, Ethiopia,[95] Finland,[96] France,[97] Germany, Greece,[98] Iceland,[99] India,[100] Iraq, Italy,[101] Japan, Jordan,[102] Latvia,[103] Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg,[104] Malta, Netherlands,[105] North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway,[106] Oman,[107] Poland,[108] Portugal,[109] Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Spain,[110] Sri Lanka,[111] Sweden,[112] Switzerland, Turkmenistan,[113] United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam.[114]

Russian Government has instructed the Foreign Ministry to sign an agreement with Georgia,[115] and Tunisia.[116]

Citizens of following countries may visit Russia without a visa if they are travelling as part of the sea crew: Bulgaria,[88] China,1[90] Croatia,[91] Cyprus,[92] DR Congo, Egypt, France,[97] Iran,[117] Iraq, Lithuania,[118] North Korea, Poland,[108] Tunisia,[119] Turkey
Turkmenistan,[118][120] Vietnam.[114]

Citizens of following countries may visit Russia without a visa if they are travelling as part of the railway crew: China,[90] North Korea, Turkmenistan.[121]

Visa-free transit

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Direct airside transit

Passengers travelling through international airports do not need a visa for a transit of less than 24 hours in most circumstances,[122] provided a confirmed onward ticket is held and the traveller remains in the international transit area (without clearing regular passport control).

The following international Russian airports do not have international transit areas, meaning a transit visa is required to transfer planes:

Saimaa canal

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In accordance with a treaty between Russia and Finland, though there are passport controls at borders, a visa is not required for just passing through the Russian part of the Saimaa canal without leaving the vessel.[123]

Värska–Ulitina road

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The road from Värska to Ulitina in Estonia, traditionally the only road to the Ulitina area, goes through Russian territory for one kilometre (0.6 mi) of its length, an area called Saatse Boot. This road has no border control, but there is no connection to any other road in Russia. It is not permitted to stop or walk along the road. This area is a part of Russia but is also a de facto part of the Schengen area.[124]

Holders of non-ordinary passports

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Under reciprocal agreements, holders of diplomatic or various categories of service passports (consular, official, service, special) of the following countries and territories may enter and remain in Russia without a visa for the following period:[11]

  Russia
  Visa not required for holders of diplomatic, official or service passports
  Visa not required for holders of official passports
  Visa not required for holders of diplomatic passports

Freedom of movement

3 months3

90 days

60 days

30 days

14 days

C - Consular passports
D - Diplomatic passports
O - Official passports
S - Service passports
Sp - Special passports

1 – 90 days within any 365-day period.
2 – 90 days within any 180-day period.
3 - With the right of multiple entry and exit.
4 - Applies only to employees of official institutions operating in the territory of a contracting parties and their families.

Currently, visa exemption for holders of diplomatic passports of European Union member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland have been suspended.[125]

Among citizens of countries whose citizens do not normally require a visa, holders of diplomatic or service passports of Israel require a visa.[126]

Future changes

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Russia has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Country Passports Days
 Micronesia[127] All 30 days
 Oman[128] Ordinary 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 1 calendar year period
 San Marino[129] All 90 days within any 180-day period

Russia is considering visa exemption agreements or visa policy improvements for the following countries:

  •  China - 21 days for tourist groups from 3 to 50 persons (as of June 2019)[130]
  •  Côte d'Ivoire - 90 days for diplomatic and service passports (as of October 2020)[131]
  •  Eritrea - 90 days within any 180 day-period for diplomatic and service passports (as of August 2019)[132]
  •  Ghana - 90 days within any 180 day-period for diplomatic and service passports (as of October 2019)[133]
  •  Lebanon - 90 days within any 180 day-period for diplomatic, service and special passports (as of July 2020)[134]
  •  Mauritania - 90 days within any 180 day-period for diplomatic and service passports (as of February 2025)[135]
  •  Saint Lucia - 90 days within any 180 day-period for all passports (as of January 2020)[136]

In addition, Russia is currently in talks with Gulf countries as well as other countries to establish visa exemption agreements.[137]

A - 30 days for all passports
B - 30 days for ordinary passports
TG - For tourist groups

Holders of APEC Business Travel Card

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Holders of APEC Business Travel Cards as well as passports issued by full members of APEC (listed below) may enter Russia without a visa for business trips for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.[141][142]

ABTCs are issued to citizens of:[143]

Closed cities

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In accordance with the Government Decree of 1992, special authorization is required to enter 19 closed cities in Russia.[144] This restriction does not apply to Russian citizens.

A full list of such areas:

Entry and stay conditions for EAEU and CIS citizens

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Main articles: mobility rights arrangements within the Commonwealth of Independent States and Single Economic Space of the Eurasian Economic Union

Russia's visa and other migration policies (incl. healthcare and conditions of family members) are also implemented in accordance with the mobility rights arrangements within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the rules of the single market of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Changes and tightening of Russian legislation in the sphere of migration do not apply to those who have Russian citizenship through international agreements on dual citizenship, and to citizens of the EAEU countries. For citizens of the EAEU, the rules of the EAEU apply.[145][146]

On 29 November 2024, the Commonwealth of Independent States adopted an updated Concept for the phased formation of a common labor market (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) and migration regulation.[147][148][149][150]

Simplified Ordinary Tourist Visa

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The Russian government issues general tourist visas for up to 6 months to 19 countries based on hotel reservations or other accommodation reservation confirmations. This list includes information on hotels, ski resorts, and beaches.[151]

Exit visa

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Russia requires that an alien who needs a visa on entry be in possession of a valid visa upon exit.

To satisfy this formal requirement, exit visas sometimes need to be issued. Russia requires an exit visa if a visitor stays well past the expiration date of their visa. They must then extend their visa or apply for an exit visa and are not allowed to leave the country until they show a valid visa or have a permissible excuse for overstaying their visa (e.g., a note from a doctor or a hospital explaining an illness, missed flight, lost or stolen visa). In some cases, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can issue a Return-Home certificate that is valid for 10 days from the embassy of the visitor's native country, thus eliminating the need for an exit visa.[152][153][154]

A foreign citizen granted a temporary residence permit in Russia needs a temporary resident visa to take a trip abroad (valid for both exit and return). It is also colloquially called an exit visa.

Visitor and visa statistics

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Visitor statistics

According to the Border Service of the Federal Security Service and the Federal State Statistics Service, most visitors arriving to Russia were from the following countries of nationality:[155][156]

Total visitors by year
2019 Increase 32,866,265
2018 Increase 32,550,677
2017 Increase 32,035,443
2016 Decrease 31,466,538
2015 Increase 33,729,187
2014 Increase 32,421,490
2013 Increase 30,792,091
2012 Increase 28,176,502
2011 Increase 24,932,061
2010 Increase 22,281,217
2009 Decrease 21,338,650
2008 Increase 23,676,140
2007 22,908,625

Visitor statistics 2024-2021

Country 2024 2023 2022 2021
 Kazakhstan 3,407,706 3,163,214
 Uzbekistan 3,360,423 3,109,445
 Tajikistan 1,701,543 2,153,956
 China 1,695,873 794,387
 Kyrgyzstan 1,195,392 1,140,239
 Abkhazia 718,101 764,766
 Armenia 621,015 616,659
 Azerbaijan 533,020 476,743
 Belarus 519,591 414,677
 Mongolia 367,451 311,479
Visitor statistics 2020-2016
Nationality Total (includes all types of purposes of visits)
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
 Ukraine Decrease 3,648,972 Decrease 8,646,295 Decrease 9,177,272 Increase 9,817,008 Decrease 9,737,405
 Kazakhstan Decrease 1,426,727 Increase 4,324,856 Increase 4,241,244 Decrease 4,137,613 Decrease 4,686,059
 Uzbekistan Decrease 720,041 Increase 2,588,922 Increase 2,354,642 Increase 2,350,007 Decrease 2,116,480
 Abkhazia Decrease 414,927 Increase 600,399 Increase 492,310 Increase 436,368 Decrease 415,606
 Tajikistan Decrease 401,888 Increase 1,557,148 Decrease 1,340,975 Increase 1,350,356 Increase 1,293,270
 Kyrgyzstan Decrease 299,611 Increase 959,130 Increase 859,735 Increase 836,946 Decrease 792,042
 Azerbaijan Decrease 269,807 Increase 1,175,045 Increase 1,145,327 Decrease 1,143,243 Increase 1,156,703
 Armenia Decrease 209,812 Decrease 816,454 Decrease 825,200 Increase 857,212 Decrease 833,577
 Finland Decrease 180,110 Decrease 938,693 Decrease 994,098 Decrease 1,063,348 Decrease 1,376,646
 Belarus Decrease 176,601 Increase 440,438 Increase 403,597 Increase 382,022 Decrease 320,372
 China Decrease 155,594 Increase 2,257,039 Increase 2,030,319 Increase 1,780,200 Increase 1,565,524
 Moldova Decrease 154,766 Decrease 614,043 Decrease 698,027 Increase 803,916 Decrease 699,112
 Philippines Decrease 133,414 Increase 193,031 Increase 179,672 Increase 172,278 Decrease 160,734
 Poland Decrease 133,014 Decrease 680,382 Decrease 728,546 Decrease 765,544 Decrease 1,056,013
 Turkey Decrease 132,372 Decrease 187,612 Increase 196,061 Increase 181,285 Decrease 120,035
 Estonia Decrease 105,584 Increase 540,062 Increase 496,582 Decrease 432,803 Increase 433,926
 Latvia Decrease 93,865 Increase 365,783 Increase 355,641 Decrease 330,266 Increase 360,603
Stateless persons Decrease 74,215 Decrease 303,851 Increase 327,613 Decrease 318,393 Decrease 321,383
 South Ossetia Decrease 70,470 Increase 147,355 Increase 143,501 Increase 137,427 Decrease 115,382
 Germany Decrease 69,456 Increase 744,473 Increase 701,576 Increase 629,082 Increase 613,370
 Lithuania Decrease 57,883 Increase 253,950 Decrease 243,190 Decrease 256,009 Increase 281,168
 Mongolia Decrease 56,625 Decrease 394,994 Decrease 401,485 Decrease 416,293 Increase 542,196
 Georgia Decrease 56,266 Decrease 120,086 Increase 123,732 Increase 117,204 Decrease 65,378
 India Decrease 46,025 Increase 180,567 Increase 159,865 Increase 130,400 Increase 108,498
 South Korea Decrease 42,297 Increase 453,796 Increase 386,413 Increase 276,560 Increase 181,024
 France Decrease 38,391 Increase 249,410 Increase 236,583 Increase 211,673 Increase 201,260
 Israel Decrease 32,402 Increase 260,472 Increase 228,530 Increase 185,426 Increase 182,438
 Italy Decrease 28,432 Increase 251,751 Increase 225,776 Decrease 206,860 Increase 208,689
 Serbia Decrease 26,731 Decrease 84,852 Increase 96,730 Increase 87,899 Increase 79,575
 United Kingdom Decrease 22,471 Decrease 194,956 Increase 216,029 Increase 193,522 Decrease 190,278
 Turkmenistan Decrease 21,680 Increase 92,616 Increase 82,675 Increase 65,749 Increase 56,258
 Vietnam Decrease 19,477 Increase 90,565 Increase 84,612 Increase 77,391 Increase 66,939
 United States Decrease 19,306 Decrease 300,933 Increase 337,395 Increase 293,011 Increase 248,990
 Japan Decrease 16,048 Increase 127,696 Increase 119,240 Increase 114,207 Increase 95,675
 Netherlands Decrease 14,663 Increase 84,651 Increase 80,540 Increase 73,729 Increase 68,017
 Egypt Decrease 13,481 Decrease 28,039 Increase 39,402
 Iran Decrease 12,725 Decrease 54,469 Decrease 61,007 Increase 91,862 Increase 75,203
 Thailand Decrease 12,183 Increase 72,031 Increase 64,898 Increase 52,697 Increase 32,222
 Greece Decrease 11,732 Increase 44,784 Increase 42,967 Decrease 41,205 Increase 46,730
 Bulgaria Decrease 10,255 Increase 41,083 Increase 40,836 Decrease 39,191 Increase 41,290
 Austria Decrease 9,977 Increase 67,429 Increase 64,500 Increase 59,501 Decrease 56,663
 Czech Republic Decrease 9,874 Increase 57,835 Increase 53,739 Increase 49,232 Increase 47,288
 Indonesia Decrease 9,671 Increase 40,284 Increase 31,695 Increase 25,425 Increase 20,211
 Spain Decrease 9,565 Increase 140,181 Increase 123,652 Increase 118,642 Increase 116,032
 Romania Decrease 9,335 Increase 32,779 Increase 29,920 Increase 26,330 Decrease 23,684
 Norway Decrease 8,506 Increase 52,022 Decrease 51,003 Increase 53,197 Decrease 46,631
 Sweden Decrease 8,308 Decrease 43,198 Increase 55,329 Decrease 32,095 Decrease 39,153
 Belgium Decrease 7,534 Decrease 42,473 Increase 48,270 Increase 38,868 Increase 37,492
 Croatia Decrease 7,480 Decrease 19,243 Increase 36,045
 Switzerland Decrease 7,407 Decrease 55,747 Increase 59,828 Increase 53,167 Increase 52,656
 Cuba Decrease 6,631 Increase 29,169 Decrease 27,882 Increase 30,711 Increase 26,667
 Hungary Decrease 5,680 Increase 35,541 Increase 32,998 Increase 25,659 Increase 25,313
 Denmark Decrease 5,016 24,662 Increase 31,308
Total Decrease n/a Increase 32,866,265 Increase32,550,677 Increase32,035,443 Decrease 31,466,538
Visitor statistics 2015-2010
Nationality Total (includes all types of purposes of visits)
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
 Ukraine Increase 10,314,757 Increase 9,842,990 Increase 7,080,991 Increase 6,502,543 Increase 6,072,775 4,198,030
 Kazakhstan Increase 5,180,246 Increase 4,215,161 Increase 3,848,899 Increase 3,630,342 Increase 3,049,406 2,747,358
 Uzbekistan Decrease 2,163,256 Decrease 2,353,140 Increase 2,967444 Increase 2,677,322 Increase 2,086,359 1,584,086
 Poland Decrease 1,766,612 Increase 1,823,143 Increase 1,644,657 Increase 1,190,003 Increase 704,610 394,872
 Finland Increase 1,476,412 Increase 1,446,169 Increase 1,388,036 Increase 1,375,614 Increase 1,211,520 1,012,621
 China Increase 1,353,051 Increase 1,125,098 Increase 1,071,515 Increase 978,988 Increase 845,588 747,640
 Tajikistan Decrease 1,200,972 Decrease 1,202,260 Increase 1,348,868 Increase 1,134,150 Increase 955,455 830,160
 Azerbaijan Increase 1,071,324 Decrease 1,021,204 Increase 1,196,759 Increase 1,116,238 Increase 1,045,525 979,778
 Armenia Increase 850,137 Decrease 794,098 Increase 882,864 Increase 700,332 Increase 550,349 459,040
 Kyrgyzstan Increase 842,396 Decrease 725,664 Increase 763,418 Increase 623,970 Increase 592,960 552,909
 Moldova Decrease 770,965 Decrease 923,625 Increase 1,374,690 Increase 1,194,291 Increase 1,073,637 988,084
 Germany Decrease 595,200 Decrease 635,153 Increase 686,557 Increase 671,676 Increase 629,391 611,367
 Mongolia Increase 505,429 Decrease 225,972 Decrease 226,673 Increase 365,236 Increase 212,117 157,367
 Belarus Decrease 424,531 Increase 495,999 Increase 418,207 Increase 372,942 Increase 267,233 259,191
 Abkhazia Increase 422,130 Increase 362,811 Increase 293,429 Increase 273,964 Increase 202,440 52,289
 Estonia Increase 382,031 Decrease 363,942 Decrease 430,164 Decrease 494,282 Increase 519,402 474,949
 Latvia  Decrease 348,338 Decrease 374,701 Decrease 391,304 Decrease 461,162 Increase 571,374 569,300
Stateless persons Decrease 326,841 Decrease 349,400 Decrease 463,640 Decrease 523,333 Decrease 618,705 679,757
 Turkey Decrease 323,039 Decrease 361,416 Increase 385,147 Increase 305,429 Increase 249,109 196,704
 Lithuania Decrease 270,600 Decrease 487,206 Decrease 539,308 Decrease 553,896 Decrease 622,740 760,728
 United States Decrease 242,104 Decrease 257,070 Increase 305,954 286,551 Increase 275,239 262,060
 Italy Decrease 204,710 Decrease 219,976 Increase 225,933 Increase 212,411 207,476 198,002
 France Decrease 191,643 Decrease 219,210 Increase 225,860 Increase 225,343 Increase 213,473 194,248
 United Kingdom Decrease 190,775 Decrease 228,346 Increase 259,676 Increase 231,670 Increase 221,418 212,847
 Israel Increase 165,003 Increase 152,853 Increase 136,827 Increase 123,974 Increase 114,380 100,291
 Philippines Increase 163,010 Increase 162,990 Increase 149,213 Increase 130,541 Increase 99,405 81,385
 South Korea Increase 153,189 Increase 135,676 Increase 107,942 Increase 94,922 Increase 91,335 90,622
 South Ossetia Increase 125,444 Increase 117,283 Increase 94,159 Increase 73,863 Increase 47,739 33,409
 Spain Increase 110,247 Decrease 100,206 Increase 109,089 Decrease 101,536 Increase 129,730 110,601
 India Increase 95,527 Decrease 94,259 Increase 95,542 Increase 80,127 Increase 60,191 53,364
 Japan Decrease 93,550 Increase 105,220 Increase 102,408 Increase 86,806 Decrease 76,204 78,188
 Serbia Decrease 79,406 Decrease 87,048 Increase 107,601 Increase 70,371 Increase 57,177 47,939
 Georgia Increase 69,095 Increase 58,264 Increase 48,440 Increase 35,511 Increase 30,415 24,568
 Netherlands Decrease 63,469 Decrease 80,543 Increase 86,402 Decrease 81,212 Increase 87,549 80,720
 Vietnam Decrease 60,882 Decrease 75,840 Increase 81,073 Increase 62,961 Increase 53,529 50,823
 Austria Decrease 57,242 67,392 Increase 74,277 Increase 71,863 Increase 70,388 67,606
 Turkmenistan Increase 51,170 Increase 47,002 Decrease 40,238 Increase 43,720 Increase 39,579 35,017
 Norway Decrease 49,535 Increase 57,423 Increase 54,433 Increase 50,115 Increase 48,614 45,340
 Iran. Increase 46,760 Increase 29,743 Decrease 20,657 Increase 23,085 Increase 21,575 20,576
 Czech Republic Decrease 46,432 Decrease 68,875 Increase 76,530 Increase 62,980 Increase 46,776 40,565
 Switzerland Decrease 46,200 Decrease 50,838 Increase 54,898 Increase 52,852 Increase 47,978 44,964
 Canada Decrease 43,663 Decrease 53,370 Increase 61,234 Increase 54,730 Increase 52,238 48,559
 Greece Decrease 41,210 Decrease 46,450 Increase 48,280 Increase 36,474 Increase 33,569 33,396
 Sweden Decrease 40,424 Decrease 49,908 Increase 53,340 Decrease 58,900 Increase 60,840 54,253
 Australia Decrease 39,613 Decrease 46,072 Increase 46,861 Increase 43,105 Increase 34,868 30,583
 Bulgaria Decrease 37,035 Decrease 42,230 Increase 47,154 Increase 45,312 Increase 42,031 38,446
 Brazil Increase 35,531 Decrease 33,301 Increase 37,386 Increase 33,647 Increase 29,840 21,950
 Belgium Decrease 33,714 Decrease 37,441 Increase 40,316 Increase 37,025 Increase 36,430 33,571
 Thailand Increase 29,482 Increase 25,585 Increase 23,919 Increase 19,375 Increase 17,023 15,192
 Romania Decrease 25,970 Decrease 28,391 Increase 30,886 Increase 24,792 Increase 21,993 17,884
 Hungary Decrease 24,849 Increase 28,421 Increase 27,155 Decrease 23,047 Increase 23,241 20,736
 Mexico Increase 22,922 Decrease 18,223 Increase 21,527 Decrease 16,431 Increase 16,759 13,767
 North Korea Decrease 20,893 Increase 23,902 Increase 23,604 Increase 22,071 Decrease 18,901 21,167
 Slovakia   Decrease 19,876 Decrease 24,962 Increase 27,554 Increase 24,161 Increase 20,445 18,512
 Indonesia Decrease 18,100 Decrease 20,330 Increase 21,088 Increase 18,572 Increase 18,313 14,448
 Argentina Increase 17,322 Decrease 13,614 Increase 15,944 Increase 13,976 Increase 12,316 9,044
 Portugal Increase 15,475 Increase 15,181 Decrease 14,952 Decrease 15,398 Decrease 15,814 18,434
 Cuba Increase 12,349 Increase 11,609 Increase 9,625 Increase 5,293 Increase 4,099 4,053
Total Increase 33,729,187 Increase 32,421,490 Increase 30,792,091 Increase 28,176,502 Increase 24,932,016 Increase 22,281,217
Visa statistics

Most electronic visas were issued for citizens of the following countries (top-10):

Country 2024 2023[Note 17]
 China 311,839 86,619
 Saudi Arabia 63,218 8,915
 Germany 52,425 11,335
 Turkey 42,202 9,865
 India 32,145 9,456
 Estonia 25,404 13,318
 Latvia 19,410 5,137
 Kuwait 16,982 3,924
 Iran 16,973 3,276
 Lithuania 10,121 3,107
Total 670,947 170,104

Most visas were issued in the following countries:

Country Number of visas issued in
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
 Germany 58,953 410,780 360,582 336,423 324,959 299,791
 China 41,280 453,338 406,831 371,489 339,030 357,040
 Turkey 34,162 83,169 81,177 79,898 45,209 33,698
 France 27,059 172,870 146,491 145,576 131,229 119,314
 United Kingdom 20,770 92,573 88,290 96,246 93,169 87,863
 Italy 18,272 162,529 139,797 129,124 129,038 117,123
 United States 16,736 106,250 98,936 95,630 94,682 85,974
 Finland 14,271 110,480 105,157 108,792 116,462 112,655
 Latvia 11,295 78,727 79,082 74,382 77,574 70,328
 Poland 10,535 67,666 62,840 59,187 54,885 43,038
Total 452 161 3,090,538 2,758,893 2,687,146 2,505,457 2,283,850

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Only subject to fingerprinting, photographing and medical examination if staying more than 90 days.[15]
  2. ^ Citizens of Ukraine must arrive only through Sheremetyevo International Airport (Moscow).[16]
  3. ^ Citizens of Ukraine could be subject to interrogation by the Federal Security Service upon entering Russia.[17]
  4. ^ For holders of Macao Special Administrative Region passport only.
  5. ^ A visa is not required if holding a letter of guarantee / invitation and a tourist voucher.
  6. ^ For holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport only.
  1. ^ Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, China, India, Iran, Japan, North Korea, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates.
  2. ^ Previous visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1981-1985 and 1985-1994. 30 days from 29 Jul 1994 to 21 December 2018; 90 days within 180 days period from 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ Previous visa-free agreement was applied in period 1990-2008 (was signed between USSR and Yugoslavia).
  4. ^ Previous visa-free agreement under different terms was applied in period 1990-2008 (was signed between USSR and Yugoslavia).
  5. ^ Previous visa-free agreement under different terms were applied in period 1965 (on duty)/1967 (for tourism)-1990 and 1990-2009 (were signed between USSR and Yugoslavia).
  6. ^ Previous visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1990-2008 (was signed between USSR and Yugoslavia) and 2008-2013.
  7. ^ Visa-free agreements were applied in period 1970-1979, 1979-1990.
  8. ^ Except «citizens of the former USSR permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Estonia who have not received citizenship of these States».
  9. ^ Was applied from 14 August 1982.
  10. ^ Was applied from 23 May 1971.
  11. ^ Was applied from 22 January 1986.
  12. ^ a b Was applied as Yugoslavia from 26 April 1990.
  13. ^ Visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1962-1965, 1965-1969, 1969-1982, 1982-1995 as Czechoslovakia and 1995-2000.
  14. ^ Visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1962-1965, 1965-1969, 1969-1982, 1982-1994 as Czechoslovakia and 1994-1995, 1995-2001.
  15. ^ Was applied from 15 June 1995.
  16. ^ Was applied from 16 April 2011.
  17. ^ Russia started issuing e-Visas on 1 August 2023.

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  73. ^ О вступлении в силу Соглашения о внесении изменений в Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Латвийской Республики об упрощении взаимных поездок жителей приграничных территорий Российской Федерации и Латвийской Республики от 20 декабря 2010 года [On the entry into force of the Agreement on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on the Simplification of Mutual Travel for Residents of the Border Territories of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Latvia dated December 20, 2010]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Russian). 17 December 2018.
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  76. ^ Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Казахстан о порядке пересечения российско-казахстанской государственной границы жителями приграничных территорий Российской Федерации и Республики Казахстан. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Russian). 3 October 2006.
  77. ^ Протокол о внесении изменений и дополнений в Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Казахстан о порядке пересечения российско-казахстанской государственной границы жителями приграничных территорий Российской Федерации и Республики Казахстан от 3 октября 2006 года. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Russian). 6 July 2012.
  78. ^ Протокол о внесении изменений в Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Казахстан о порядке пересечения российско-казахстанской государственной границы жителями приграничных территорий Российской Федерации и Республики Казахстан от 3 октября 2006 года. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Russian). 9 November 2018.
  79. ^ "Visa-free zone between Norway and Russia". Visahouse.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  80. ^ Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Королевства Норвегия об упрощении порядка взаимных поездок жителей приграничных территорий Российской Федерации и Королевства Норвегия. mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  81. ^ Протокол о внесении изменений в приложение к Соглашению между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Королевства Норвегия об упрощении порядка взаимных поездок жителей приграничных территорий Российской Федерации и Королевства Норвегия от 2 ноября 2010 г.. mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  82. ^ "EU makes visa exception for Kaliningrad". Barentsobserver.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  83. ^ Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Польша о порядке местного приграничного передвижения. mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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  85. ^ See Agreement section
  86. ^ From 1 Jul 1990; for Austrian Airlines from 1986
    "Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Austrian Federal Government on a simplified procedure of entry, departure and temporary stay of members of crews of aircraft of the Soviet and Austrian airlines (in Russian)".
  87. ^ From 28 Apr 2014
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium on simplified rules of entry, stay, departure of the first crew members of aircraft of the airlines of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Belgium (in Russian)".
  88. ^ a b From 7 May 2002
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)".
  89. ^ From 20 Dec 1989
    "Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of Canada on a simplified procedure of entry and departure of crew members of aircraft of Aeroflot and Canadian Airlines International Ltd. (in Russian)".
  90. ^ a b c From 26 Apr 2014
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the people's Republic of China about simplification of trips of citizens (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  91. ^ a b From 31 Mar 2013
  92. ^ a b From 20 Jan 2006
    "Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Cyprus on conditions of trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and Citizens of the Republic of Cyprus (in Russian)".
  93. ^ From 21 Jul 2014
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Czech Republic about the simplified rules of entry, stay and exit the territory of their States members of crews of aircraft of airlines of the Russian Federation and the Czech Republic (in Russian)".
  94. ^ From 1 Jan 1993
    "Agreement between the government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark on the establishment of a simplified procedure of entry and departure of crew members of airlines of Russia and Denmark (in Russian)".
  95. ^ From 11 December 2019
    "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Федеративной Демократической Республики Эфиопии об упрощенных правилах въезда, пребывания и выезда для членов экипажей воздушных судов авиапредприятий Российской Федерации и Федеративной Демократической Республики Эфиопии".
  96. ^ "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Финляндской Республики об упрощенных правилах въезда, пребывания и выезда для членов экипажей воздушных судов авиапредприятий Российской Федерации и Финляндской Республики (в форме обмена нотами)". mid.ru. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  97. ^ a b From 1 May 2005
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the French Republic to facilitate on a mutual basis of conditions of entrance, trips and departure of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the French Republic (in Russian)".
  98. ^ From 15 Jun 2017
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Hellenic Republic about the simplified rules of entry, stay and departure of crew members of aircraft of the airlines of the Russian Federation and the Hellenic Republic (in Russian)".
  99. ^ From 5 Jun 2013
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Iceland on simplified rules of entry, stay and departure of crew members of aircraft of the airlines of the Russian Federation and Iceland (scan copy, in Russian)".
  100. ^ "Двусторонние договоры". Mid.ru. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  101. ^ From 29 Jan 1990, for Alitalia only
    "Agreement between the Government of the USSR and the Government of the Italian Republic on visa issues (in Russian)".
  102. ^ From 8 Apr 2014
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on simplified rules of entry, stay and departure of crew members of aircraft of the airlines of the Russian Federation and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (in Russian)".
  103. ^ Соглашение между Правительством Латвийской Республики и Правительством Российской Федерации об упрощенных правилах въезда, пребывания и выезда для членов экипажей воздушных судов авиапредприятий Латвийской Республики и Российской Федерации. mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  104. ^ "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Великого Герцогства Люксембург об упрощенных правилах въезда, пребывания и выезда для членов экипажей воздушных судов авиапредприятий Российской Федерации и Великого Герцогства Люксембург (в форме обмена нотами)". mid.ru. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  105. ^ From 30 Jul 2009
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on simplifying the rules of entry and exit for crew members of aircraft of the airlines of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (in Russian)".
  106. ^ From 1 Jan 1993
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on the facilitation of entry and exit of crew members of aircraft of the airlines of Russia and Norway (in Russian)".
  107. ^ "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Султаната Оман об упрощенных правилах въезда, пребывания и выезда для членов экипажей воздушных судов авиапредприятий Российской Федерации и Султаната Оман (заключено путем обмена нотами от 15 июля 2013 года и 3 июля 2017 года, вступило в силу 28 марта 2018 года)". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  108. ^ a b From 1 Oct 2003
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Poland on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Poland (in Russian)".
  109. ^ From 24 May 2015
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Portuguese Republic about the simplified rules of entry, stay and departure of crew members of aircraft of the airlines of the Russian Federation and the Portuguese Republic (scan copy, in Russian)".
  110. ^ From 13 July 2015; for Iberia from 26 Oct 1990
    "The Memorandum between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Kingdom of Spain on the procedure of issuing visas (in Russian)".
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Spain on amending the Memorandum between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Kingdom of Spain on the procedure of issuing visas on 26 October 1990 (in Russian)".
  111. ^ From 4 Dec 2012
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on simplified rules of entry, stay and departure of crew members of aircraft of the airlines of the Russian Federation and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (in Russian)".
  112. ^ From 3 Jan 1993
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on the establishment of the simplified order of entrance and departure of crew members of aircraft of the airlines of Russia and Sweden (in Russian)".
  113. ^ From 17 Jul 1999
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Turkmenistan on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  114. ^ a b From 20 Feb 1994
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam about conditions of mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)".
  115. ^ "Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  116. ^ "Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  117. ^ From 6 Feb 2016
    "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on simplification of conditions of mutual trips of certain categories of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  118. ^ a b Including riverboats crew.
  119. ^ From 24 Sep 1984
    "Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the government of the Tunisian Republic on Maritime navigation (in Russian)".
  120. ^ From 17 Jul 1999
    Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Turkmenistan on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian), archived from the original on 31 December 2016, retrieved 30 December 2016
  121. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Turkmenistan on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
    From 17 Jul 1999
  122. ^ "Transit Visas". Embassy of the Russian Federation, The Netherlands. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  123. ^ "Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Finnish Republic on leasing to the Finnish Republic of the Russian part of Saimaa canal and adjoining territory and on the conditions of navigation through Saimaa canal, article 6, paragraph 3".
  124. ^ "Border tweak steals tourism magnet". Postimees. 7 August 2013.
  125. ^ "Указ президента Российской Федерации об ответных мерах визового характера в связи с недружественными действиями иностранных государств".
  126. ^ "Agreement between the Government of Israel and the Government of the Russian Federation on the terms and procedures for issuing visas for holders of diplomatic and service passports" (PDF).
  127. ^ "Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with high representatives of small island states of the South Pacific". Mid.ru. 21 September 2017.
  128. ^ "Russia, Oman ink agreement on visa-free travel between countries". TASS. 22 April 2025.
  129. ^ "San Marino, Russia sign agreement to scrap visa requirements". TASS. 2 December 2021.
  130. ^ Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 13.06.2019 № 1274-р "О подписании Соглашения между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Китайской Народной Республики о безвизовых групповых туристических поездках". mid.ru (in Russian). 17 June 2019.
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  138. ^ "РФ и Индия работают над соглашением о безвизовых групповых поездках".
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  143. ^ "ABTC Economy Entry Information" (PDF).
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