Visa requirements
Any foreign visitors wishing to enter the Russian Federation must have a valid passport and obtain a Russian visa before coming.
Citizens of CIS and some other countries are permitted to enter Russia without a visa regardless of the purpose of their visit (see Table 1).
Table 2 presents the list of countries which need entry visa to Russia. The length of allowed stay in Russia is indicated for single entry visa.
[Table 1] Countries which do not need entry visa to Russia
Country/visa-free stay, days
Asia
Abkhazia / 90
Israel / 90
Mongolia / 30
South Ossetia / 90
South Korea / 60
Thailand / 30
Turkey / 30
CIS
Armenia / 90
Azerbaijan / 90
Belarus / 90
Kazakhstan / 90
Kirgizia / 90
Moldova / 90
Tadjikistan / 90
Ukraine / 90
Uzbekistan / 90
Europe
Bosnia-Herzegovina / 30
Macedonia / 30
Monte Negro / 30
Serbia / 30
South America
Argentina / 90
Brazil / 90
Chile / 90
Colombia / 90
Cuba / 90
Ecuador / 90
Guatemala / 30
Guyana / 30
Nicaragua/ 90
Paraguay / 30
Peru / 90
Uruguay / 90
Venezuela / 90
[Table 2] Countries which need entry visa to Russia
Country/ single-entry stay, days
Asia
Afghanistan / 30
Bahrain / 30
Brunei / 30
China / 30
India / 30
Iran / 30
Georgia / 30
Iraq / 30
Japan / 90
Jordan /30
Kuwait / 30
Lebanon /30
Nepal /30
Oman / 30
Pakistan /30
Philippines / 30
Qatar / 30
Saudi Arabia / 30
Sri Lanka / 30
Taiwan / 30
United Arab Emirates / 30
Yemen / 30
Africa
Egypt / 30
Mauritius / 30
Republic of South Africa / 30
Seychelles / 30
CIS
Turkmenistan / 90
Europe
Albania / 90
Andorra / 90
Austria / 90
Belgium / 90
Bulgaria / 90
Croatia /90
Cyprus / 90
Czech Republic / 90
Denmark / 90
Estonia /90
Finland / 90
France / 90
Germany / 90
Greece / 90
Hungary / 90
Iceland / 90
Latvia / 90
Liechtenstein / 90
Lithuania / 90
Luxembourg / 90
Malta / 90
Monaco / 90
Netherlands / 90
Norway / 90
Poland / 90
Portugal / 90
Romania / 90
San Marino / 90
Slovakia / 90
Slovenia / 90
Spain / 90
Sweden / 90
Switzerland / 90
United Kingdom / 90
Vatican / 90
Oceania
Australia / 90
Fiji / 30
Guam / 30
Kiribati / 30
Marshall Islands / 30
Micronesia / 30
Nauru / 30
New Caledonia / 30
Palau / 30
Samoa / 30
Solomon Islands / 30
Tonga / 30
Tuvalu / 30
North America
Canada / 90
Mexico / 90
the United States / 90