Visa policy of Russia

The visa policy of Russia deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter the Russian Federation must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel to, enter, and remain in the country. Visa exemptions are based on bilateral or multilateral agreements. Russia has agreements with scores of countries whose citizens are either exempt from visas or can apply for a visa online (e-visa). Citizens of countries without such an agreement with Russia must obtain a visa in advance from a Russian diplomatic mission or visa centre.

Foreign citizens, while in the territory of Russia, must comply with the legislation of Russia, including requirements of customs, border and immigration regimes, rules of travel finance, registration, internal movement within the territory of Russia and extensions of stay. Nothing limits the right of competent authorities of Russia to deny entry or to shorten the period of stay in the territory of Russia for foreign citizens.

Travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia has imposed the following temporary travel restrictions:

On 28 June 2021, Russia resumed flights with Belgium, Bulgaria, Jordan, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, North Macedonia, USA, Turkey, Austria, Armenia, Greece, Qatar, Serbia, Finland, Croatia, and Switzerland.

On 27 January 2021, Russia resumed flights with Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar.

From 15 August 2020, restrictions are lifted for citizens of Switzerland.

From 1 August 2020, restrictions on entry to Russia were lifted for citizens of Abkhazia, Tanzania, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. The issuance of entry visas and invitations has also been resumed.

The issuance of Russian electronic visas for the Far East District, Kaliningrad Oblast, and St Petersburg and Leningrad has been suspended since 18 March 2020 and has not been resumed yet.

For foreign citizens who are in Russia on the basis of a visa or visa-free regime, the duration of temporary stay is suspended From 15 March to 15 June 2020.

From 18 March until a special order of the government, all foreign citizens (except citizens of CIS member nations, Abkhazia, South Ossetia from 20 March 2020) are not allowed to enter the Russian Federation. This does not apply to some category of travels.

From 13 March 2020, temporarily suspended the entry of citizens of Italy travelling for educational, work, private, tourist and transit purposes

From 28 February 2020, temporarily suspended the entry of citizens of Iran travelling for educational, work, private, tourist and transit purposes.

From 20 February 2020, temporarily suspended the entry of citizens of China, Hong Kong, Macao, travelling for work, private, educational and tourist purposes.

Border-crossing points

Foreign citizens may enter into the territory of Russia through the border-crossing points open to international passenger traffic. As of 11 June 2020, Russia has 386 checkpoints across the state border of Russia.

Land border with Belarus

Citizens of third countries are not allowed to cross the Belarus–Russia land border due to a lack of international border crossing points, because passports must be stamped.
Visitors are advised to enter mainland Russia via other countries such as Terehova–Burachki and Senkivka–Novye Yurkovichi.

Entry will be allowed through the road checkpoints on the border between Russia and Belarus in 2021:

Land border with Kazakhstan

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.

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Travellers who are nationals of the following 63(+2) nations are not required to obtain a visa prior to visit Russia as long as the length of their trip is within the visa waiver limit listed below.

From 2014, citizens of these countries—except for citizens of Belarus and South Ossetia, who have the right to unlimited visa-free entry to Russia—must not stay longer than 90 days within any 180-day period. Resetting the allowed period by leaving and re-entering the country is no longer allowed. Overstaying up to 180 days is punishable by a three-year entry ban, 180–270 days by a five-year entry ban, and over 270 days by a ten-year entry ban.

<sub>ID – May enter with a national ID card.

ID(KZ) – May enter with a national ID card if arriving from Kazakhstan.

1 – 90 days within any 365-day period.

2 – 90 days within any one-year period.

3 – 60 days within any 180-day period.

4 – 90 days within any 180-day period.

5 – 30 days within any 60-day period.</sub>

Tour groups

Common visa

On 19 June 2020, Russia and Belarus have signed an agreement on mutual recognition of visas. After ratification visa-free entry will be available for holders of a valid visa or residence permit of Belarus.

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

Since May 2009 international tourists entering by regular ferry via several ports have been 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.

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 (Big port Saint Petersburg and Passenger Port of St. Petersburg), Vladivostok, Vyborg, Zarubino.

Entry to the port of St. Petersburg by regular ferry can be done only from the ports of Tallinn (Estonia) or Helsinki (Finland). It is also possible to travel visa-free for 72 hours from the port of Stockholm with the stop in Helsinki.

Visa-free zones

* — Group travel to central and southern Kuril Islands for pre-approved lists of the Foreign Ministry. Visits are carried out on the basis of identity cards and inserts.
Visa-free for citizens of Japan who visit the burial place of relatives located in the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island, by pre-authorized list in the regional Russian-Japanese consultations.On September 5 2022, Russia terminated the agreement with Japan on facilitated visits to the Kuriles by Japanese citizens – former residents of these islands.
* — 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. The agreement was signed between USSR and USA on 23 September 1989 but came into force on 17 July 2015 after ratification by the United States.

Local border traffic
* — 90 days for holders of border traffic permit

From 6 June 2013 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. From 16 December 2018 amendments to the current agreement entered into force. The procedure for obtaining a permit was simplified, total period of stay (within 180 days) was canceled, and the stamping of travel documents at the border crossing was canceled.

* — 15 days for holders of border traffic permit

From 29 May 2012 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.

* — 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within a 180-day period for holders of border traffic permit
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.

Crew members

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.

Citizens of following countries may visit Russia without a visa if they are travelling as part of the airline crew:
Afghanistan,
Algeria,
Austria,
Belgium,
Bulgaria,From 7 May 2002

Canada,
China,From 26 Apr 2014

Croatia,From 31 Mar 2013
Cyprus,From 20 Jan 2006

Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Egypt,
Ethiopia,
Finland,
France,From 1 May 2005

Germany,
Greece
Iceland,
India,
Iraq,
Italy,
Japan,
Jordan,
Latvia,
Lebanon,
Libya,
Lithuania,From 1 Jan 2003

Luxembourg,
Malta,
Netherlands,
North Korea,From 22 May 1997
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, title=Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Democratic People's Republic of Korea on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
North Macedonia,
Norway,
Oman,
Poland,From 1 Oct 2003
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, title=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)
Portugal,
Qatar,
Romania,
Singapore,
Spain,
Sri Lanka,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Turkmenistan,
United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom,
Vietnam.From 20 Feb 1994
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, title=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)

Agreement was signed with Italy and it yet to be ratified.

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

Citizens of following countries may visit Russia without a visa if they are travelling as part of the sea crew: Bulgaria,
China,¹
Croatia,
Cyprus,
DR Congo,
Egypt,
France,
Iran,
Iraq,
Lithuania,¹
North Korea,
Poland,
Tunisia,
Turkey
Turkmenistan,¹
Vietnam.

_{1 – including riverboats crew}

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

Visa-free transit

;Direct airside transit
Passengers travelling through international airports do not need a visa for a transit of less than 24 hours in most circumstances,{{cite web , title=Transit Visas, url=https://netherlands.mid.ru/web/netherlands-en/transit-visa, publisher=Embassy of the Russian Federation, The Netherlands , access-date=30 March 2018 provided a confirmed onward ticket is held and the traveller remains in the international transit area (without clearing regular passport control).

A transit visa is needed when transiting Russia to/from Belarus

The following international Russian airports do not have international transit areas, meaning a transit visa is required to connect there:
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* Sochi Airport (AER)
* Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS)
* Zhukovsky Airport (ZIA)
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;Saimaa canal
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.

;Värska–Ulitina road
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.

Diplomatic and service category passports

Under reciprocal agreements, holders of diplomatic or various categories of service passports (official, service, special, consular) issued by the following countries, territories and jurisdictions are allowed to enter and remain in Russia for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted) without a visa:

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*{{flagicon, European Union European Union ^{5 D*} (excluding Ireland)
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*{{flagg, uncb, Abkhazia ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Albania ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Algeria ^{5 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Andorra ^{3 D}
*{{flagg, uncb, Angola ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Antigua and Barbuda ^{5 D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Argentina ^{2 D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Armenia ^D
*{{flagg, uncb, Azerbaijan ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Bahrain ^{5 D S Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Bangladesh ^{7 D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Belarus ^{1 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Benin ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Bolivia ^{2 D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Bosnia and Herzegovina ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Botswana ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Brazil ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Brunei ^{8 D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Burkina Faso ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Burundi ^{5 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Cabo Verde ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Cambodia ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Chile ^{2 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, China ^{7 D S Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Colombia ^{D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Congo ^{D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Costa Rica ^{2 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Cuba ^{5 D S}
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*{{flagg, uncb, Dominica ^{5 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Dominican Republic ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Ecuador ^{4 D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Egypt ^{D S Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, El Salvador ^{D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Equatorial Guinea ^{5 D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Ethiopia ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Fiji ^{D Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Gabon ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Gambia ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Grenada ^{5 D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Guatemala ^{2 D O C}
*{{flagg, uncb, Guinea ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Guyana ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Honduras ^{D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Iceland ^{5 D}
*{{flagg, uncb, India ^{D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Indonesia ^{8 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Iran ^{7 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Jamaica ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Jordan ^{5 D S Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Kazakhstan ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Kuwait ^{5 D Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Kyrgyzstan ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Laos ^{7 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Liechtenstein ^{5 D}
*{{flagg, uncb, Maldives ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Mali ^{D S}
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*{{flagg, uncb, Mauritius ^{6 D}
*{{flagg, uncb, Mexico ^{D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Moldova ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Monaco ^{5 D}
*{{flagg, uncb, Mongolia ^{7 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Montenegro ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Morocco ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Mozambique ^{7 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Myanmar ^{D S O}
*{{flag, Namibia ^{D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Nauru ^{8 D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Nepal ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Nicaragua ^{D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, North Korea ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, North Macedonia ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Norway ^{5 D}
*{{flagg, uncb, Oman ^{D S Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Pakistan ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Palau ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Palestine ^{5 D}
*{{flagg, uncb, Panama ^{D S O Sp C}
*{{flagg, uncb, Paraguay ^{2 D S O Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Peru ^{D S Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Philippines ^{D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Qatar ^{5 D Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Saint Kitts and Nevis ^{5 D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^{5 D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Samoa ^{6 D O}
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*{{flagg, uncb, Senegal ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Serbia ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Seychelles ^{7 D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Singapore ^{D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, South Africa ^{D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, South Korea ^{D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, South Ossetia ^{1 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Sri Lanka ^{7 D S O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Suriname ^{5 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Switzerland ^{5 D}
*{{flagg, uncb, Syria ^{D S Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Tajikistan ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Thailand ^{D S}
*{{flag, Togo ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Tunisia ^{5 D S Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Turkey ^{D S Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Turkmenistan ^{7 D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Ukraine ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, United Arab Emirates ^{5 D Sp}
*{{flagg, uncb, Uruguay ^{2 D O}
*{{flagg, uncb, Uzbekistan ^D
*{{flagg, uncb, Vanuatu ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Vatican City ^{5 D}
*{{flagg, uncb, Venezuela ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Vietnam ^{D S}
*{{flagg, uncb, Zambia ^{5 D}
*''{{flagg, uncb, Zimbabwe'' ^{9 D S}
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<sub>D* – diplomatic passport only (diplomatic and service passports for Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia)

D — diplomatic passports

S — service passports

O — official passports

Sp — special passports

C — consular passports</sub>

<sub>1 – unlimited

2 – 3 months

3 – 90 days within any 365-day period

4 – 90 days within any one-year period

5 – 90 days within any 180-day period

6 – 60 days

7 – 30 days

8 – 14 days

9 – only for employees of Zimbabwe official institutions in Russia</sub>

Among nationals of countries whose citizens are normally visa-exempt, only holders of diplomatic or service category passports of Israel,{{CN, date=November 2022 service passports of Qatar{{CN, date=November 2022} and service passports of the UAE require a visa.

APEC Business Travel Card

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The APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) is a travel document issued to business travellers who are citizens of APEC participating economies. Valid for five years, the card eliminates the need for its holder to possess a visa when visiting other APEC participating economies.

From 1 June 2013, holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "RUS" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Russia can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:

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*{{flagg, uncb, Australia
*{{flagg, uncb, Brunei
*{{flagg, uncb, Chile
*{{flagg, uncb, China
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*{{flagg, uncb, Japan
*{{flagg, uncb, South Korea
*{{flagg, uncb, Malaysia
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*{{flagg, uncb, Mexico
*{{flagg, uncb, New Zealand
*{{flagg, uncb, Papua New Guinea
*{{flagg, uncb, Peru
*{{flagg, uncb, Philippines
*{{flagg, uncb, Singapore
*{{flagg, uncb, Taiwan
*{{flagg, uncb, Thailand
*{{flagg, uncb, Vietnam
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Electronic visa (Suspended)

From 8 August 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia started to implement the eVisa Program. Citizens of the 18 countriesAlgeria, Bahrain, Brunei, China, India, Iran, Japan, North Korea, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates. could apply eVisa to visit to regions in the Far Eastern Federal District. From 1 July 2019, citizens of the 54 countries could apply for single-entry business, humanitarian and tourist visas to visit the Kaliningrad region. From 8 June 2019, citizens of Taiwan were added to the list for Far East. From 1 October 2019, electronic visas have become valid for Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast. On 24 January 2020, the new list for the Far Eastern e-visa was approved.Citizens of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia were not included in the new list. Thus, the list of countries has become uniform for all regions where an electronic visa is applied.

On 1 January 2021, unified electronic visas were introduced in Russia. On 6 October 2020, in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2571/2020, the list of States was approved. These are all the countries whose citizens were allowed to enter Russia with an electronic visa as part of the pilot project.

The e-visa is a single entry visa, which is valid for a period of 60 days from the date of issue, and which allows a period of stay in the Russian Federation of up to 16 days from the date of entry. Foreign citizens have the right to freedom of movement within the entire territory of Russia. The 16-day e-visas are issued for private or business visit, tourism, as well as for participating in scientific, cultural, socio-political, economic, sporting events. The application can be submitted no earlier than 40 days and no later than 4 days before the expected date of entry. Applications for a e-visa will be processed in no more than 4 calendar days from the date of submission of the application. The consular fee is $40 (children under 6 years of age get a visa free of charge).

e-Visa allows arrival and departure only through the following border crossing points:

Airports (16)
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*Kaliningrad
*Kazan
*Khabarovsk
*Krasnodar
*Krasnoyarsk
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* Moscow – Sheremetyevo
* Moscow – Vnukovo
*Nizhny Novgorod
*Novosibirsk
*Rostov-on-Don
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*Samara
*Volgograd
*Yekaterinburg
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*Vladivostok – Sea passenger terminal
* Vladivostok – Zarubino
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Railways (2)
*Grodekovo Station (Pogranichny) – China side: Suifenhe Station
* Khasan Station – North Korea side: Tumangang Station

Roads (14)

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*Ivangorod – Estonia side: Narva
*Kunichina Gora – Estonia side: Koidula
*Shumilkino – Estonia side: Luhamaa
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*Vyartsilya – Finland side: Niirala
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*Burachki – Latvia side: Terehova
*Ubylinka – Latvia side: Grebnova
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*Chernyshevskoye – Lithuania side: Kybartai
*Morskoye – Lithuania side: Nida
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* Sovetsk – Lithuania side: Panemunė
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*Mamonovo I – Poland side: Gronowo
*Mamonovo II – Poland side: Grzechotki
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*Blagoveshchensk – China side: Heihe (over Amur, during navigation – river crossing, during freezing – road crossing)

Pedestrians (1)
*Ivangorod – Estonia side: Narva

Nationalities eligible for e-Visas are as follows:

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*{{flagg, uncb, Mexico
*{{flagg, uncb, Monaco
*{{flagg, uncb, North Korea
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*{{flagg, uncb, Saudi Arabia
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Closed cities

Several closed cities in Russia require special authorization.

Areas requiring special permits

In accordance with the Government Decree of 1992, 19 areas of the Russian Federation are closed to foreigners without special permits. This restriction does not apply to Russian citizens.

A full list of such areas:
*1. Part of Kamchatka Krai.
*2. ''abolished''
*3. Part of Primorsky Krai.
*4. Part of Krasnoyarsk Krai.
*5. Part of Orenburg Oblast.
*6. Part of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
*7. Part of The Republic of Mordovia.
*8. Parts of Murmansk Oblast and the Republic of Karelia. Transit to/from Norway is possible by main road.
*9. Parts of Arkhangelsk Oblast (include South part of Novaya Zemlya island) and the Komi Republic.
*10. Parts of Sverdlovsk Oblast.
*11. Parts of Chelyabinsk Oblast.
*12. In Leningrad Oblast – all Russian islands of Gulf of Finland, except Gogland, and {{convert, 20, km strip along south coast of the Gulf of Finland.
*13. Parts of Moscow Oblast.
*14. Part of Kaliningrad Oblast, approx. 15%.
*15. Part of Volgograd Oblast.
*16. Part of Astrakhan Oblast.
*17. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, all except Bilibino region.
*18. Part of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
*19. The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, 45% of territory. Transit to border with Georgia and to border with South Ossetia are possible along the main roads. Tsey Gorge is opened for foreigners from 2012.

Crimea

As of 2014 the disputed territory of Crimea is under Russian control and Russia enforces its visa policy there. However, Ukraine requires that foreigners should comply with Ukrainian visa regime including obtaining a Ukrainian visa if one is necessary. Otherwise, Ukraine may impose sanctions for "support of the temporary occupation of the Ukrainian territory".

Future changes

The Russian Government has instructed the Foreign Ministry to sign an agreement on visa waiver with the following countries:
*{{flagg, uncb, China – 21 days for tourist groups from 3 to 50 persons
*{{flagg, uncb, Côte d'Ivoire – 90 days for diplomatic and service passports
*{{flagg, uncb, Eritrea – 90 days within 180 day-period for diplomatic and service passports
*{{flagg, uncb, Ghana – 90 days within 180 day-period for diplomatic and service passports
*{{flagg, uncb, Lebanon – 90 days within 180 day-period for diplomatic, service and special passports
*{{flagg, uncb, Saint Lucia – 90 days within 180 day-period for all passports

Visa waiver agreements have already been signed with the following countries but are not yet ratified or applied:
*{{flagg, uncb, Guinea-Bissau – 90 days for diplomatic and service passports
*{{flagg, uncb, Micronesia – 30 days for all passports
*{{flagg, uncb, Sierra Leone – 90 days within 180 day-period for diplomatic and service passports
*{{flagg, uncb, Sudan – 90 days within any 180-day period for diplomatic passports
*{{flagg, uncb, San Marino – 90 days within any 180-day period for all passports.

In addition, Russia is currently in talks with Gulf countries as well as other Asian countries to establish visa waiver agreements, the complete list of countries is yet to be specified.

Agreements

The Russian Federation has visa waiver agreements with 143 jurisdictions.
In the table, red indicates agreements signed but not ratified or temporarily not applied.

{, class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center"
, + class="nowrap" , Valid bilateral and multilateral visa waiver agreements
, -
! rowspan=2 style="width:16%;", Country or territory
! colspan=3, Duration of stay by type of passport
! rowspan="2" style="width:13%;", Date of signing
! rowspan="2" style="width:13%;", Effective date
! rowspan=2 class="unsortable", Citation
, -
! Diplomatic
! Service
Official
Special
Consular
! style="width:23%;", Ordinary
, -
, align=Left, {{flagg, uncb, Abkhazia
, colspan=3, 90 days
, 2 Oct 2009
, 26 Apr 2011
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Albania
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 7 Apr 1993
, 6 Aug 1993
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/48334, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Албании о взаимных поездках граждан, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=28 November 2018, title=Request Rejected
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Algeria
, colspan=2, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, 19 Feb 2018
, 6 Feb 2019
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Andorra
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 365-day period
, 5 Dec 2019
, 25 Nov 2020
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Angola
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 26 Feb 1999
, 16 Jun 2006
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Antigua and Barbuda
, colspan=3 , 90 days within any 180-day period
, 7 Jun 2019
, 22 Oct 2019
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Argentina
, colspan=2, 3 months
,
, 16 May 1994
, 29 Sep 1994
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, data-sort-value="18 March 2009", 11 Mar 2009
18 Mar 2009
, 29 Jun 2009
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Armenia
, colspan=3, Unspecified  period
, 25 Sep 2000
, 25 Sep 2000
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Azerbaijan
, colspan=3, Unspecified  period
, 3 Jul 1997
, 4 May 1998
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Bahrain
, colspan=2, 90 days within any 180 day-period
,
, 16 Dec 2015
, 26 Jun 2016
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Bangladesh
, colspan=2, 30 days
,
, 22 Sep 2016
, 12 Feb 2017
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Belarus
, colspan=3, Unspecified  period
, 30 Nov 2000
, 30 Nov 2000Article 10 "... Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the date of signature and shall enter into force on the date of receipt by the Depositary of the last written notification on the implementation by the Parties of the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force..."
The agreement entered into force on 7 June 2002
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/multilateral_contract/-/storage-viewer/multilateral/50615, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Республики Беларусь, Правительством Республики Казахстан, Правительством Кыргызской Республики, Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Таджикистан о взаимных безвизовых поездках граждан, language=ru, publisher=Министерство Иностранных Дел России, website=mid.ru, access-date=26 January 2019
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Benin
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 21 Jun 2001
, 20 Aug 2001
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Bolivia
, colspan=2, 3 month
,
, 11 Apr 1995
, 24 Apr 1997
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 12 Apr 2016
, 3 Oct 2016
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, colspan=2, 90 days
, 30 days within any 60-day period
, 31 May 2013
, 20 Oct 2013
,
, -
, rowspan="2" align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Botswana
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 10 Feb 2005
, 11 Apr 2005
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180-day period
, 6 Jun 2019
, 8 Oct 2019
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Brazil
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 16 Apr 1991{{ref, Dip, 2
, 16 May 1991
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 26 Nov 2008
, 7 Jun 2010
,
, -
, align=left rowspan=2, {{flagg, uncb, Brunei
, colspan=2, 14 days
,
, data-sort-value="7 October 2009", 7 Oct 2009
12 Oct 2009{{ref, Dip, 2
, 11 Nov 2009
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 14 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180-day period
, 8 Nov 2017
, 8 Jan 2018
,
, -
, style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Bulgaria
, colspan=2, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, 5 Mar 2002
, 7 May 2002
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/46404, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Болгарии о взаимных поездках граждан, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=24 January 2021
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Burkina Faso
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 2 Mar 2000
, 2 Mar 2000
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Burundi
, colspan=2 , 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, 6 Feb 2018
, 30 Jun 2018
,
, -
, -
, align=left rowspan=2, {{flagg, uncb, Cabo Verde
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 14 Jul 1995
, 12 Sep 1995
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 60 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 30 Apr 2019
, 4 Jul 2020
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Cambodia
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 17 Mar 1988
, 28 May 1988
,
, -
, rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Chile
, 3 months
,
,
, 14 Feb 1995
, 1 Oct 1996
,
, -
,
, 3 months
,
, 4 Oct 2002
, 12 Feb 2004
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 24 Sep 2010
, 18 Jan 2011
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, China
, colspan=2, 30 days
,
, 22 Mar 2013
, 26 Apr 2014
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 15 days for tourist groups{{ref, Group, 4
, 29 Feb 2000
, 9 Nov 2000
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Colombia
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 26 Nov 1997
, 28 Mar 1998
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 24 Sep 2010
, 13 Mar 2011
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Congo
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 18 Dec 2014
, 1 Jan 2016
,
, -
, rowspan=2 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Costa Rica
, colspan=2, 3 month
,
, 16 Oct 1997
, 1 May 1998
,
, -
, colspan=2 ,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, data-sort-value="28 May 2018" , 3 May 2018
28 May 2018
, 25 May 2019
,
, -
, style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Croatia
,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, 16 Jun 2019
, 14 Dec 2019
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/45144, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Хорватии о взаимных поездках граждан Российской Федерации и граждан Республики Хорватии, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=24 January 2021{{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/57318, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Хорватии о внесении изменений в Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Хорватии о взаимных поездках граждан Российской Федерации и граждан Республики Хорватии, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=14 August 2019
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Cuba
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 180 day period
, 22 May 2018
, 21 Dec 2018
,
, -
, style="text-align:Left;", {{flagg, uncb, Cyprus
, colspan=2, 90 days within any half-year period
,
, 8 Jun 2005
, 20 Jan 2006
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/45996, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Кипр об условиях поездок граждан Российской Федерации и граждан Республики Кипр, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=24 January 2021
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Denmark
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
,
, 27 May 2008
, 1 Oct 2009
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/45566, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Королевства Дания об упрощении выдачи виз гражданам Российской Федерации и Королевства Дания, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=24 January 2021
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Dominica
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 28 Sep 2018
, 14 Jan 2019
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Dominican Republic
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 9 Sep 2009
, 9 Apr 2010
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 60 days within any 180-day period
, 26 Nov 2018
, 15 Dec 2020
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Ecuador
, colspan=2, 90 days within any year period
,
, 18 Feb 1999
, 15 May 1999
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 24 Sep 2010
, 24 Nov 2012
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Egypt
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 17 Jul 2003
, 17 Jul 2003
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, El Salvador
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, data-sort-value="29 January 1999", 25 Jan 1999
29 Jan 1999{{ref, Dip, 2
, 30 Mar 1999
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 26 Mar 2015
, 27 Aug 2016
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Equatorial Guinea
, colspan=2 , 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, 7 Apr 2017
, 8 Nov 2019
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Ethiopia
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 11 Dec 2002
, 11 Jan 2003
,
, -
, style="text-align:Left;", {{flagicon, European Union European Union countries (excluding Denmark and Ireland) {{Collapsible list, status=uncollapsed, titlestyle=font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;, title=25 states, {{flagg, uncb, Austria
{{flagg, uncb, Belgium
{{flagg, uncb, Bulgaria
{{flagg, uncb, Croatia
{{flagg, uncb, Cyprus
{{flagg, uncb, Czech Republic
{{flagg, uncb, Estonia
{{flagg, uncb, Finland
{{flagg, uncb, France
{{flagg, uncb, Germany
{{flagg, uncb, Greece
{{flagg, uncb, Hungary
{{flagg, uncb, Italy
{{flagg, uncb, Latvia
{{flagg, uncb, Lithuania
{{flagg, uncb, Luxembourg
{{flagg, uncb, Malta
{{flagg, uncb, Netherlands
{{flagg, uncb, Poland
{{flagg, uncb, Portugal
{{flagg, uncb, Romania
{{flagg, uncb, Slovakia
{{flagg, uncb, Slovenia
{{flagg, uncb, Spain
{{flagg, uncb, Sweden
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
,
, 25 May 2006
, data-sort-value="1 June 2007", 1 Jun 2007;
for Croatia from
1 Jul 2013
, Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union
Article 11 (in English)
{{cite web, url=http://www.kdmid.ru/docs.aspx?lst=country_wiki&it=/Соглашение%20между%20Российской%20Федерацией%20и%20Европейским%20Сообществом%20об%20упрощении%20выдачи%20виз%20гражданам%20Российской%20Федерации%20и%20Е.aspx, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Российской Федерацией и Европейским Сообществом об упрощении выдачи виз гражданам Российской Федерации и Европейского Союза (статья 11), website=kdmid.ru, access-date=31 January 2018, language=ru
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Fiji
, colspan=3, 90 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 28 Jun 2013
, 29 Jul 2013
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Gabon
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 5 Apr 2011
, 25 Sep 2011
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Gambia
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 4 May 2017
, 15 Aug 2018
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Grenada
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 20 Sep 2017
, 24 Dec 2017
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Guatemala
, colspan=2, 3 months
,
, 24 May 1999
, 24 Jul 1999
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 22 Sep 2011
, 29 Feb 2012
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Guinea
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 7 Jan 1998
, 8 Mar 1998
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Guinea-Bissau
, colspan=2 {{no, 90 days
, {{no}
, {{no, 23 Oct 2019
, {{no}
,
, -
, rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Guyana
, 90 days
,
,
, 3 Nov 2005
, 12 Feb 2006
, rowspan=2 ,
, -
,
, 90 days
,
, data-sort-value="7 June 2017", 7 Jun 2017
24 Jul 2017{{ref, Dip, 2
, 17 Nov 2017
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 27 Sep 2015
, 27 Nov 2015
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Honduras
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 21 Sep 1999{{ref, Dip, 2
, 20 Nov 1999
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 26 Sep 2014
, 11 Jul 2015
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Hong Kong
, colspan=3, 14 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 23 Apr 2009
, 1 Jul 2009
,
, -
, style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Hungary
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 14 Jun 2001
, 14 Jun 2001
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Iceland
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
,
, 24 Sep 2008
, 1 Mar 2010
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/45503, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Правительством Исландии об упрощении выдачи виз гражданам Российской Федерации и Исландии, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=25 January 2021
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, India
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 3 Dec 2004
, 28 Mar 2006
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Indonesia
, colspan=2, 14 days
,
, 1 Dec 2006
, 22 Mar 2008
,
, -
, rowspan=2 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Iran
, colspan=2, 30 days
,
, 29 Mar 1993
, 29 Apr 1993
,
, -
, colspan=2 ,
, 15 days for tourist groups{{ref, Group, 4
, 28 Mar 2017
, 1 Jul 2021
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Israel
,
,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 20 Mar 2008
, 20 Sep 2008
,
, -
, align=left rowspan=2 , {{flagg, uncb, Jamaica
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 23 Jun 2000
, 1 Sep 2000
,
, -
, colspan=2 ,
, 90 days within any year period
, 27 Sep 2018
, 27 Nov 2018
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Jordan
, colspan=2 , 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, 11 Sep 2017
, 25 Jan 2018
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Kazakhstan
, colspan=3, Unspecified  period
, 30 Nov 2000
, 30 Nov 2000
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Kuwait
, colspan=2, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, 10 Nov 2015
, 10 Apr 2016
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Kyrgyzstan
, colspan=3, Unspecified  period
, 30 Nov 2000
, 30 Nov 2000
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Laos
, colspan=2, 30 days
,
, 29 Nov 2004
, 30 Dec 2004
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180-day period
, 8 Sep 2016
, 2 Dec 2017
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Liechtenstein
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
,
, 12 Nov 2013
, 1 Apr 2015
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/44305, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Княжества Лихтенштейн об упрощении процедуры выдачи виз гражданам Российской Федерации и Княжества Лихтенштейн, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=25 January 2021
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Macao
, colspan=3, 30 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 19 Jun 2012
, 30 Sep 2012
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Maldives
, colspan=3, 90 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 25 Jun 2019
, 25 Jul 2019
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Mali
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 27 May 2009
, 27 May 2009
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Mauritius
, colspan=3, 60 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180-day period
, 23 Dec 2015
, 10 Apr 2016
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Mexico
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 28 Jan 1997
, 5 Jul 1997
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Micronesia
, colspan=3 {{no, 30 days{{ref, Total, 1
, {{no, 21 Sep 2017
, {{no}
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Moldova
, colspan=3, Unspecified period
, 30 Nov 2000
, 30 Nov 2000
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Mongolia
, colspan=3, 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180-day period
, 3 Sep 2014
, 14 Nov 2014
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Montenegro
, colspan=2, 90 days
, 30 days
, 24 Sep 2008
, 21 Nov 2008
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Morocco
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 15 Oct 2002
, 15 Oct 2002
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Mozambique
, colspan=2, 30 days
,
, 30 Dec 2009
, 30 May 2010
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Myanmar
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 3 Jul 2000
, 3 Aug 2000
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Namibia
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 14 Apr 2021
, 2 Aug 2021
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Nauru
, colspan=3, 14 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 24 Sep 2014
, 14 May 2015
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Nepal
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 16 Apr 2002
, 16 May 2002
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Nicaragua
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 28 Nov 1997{{ref, Dip, 2
, 13 Jan 1998
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 28 Jul 2009
, 3 Jul 2010
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, North Korea
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 24 Jan 1997
, 23 May 1997
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, North Macedonia
, colspan=2, 90 days
, 30 days
, 19 Jun 2008
, 31 Oct 2008
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Norway
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
,
, 8 Jun 2007
, 1 Dec 2008
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Oman
, colspan=2 , 90 days
,
, 3 Feb 2016
, 27 Oct 2016
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Pakistan
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 4 Jul 1994
, 3 Aug 1994
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Palau
, colspan=3, 30 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 28 Sep 2018
, 27 Dec 2018
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Palestine
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
,
, 23 Jan 2020
, 21 May 2020
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Panama
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, data-sort-value="16 June 1995", 16 Jun 1995
22 Jun 1995{{ref, Dip, 2
, 20 Aug 1995
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, data-sort-value="3 December 2014", 3 Dec 2014
9 Dec 2014{{ref, Dip, 2
, 8 Feb 2015
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Paraguay
, colspan=2, 3 months
,
, 20 Nov 1995
, 2 Feb 1997
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 25 Sep 2013
, 20 Oct 2014
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Peru
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 14 Jul 1999
, 26 Nov 1999
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 13 Nov 2010
, 21 Jun 2011
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Philippines
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 3 Aug 2007
, 22 Dec 2008
,
, -
, style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Poland
, 90 days
,
,
, 18 Sep 2003
, 1 Oct 2003
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Qatar
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 27 Dec 2019
, 23 Feb 2020
,
, -
, style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Romania
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 26 Aug 2002
, 1 Mar 2004
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/46348, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Румынии о взаимных поездках граждан, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=26 January 2021
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Saint Kitts and Nevis
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 21 Sep 2017
, 21 Nov 2017
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 27 Sep 2018
, 7 Jan 2019
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Samoa
, colspan=3, 60 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 4 Apr 2017
, 9 July 2017
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Senegal
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 2 Jul 2015
, 6 Feb 2017
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Serbia
, colspan=2, 90 days
, 30 days
, 20 Feb 2009
, 10 Jun 2009
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Seychelles
, colspan=3, 30 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 2 Sep 2015
, 14 Dec 2015
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Sierra Leone
, colspan=2 {{no, 90 days within any 180-day period
, {{no}
, {{no, 17 May 2021
, {{no}
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Singapore
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 17 Nov 2015
, 2 Jan 2016
,
, -
, style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Slovakia
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 29 Dec 2000
, 29 Dec 2000
,
, -
, rowspan=2 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, South Africa
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 5 Aug 2010
, 15 Dec 2010
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days{{ref, Total, 1
, data-sort-value="24 January 2017", 24 Jan 2017
27 Feb 2017{{ref, Dip, 2
, 30 Mar 2017
,
, -
, rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, South Korea
, 90 days
,
,
, 21 Sep 2004
, 21 Nov 2004
,
, -
,
, 90 days
,
, 17 Oct 2006
, 31 Dec 2006
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 60 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180-day period
, 13 Nov 2013
, 1 Jan 2014
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, South Ossetia
, colspan=3, Unspecified  period
, 1 Feb 2010
, 25 Apr 2011
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Sri Lanka
, colspan=2, 30 days
,
, 13 Aug 2015
, 24 Oct 2015
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Sudan
, {{no, 90 days within any 180-day period
, {{no}
, {{no}
, {{no, 24 Nov 2017
, {{no}
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Suriname
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 180 day-period
, 26 Sep 2018
, 13 May 2019
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Syria
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 19 Mar 2008
, 2 Jul 2008
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Switzerland
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
,
, 21 Sep 2009
, 1 Feb 2011
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/45453, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Федеральным Советом Швейцарской Конфедерации об упрощении выдачи виз гражданам Российской Федерации и Швейцарской Конфедерации, language=ru, website=mid.ru, publisher=Министерство Иностранных Дел России, access-date=26 January 2019
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Tajikistan
, colspan=3, Unspecified  period
, 30 Nov 2000
, 30 Nov 2000
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Thailand
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 17 Oct 2002
, 6 Mar 2003
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 30 days
, 13 Dec 2005
, 24 Mar 2007
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Togo
, colspan=2 , 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, 16 Feb 2021
, 19 Aug 2021
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Tunisia
, colspan=2, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, 28 Jun 2012
, 13 Feb 2013
,
, -
, rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Turkey
, 90 days
,
,
, 5 Nov 1999
, 6 Jan 2000
,
, -
,
, 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180-day period
,
, rowspan=2, 12 May 2010
, rowspan=2, 16 Apr 2011
, rowspan=2,
, -
, colspan=2 {{no}
, {{no, 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180-day period
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Turkmenistan
, colspan=2, 30 days
,
, 17 Jul 1999
, 17 Jul 1999
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/47054, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Туркменистана о взаимных поездках граждан, language=ru, publisher=Министерство Иностранных Дел России, website=mid.ru, access-date=26 January 2019
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Ukraine
, colspan=3, Unspecified  period
, 16 Jan 1997
, 10 Mar 1997
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, United Arab Emirates
, colspan=3, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 6 Jul 2018
, 17 Feb 2019
,
, -
, rowspan="2" align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Uruguay
, colspan=2, 3 months
,
, 13 Jul 1999
, 3 Oct 1999
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 26 Sep 2011
, 27 Dec 2011
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Uzbekistan
, colspan=3, Unspecified period
, 30 Nov 2000
, 30 Nov 2000
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Vanuatu
, colspan=3, 90 days{{ref, Total, 1
, 20 Sep 2016
, 21 Oct 2016
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Vatican City
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
,
, 22 Aug 2017
, 29 Dec 2017
,
, -
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", {{flagg, uncb, Venezuela
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, data-sort-value="28 June 1993", 28 Jun 1993
1 Nov 1993{{ref, Dip, 2
, 1 Nov 1993
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 26 Nov 2008
, 6 Mar 2009
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Vietnam
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, 28 Oct 1993
, 20 Feb 1994
, {{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/54637, script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Социалистической Республики Вьетнам об условиях взаимных поездок граждан, language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=26 January 2021{{cite web, url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/46120, script-title=ru:Соглашение о внесении изменён в Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Социалистической Республики Вьетнам об условиях взаимных поездок граждан (в форме обмена нотами), language=ru, website=mid.ru, access-date=27 January 2021
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Zambia
, 90 days within any 180-day period
,
,
, 23 Oct 2019
, 1 Jul 2020
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Zimbabwe
, colspan=2, 90 days
,
, data-sort-value="23 January 1991", 23 Jan 1991
31 Jan 1991{{ref, Dip, 2
, 31 Jan 1991
,
, -
! style="text-align:left;" colspan="7", Notes:
#{{Note, Total Agreement include the item "Total period of permitted stay in the territory of the state for a certain period of time is set in accordance with the laws of the state." From 2014, it is 90 days within any 180-day period.
#{{Note, Dip Agreement concluded through an exchange of diplomatic notes.
#{{Note, EU Agreement between Russia and EU. Article 14 " ...the provisions shall prevail over the provisions of any bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements between the Russian Federation and the Member States..."
#{{Note, Group Only for group tourism (from 5 to 50 persons) organized by accredited travel agencies in both countries.

{, class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"
, + class="nowrap", Unilateral visa waiver concessions
, -
, Country
, Type of passport
, Duration of stay
, Date of signing
, Effective date
, Citation
, -
, align=Left, {{flagg, uncb, Estonia
, align=left, Alien's passport
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, rowspan=2, 17 Jun 2008
, rowspan=2, 17 Jun 2008
, rowspan=2,
, -
, align=Left, {{flagg, uncb, Latvia
, aligh=Left, Non-citizen passport
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Monaco
, Diplomatic passport
, 90 days within any 180-day period
, 3 Sep 2017
, 3 Sep 2017
,

Russia has concluded agreements that facilitate procedures for issuing visas to both Russian citizens and citizens of the partner jurisdiction on a reciprocal basis. Such agreements are in force with the following countries or political associations:
{, class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
, + class="nowrap", Visa facilitation agreements
, -
! Country !! Entry into force
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Albania , , 1993
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Bulgaria , , 2002
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, China , , 2014
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Croatia , , 2013, 2019
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Cyprus , , 2006
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Denmark , , 2009
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Egypt , , 2011
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, European Union
(excluding Denmark and Ireland) , , 2007
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, France , , 2005
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Germany , , 2004
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Iceland , , 2010
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, India , , 2011, 2015, 2016
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Indonesia , , 1990
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Iran , , 1997, 2016, 2019
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Israel , , 2002 and 2016 (for holders of dip/ser passports)
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Italy , , 1990, 2005
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Japan , , 2013, 2017
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Latvia , , 1995, 2013, 2018
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Liechtenstein , , 2015
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Lithuania , , 2003
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Norway , , 2012, 2017
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Poland , , 2003, 2012
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Romania , , 2004
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Saudi Arabia , , 2020
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, South Africa , , 1996
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, South Korea , , 1992, 2002, 2010
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Spain , , 1990, 2015
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Switzerland , , 2011
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Turkmenistan , , 1999
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, United Kingdom , , 1989
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, United States , , 2012, 2013
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Vietnam , , 1994, 2005
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Yemen , , 1988

Russia has agreements on cancellation of consular fees with the following countries: Algeria (1965), Angola (15 Apr 1985), Iran (15 Feb 1966), Japan (1 Apr 1965), Mauritania (1967), New Zealand (1 Apr 1962).

Agreements were denounced with Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, and Pakistan

{, class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center"
, + class="nowrap", Canceled agreements
, -
! rowspan="2" style="width:18%;", Country or territory
! colspan=3, Duration of stay by type of passport
! rowspan=2, Date of signing
! rowspan=2, Effective date
! rowspan=2, Cancellation date
! rowspan=2, Citation
, -
! Diplomatic
! Service category
! Ordinary
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, colspan=2, 90 days
, 90 days with an invitation
30 days with a voucher
, 24 Sep 2007
, 1 May 2008
, 20 Oct 2013
,
, -
, rowspan=3 align=Left, {{flagg, uncb, Bulgaria
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For a private trips with an invitation
Transit without a visa
, 2 Nov 1978
, 6 Jul 1979
, 1 Oct 2001
,
, -
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For a private trip with an invitation up to 90 days
, 3 Nov 1969
, 24 Jan 1970
, 6 Jul 1979
,
, -
, colspan=3, About private trips
, 20 May 1965
, 1 Jun 1965
, 24 Jan 1970
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagdeco, CIS CIS countries {{Collapsible list, status=uncollapsed, titlestyle=font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;, title=9 states, {{flagg, uncb, Armenia
{{flagg, uncb, Belarus
Georgia
{{flagg, uncb, Kazakhstan
{{flagg, uncb, Kyrgyzstan
{{flagg, uncb, Moldova
{{flagg, uncb, Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
{{flagg, uncb, Uzbekistan (excluding Azerbaijan and Ukraine)
, colspan=3, Unspecified  period
, 9 Oct 1992
, 9 Oct 1992;
for Georgia
1 Aug 1995
, 3 Dec 2000;
for Turkmenistan
19 Jun 1999
,
, -
, rowspan=4 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, China
, 30 days
, colspan=2,
, 29 Feb 2000
, 25 May 2001
, 26 Apr 2014
,
, -
, colspan=2, Yes
Including passport for public affairs
,
, 29 Dec 1993
, 29 Jan 1994
, 25 May 2001
,
, -
, colspan=2, Yes (on duty)
Including passport for public affairs
,
, 15 Jul 1988
, 14 Aug 1988
, 29 Jan 1994
,
, -
, Yes
, colspan=2,
, 13 Jun 1985
, 13 Jul 1985
, 14 Aug 1988
,
, -
, rowspan=3 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Cuba
, colspan=3, 30 days
, 3 Dec 1993
, 29 Jul 1994
, 21 Dec 2018
,
, -
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For a private trip with an invitation
, 10 Jan 1985
,
, 29 Jul 1994
,
, -
, colspan=3, For tourism trips
, data-sort-value="7 Jul 1981", 7 Jul 1981
24 Sep 1981
, 24 Sep 1981
, 1985
,
, -
, rowspan=2 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Cyprus
, 3 months
,
,
, 5 Jun 1989
, 5 Jun 1989
, 20 Jan 2006
,
, -
, colspan=2, During a term of official trips
, 90 days
, 27 Dec 1994
, 15 Jun 1995
, 1 Jan 2004
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Czech Republic
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
30 days for all passports
, 7 Dec 1994
, 3 Sep 1995
, 29 May 2000
,
, -
, rowspan=4 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Czechoslovakia
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation
Transit without a visa
, 17 Dec 1981
, 30 May 1982
, for {{flagg, uncb, Czech Republic
3 Sep 1995;
for {{flagg, uncb, Slovakia
7 Aug 1994
,
, -
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation up to 90 days
Transit without a visa
, 16 Sep 1969
, 16 Sep 1969
, 30 May 1982
,
, -
, colspan=3, 90 days with an invitation
, 17 Sep 1965
, 17 Sep 1965
, 15 Sep 1969
,
, -
, colspan=3,
, 18 Dec 1962
,
, 17 Sep 1965
,
, -
, rowspan=2 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, East Germany
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation
Transit without a visa
, 6 Apr 1979
, 30 Aug 1979
, ''3 Oct 1990''
,
, -
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation up to 90 days
Transit without a visa
, 28 Nov 1969
, 12 Jan 1970
, 30 Aug 1979
,
, -
, rowspan=2 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Hungary
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For a private trips with an invitation
Transit without a visa
, 24 Nov 1978
,
, 14 Jun 2001
,
, -
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation up to 90 days
, 4 Mar 1969
, 11 Jun 1969
,
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, North Korea
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation
, 22 Jan 1986
, 17 Sep 1986
, 23 May 1997
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Laos
, colspan=2, Yes
,
, 20 Dec 1984
,
, 30 Dec 2004
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Lithuania
, colspan=2,
, 30 days for Kaliningrad region
, 24 Feb 1995
, 25 Jun 1995
, 1 Jan 2003
,
, -
, rowspan=2 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Mongolia
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation
, 20 December 1979
,
, 5 May 1995
,
, -
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation up to 90 days
, 26 Jan 1971
, 23 May 1971
,
,
, -
, rowspan=2 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Poland
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation
Transit without a visa
, 13 Dec 1979
, 22 May 1980
, 1 Oct 2003
,
, -
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation up to 90 days
, 5 Feb 1970
, 12 May 1970
, 22 May 1980
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Qatar
, 90 days
,
,
, 18 Jan 2016
, 14 Aug 2016
, 23 Feb 2020
,
, -
, rowspan=6 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Romania
, colspan=3, Yes
, 11 Mar 1991
, 24 Oct 1991
, 1 Mar 2004
,
, -
, colspan=3, During an office mission
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation up to 45 days
, 9 Sep 1983
, 11 Apr 1984
, 24 Oct 1991
,
, -
, colspan=3, During an office mission
For tourism trips with tourist documents
For private trips with an invitation up to 45 days
, 30 Jun 1969
, 1 Jan 1970
, 11 Apr 1984
,
, -
, colspan=3, Without visas on office affairs
For a private trips with an invitation up to 45 days within year
Transit on private affairs without visa
, 4 Mar 1966
, 23 Jun 1966
, 1 Jan 1970
,
, -
, colspan=3, About trips for a visit to close relatives
, data-sort-value="1 Jan 1963", 1963
,
, 23 Jun 1966
, no text
, -
, colspan=3, About visa-free trips of citizens on diplomatic, service, all-civil passports and collective certificates
, data-sort-value="1 Jan 1956", 1956
,
, 23 Jun 1966
, no text
, -
, rowspan=2 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Slovakia
, colspan=3, 30 days for all passports
During a term of official trips
, 13 Feb 1995
, 25 Aug 1995
, 1 Jan 2001
,
, -
, colspan=3,
, 1 Jun 1994
, 7 Aug 1994
, 25 Aug 1995
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, United Arab Emirates
, 90 days
,
,
, 27 Jun 2010
, 31 Mar 2013
, 17 Feb 2019
,
, -
, align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Vietnam
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with tourist documents
Visa free transit for tourism and official purposes
, 15 Jul 1981
, 14 Aug 1982
, 20 Feb 1994
, no text
, -
, rowspan=3 align=left, {{flagg, uncb, Yugoslavia
, colspan=3, During a term of official trips
For tourism trips with a voucher
For private trips with an invitation up to 90 days
, 31 Oct 1989
, 26 Apr 1990
, for {{flagg, uncb, Croatia
31 Mar 2013;
for {{flagg, uncb, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 May 2008;
for {{flagg, uncb, Montenegro
21 Nov 2008;
for {{flagg, uncb, North Macedonia
31 Oct 2008;
for {{flagg, uncb, Slovenia
1 Dec 1999;
for {{flagg, uncb, Serbia
10 Jun 2009
,
, -
, colspan=2,
, For tourism trips with a voucher
, data-sort-value="3 June 1967", 3 June 1967
27 Nov 1967
, 27 Dec 1967
, rowspan=2, 26 Apr 1990
, rowspan=2,
, -
, colspan=2, Yes
, Yes
On duty
, 26 Oct 1965
, 25 Jan 1966

Visa

The Russian visa is a machine-readable document, which is placed 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.

The name that appears in the machine-readable zone at the bottom of the visa represents the holder's Cyrillic name mapped into the Roman alphabet. This allows Russian computer systems to read the Cyrillic name, despite the machine readers only being able to read Roman alphabet letters. As a result, the spelling of a name in the machine-readable zone does not necessarily reflect its spelling in the visa's name field. For example, the name "Christoph" would appear in the field as "Kpиcтoф/Christoph", but the MRZ would contain the name "Kristof".

Contrary to guidelines for machine-readable documents, the issuing country's ISO code (RUS) is not shown at positions 3–5 (i.e. V

Types of visa

Depending on the purpose of entry into the Russian Federation and the purposes of stay, visas are categorized as:
* Private
* Business
* Tourist
* Educational
* Working
* Humanitarian
* Entry (for receiving shelter or to obtain citizenship in Russia)

;Diplomatic visa
A diplomatic visa shall be issued to a foreign citizen holding a diplomatic passport.

A diplomatic visa is issued:
*to foreign heads of state, foreign heads of government, members of the foreign official delegations, family members of such persons traveling with them or accompanying them – for a period of up to one year.
*to diplomatic agents of diplomatic missions and consular officials of consular establishments, the staff of representations of the international organizations in the Russian Federation which have the diplomatic status in the Russian Federation, to family members of specified persons for a period of up to one year.
*to foreign diplomatic and consular couriers for the term of business trip.
*to officials of the foreign states who have the official status in the Russian Federation have the right to a diplomatic visa and who come for a working visit to diplomatic missions or consular establishments of the foreign states in the Russian Federation or to the international organizations or their representations in the Russian Federation, for a period of up to one year.

;Service visa
A service visa is issued to the foreign citizen having service (consular, official, special) passport.

A service visa is issued:
*to members of foreign official delegations, family members of such persons traveling with them or accompanying them – for a period of up to one year.
*to administrative and technical and service personnel of diplomatic missions, consular employees and service personnel of consular establishments of the foreign states in the Russian Federation, representations of the international organizations in the Russian Federation and to family members of such persons for a period of up to one year.
*to military personnel of armed forces of the foreign states and family members of such persons for a period of up to one year. Extension of term of stay in the Russian Federation by issuance of the multiple entry visa for a period of validity of the foreign trade contract registered in accordance with the established procedure, but no more than for five years is allowed to the military personnel of armed forces of the foreign states driving to the Russian Federation for implementation of international treaties of the Russian Federation and (or) decisions of public authorities of the Russian Federation in the field of military and technical cooperation, and family members of such persons.
*to foreign state officials who have the official status in the Russian Federation have the right to be issued a service visa and those who travel for a working visit to diplomatic missions or consular establishments of the foreign states in the Russian Federation or in the international organizations or their representations in the Russian Federation, for a period of up to one year.

;Ordinary visa
Depending on the purpose of entry of the foreign citizen into the Russian Federation and the purpose of his stay in the Russian Federation ordinary visas are subdivided on private, business, tourist, educational, working, humanitarian and entry visas to the Russian Federation for temporary residence or citizenship ceremony:

#An ordinary private visa is issued for a period of up to three months to foreign citizens traveling to Russia for a short visit on the basis of an invitation letter. Citizens from certain countries (based on the principle of reciprocity) can receive a visa for a period of up to one year.
#An ordinary business visa is issued for a period of up to one year to foreign citizens traveling to Russia for a business trip.
#An ordinary tourist visa is issued for a period of up to one month (or on the basis of the principle of reciprocity for a period of up to six months) to foreign citizens traveling to Russia as tourists, if holding an invitation letter by a Russian tour operator. Invitations can be issued by many hotels on request (sometimes for a fee) or through various online services associated with Russian tour operators.
An ordinary tourist group visa is issued for a period of up to one month to foreign citizens traveling to Russia as a tourist in an organized tourist group (not less than five people), of holding a confirmation by an organization in the unified federal register of tour operators.
#An ordinary student visa is issued for a period of up to one year to foreign citizens traveling to Russia for training in the educational institution.
#An ordinary work visa is issued to foreign citizens visiting Russia for work purposes for a period of validity of the employment contract or civil contract for performance of work (rendering services), but no more than for one year.
#An ordinary humanitarian visa is issued for a period of up to one year (or on the basis of the principle of reciprocity for a period of up to five years) to foreign citizens visiting Russia for a scientific, cultural, political or a sport visit, religious communication and contacts, pilgrimage, charity, delivery of humanitarian aid.
#An ordinary entry visa to Russia for receiving a shelter is issued to foreign citizens for a period of up to three months if holding a decision of the federal executive authority authorized on implementation of functions on control and supervision in the sphere of migration on recognition of this foreign citizen as a refugee on the territory of Russia.
#An ordinary entry visa to Russia to obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation is issued to foreign citizens for a period of up to one year if holding a decision on recognition of such foreign citizen as a native speaker of Russian.
#An ordinary entry visa to Russia to obtain permission for temporary resident is issued to foreign citizens for a period of up to four months.

;Transit visa
A Transit visa is issued for a period of up to ten days to the foreign citizen for transit through the territory of Russia.

;Visa of temporary living person
A visa of temporarily living person is issued for four months to the foreign citizen to whom entry into Russia is allowed for temporary residence, within a quota of delivery of permissions to temporary residence.

Applying for visa

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All types of Russian entry visas are received through Russian embassies and consulates. Provided all the documents are ready, the process usually takes no more than 3-10 workdays for Russian travel visa.

Russian Tourist Visa requirements:
*Original passport
*One photo (colour, passport size photo)
*Tourist invitation
*Russian Consulate Application Form

The Russian Consulate requires the visa application form to be printed on A4 paper with right and bottom margins of 5mm. A failure to meet these requirements invalidates the form.

Exit

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 ten days from the embassy of the visitor's native country, thus eliminating the need for an exit visa.

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''.

Costs for visa

Almost all Russian embassies and consulates, require visa applications to be submitted to semi-private visa processing centers instead of directly to the consular section of the embassy. Costs differ.

Fingerprinting

From January 2015 visa applicants from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Myanmar and Namibia will be obliged to provide fingerprint scans. After a trial period it will be decided whether to expand this to other countries as well.

Russia plans to require, from 1 July 2019, fingerprinting and photographing of all foreign citizens entering the Russian Federation without a visa and staying for more than 30 days.

Statistics

;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:

{, class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: smaller"
, -
! colspan=2, Total visitors by year
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, 2019, , {{increase 32,866,265
, -
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, 2018 , , {{increase 32,550,677
, -
, 2017 , , {{increase 32,035,443
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, 2016 , , {{decrease 31,466,538
, -
, 2015 , , {{increase 33,729,187
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, 2014 , , {{increase 32,421,490
, -style=
, 2013 , , {{increase 30,792,091
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, 2012 , , {{increase 28,176,502
, -
, 2011 , , {{increase 24,932,061
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, 2010 , , {{increase 22,281,217
, -
, 2009 , , {{decrease 21,338,650
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, 2008 , , {{increase 23,676,140
, -
, 2007 , , 22,908,625

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller"
, -
! rowspan=2, Nationality
! colspan=5, Total (includes all types of purposes of visits)
, -
! 2020
! 2019
! 2018
! 2017
! 2016
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Ukraine , , {{hs, 01 {{decrease 3,648,972 , , {{hs, 01 {{decrease 8,646,295 , , {{hs, 01 {{decrease 9,177,272 , , {{hs, 01 {{increase 9,817,008 , , {{hs, 01 {{decrease 9,737,405
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Kazakhstan , , {{hs, 02 {{decrease 1,426,727 , , {{hs, 02 {{increase 4,324,856 , , {{hs, 02 {{increase 4,241,244 , , {{hs, 02 {{decrease 4,137,613 , , {{hs, 02 {{decrease 4,686,059
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Uzbekistan , , {{hs, 03 {{decrease 720,041 , , {{hs, 03 {{increase 2,588,922 , , {{hs, 03 {{increase 2,354,642 , , {{hs, 03 {{increase 2,350,007 , , {{hs, 03 {{decrease 2,116,480
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Abkhazia , , {{hs, 04 {{decrease 414,927 , , {{hs, 13 {{increase 600,399 , , {{hs, 14 {{increase 492,310 , , {{hs, 13 {{increase 436,368 , , {{hs, 15 {{decrease 415,606
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Tajikistan , , {{hs, 05 {{decrease 401,888 , , {{hs, 05 {{increase 1,557,148 , , {{hs, 05 {{decrease 1,340,975 , , {{hs, 05 {{increase 1,350,356 , , {{hs, 06 {{increase 1,293,270
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Kyrgyzstan , , {{hs, 06 {{decrease 299,611 , , {{hs, 07 {{increase 959,130 , , {{hs, 08 {{increase 859,735 , , {{hs, 09 {{increase 836,946 , , {{hs, 10 {{decrease 792,042
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Azerbaijan , , {{hs, 07 {{decrease 269,807 , , {{hs, 06 {{increase 1,175,045 , , {{hs, 06 {{increase 1,145,327 , , {{hs, 06 {{decrease 1,143,243 , , {{hs, 07 {{increase 1,156,703
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Armenia , , {{hs, 08 {{decrease 209,812 , , {{hs, 09 {{decrease 816,454 , , {{hs, 09 {{decrease 825,200 , , {{hs, 08 {{increase 857,212 , , {{hs, 09 {{decrease 833,577
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Finland , , {{hs, 09 {{decrease 180,110 , , {{hs, 08 {{decrease 938,693 , , {{hs, 07 {{decrease 994,098 , , {{hs, 07 {{decrease 1,063,348 , , {{hs, 05 {{decrease 1,376,646
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Belarus , , {{hs, 10 {{decrease 176,601, , {{hs, 16 {{increase 440,438 , , {{hs, 15 {{increase 403,597 , , {{hs, 16 {{increase 382,022 , , {{hs, 18 {{decrease 320,372
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, China , , {{hs, 11 {{decrease 155,594 , , {{hs, 04 {{increase 2,257,039 , , {{hs, 04 {{increase 2,030,319 , , {{hs, 04 {{increase 1,780,200 , , {{hs, 04 {{increase 1,565,524
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Moldova , , {{hs, 12 {{decrease 154,766 , , {{hs, 12 {{decrease 614,043 , , {{hs, 12 {{decrease 698,027 , , {{hs, 10 {{increase 803,916 , , {{hs, 11 {{decrease 699,112
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Philippines , , {{hs, 13 {{decrease 133,414 , , {{hs, 26 {{increase 193,031 , , {{hs, 27 {{increase 179,672 , , {{hs, 27 {{increase 172,278 , , {{hs, 26 {{decrease 160,734
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Poland , , {{hs, 14 {{decrease 133,014 , , {{hs, 11 {{decrease 680,382 , , {{hs, 10 {{decrease 728,546 , , {{hs, 11 {{decrease 765,544 , , {{hs, 08 {{decrease 1,056,013
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Turkey , , {{hs, 15 {{decrease 132,372 , , {{hs, 27 {{decrease 187,612 , , {{hs, 26 {{increase 196,061 , , {{hs, 26 {{increase 181,285 , , {{hs, 27 {{decrease 120,035
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Estonia , , {{hs, 16 {{decrease 105,584 , , {{hs, 14 {{increase 540,062 , , {{hs, 13 {{increase 496,582 , , {{hs, 14 {{decrease 432,803 , , {{hs, 14 {{increase 433,926
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Latvia , , {{hs, 17 {{decrease 93,865 , , {{hs, 18 {{increase 365,783 , , {{hs, 17 {{increase 355,641 , , {{hs, 17 {{decrease 330,266 , , {{hs, 16 {{increase 360,603
, -
, Stateless persons , , {{hs, 18 {{decrease 74,215 , , {{hs, 19 {{decrease 303,851 , , {{hs, 20 {{increase 327,613 , , {{hs, 18 {{decrease 318,393 , , {{hs, 17 {{decrease 321,383
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, South Ossetia , , {{hs, 19 {{decrease 70,470 , , {{hs, 29 {{increase 147,355 , , {{hs, 29 {{increase 143,501 , , {{hs, 28 {{increase 137,427 , , {{hs, 29 {{decrease 115,382
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Germany , , {{hs, 20 {{decrease 69,456 , , {{hs, 10 {{increase 744,473 , , {{hs, 11 {{increase 701,576 , , {{hs, 12 {{increase 629,082 , , {{hs, 12 {{increase 613,370
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Lithuania , , {{hs, 21 {{decrease 57,883 , , {{hs, 22 {{increase 253,950 , , {{hs, 21 {{decrease 243,190 , , {{hs, 21 {{decrease 256,009 , , {{hs, 19 {{increase 281,168
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Mongolia , , {{hs, 22 {{decrease 56,625 , , {{hs, 17 {{decrease 394,994 , , {{hs, 16 {{decrease 401,485 , , {{hs, 15 {{decrease 416,293 , , {{hs, 13 {{increase 542,196
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Georgia , , {{hs, 23 {{decrease 56,266 , , {{hs, 32 {{decrease 120,086 , , {{hs, 31 {{increase 123,732 , , {{hs, 31 {{increase 117,204 , , {{hs, 36 {{decrease 65,378
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, India , , {{hs, 24 {{decrease 46,025 , , {{hs, 28 {{increase 180,567 , , {{hs, 28 {{increase 159,865 , , {{hs, 29 {{increase 130,400 , , {{hs, 30 {{increase 108,498
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, South Korea , , {{hs, 25 {{decrease 42,297 , , {{hs, 15 {{increase 453,796 , , {{hs, 18 {{increase 386,413 , , {{hs, 20 {{increase 276,560 , , {{hs, 25 {{increase 181,024
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, France , , {{hs, 26 {{decrease 38,391 , , {{hs, 24 {{increase 249,410 , , {{hs, 22 {{increase 236,583 , , {{hs, 22 {{increase 211,673 , , {{hs, 22 {{increase 201,260
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Israel , , {{hs, 27 {{decrease 32,402 , , {{hs, 21 {{increase 260,472 , , {{hs, 23 {{increase 228,530 , , {{hs, 25 {{increase 185,426 , , {{hs, 24 {{increase 182,438
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Italy , , {{hs, 28 {{decrease 28,432 , , {{hs, 23 {{increase 251,751 , , {{hs, 24 {{increase 225,776 , , {{hs, 23 {{decrease 206,860 , , {{hs, 21 {{increase 208,689
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Serbia , , {{hs, 29 {{decrease 26,731 , , {{hs, 35 {{decrease 84,852 , , {{hs, 33 {{increase 96,730 , , {{hs, 34 {{increase 87,899 , , {{hs, 32 {{increase 79,575
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, United Kingdom , , {{hs, 30 {{decrease 22,471 , , {{hs, 25 {{decrease 194,956 , , {{hs, 25 {{increase 216,029 , , {{hs, 24 {{increase 193,522 , , {{hs, 23 {{decrease 190,278
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Turkmenistan , , {{hs, 31 {{decrease 21,680 , , {{hs, 33 {{increase 92,616 , , {{hs, 35 {{increase 82,675 , , {{hs, 37 {{increase 65,749 , , {{hs, 38 {{increase 56,258
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Vietnam , , {{hs, 32 {{decrease 19,477 , , {{hs, 34 {{increase 90,565 , , {{hs, 34 {{increase 84,612 , , {{hs, 35 {{increase 77,391 , , {{hs, 35 {{increase 66,939
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, United States , , {{hs, 33 {{decrease 19,306 , , {{hs, 20 {{decrease 300,933 , , {{hs, 19 {{increase 337,395 , , {{hs, 19 {{increase 293,011 , , {{hs, 20 {{increase 248,990
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Japan , , {{hs, 34 {{decrease 16,048 , , {{hs, 31 {{increase 127,696 , , {{hs, 32 {{increase 119,240 , , {{hs, 32 {{increase 114,207 , , {{hs, 31 {{increase 95,675
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Netherlands , , {{hs, 35 {{decrease 14,663 , , {{hs, 36 {{increase 84,651 , , {{hs, 36 {{increase 80,540 , , {{hs, 36 {{increase 73,729 , , {{hs, 34 {{increase 68,017
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Egypt , , {{hs, 36 {{decrease 13,481 , , {{hs, 56 {{decrease 28,039 , , {{hs, 53 {{increase 39,402 , , , ,
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Iran , , {{hs, 37 {{decrease 12,725 , , {{hs, 43 {{decrease 54,469 , , {{hs, 43 {{decrease 61,007 , , {{hs, 33 {{increase 91,862 , , {{hs, 33 {{increase 75,203
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Thailand , , {{hs, 38 {{decrease 12,183 , , {{hs, 37 {{increase 72,031 , , {{hs, 40 {{increase 64,898 , , {{hs, 42 {{increase 52,697 , , {{hs, 48 {{increase 32,222
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Greece , , {{hs, 39 {{decrease 11,732 , , {{hs, 46 {{increase 44,784 , , {{hs, 50 {{increase 42,967 , , {{hs, 45 {{decrease 41,205 , , {{hs, 41 {{increase 46,730
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Bulgaria , , {{hs, 40 {{decrease 10,255 , , {{hs, 49 {{increase 41,083 , , {{hs, 51 {{increase 40,836 , , {{hs, 46 {{decrease 39,191 , , {{hs, 45 {{increase 41,290
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Austria , , {{hs, 41 {{decrease 9,977, , {{hs, 38 {{increase 67,429 , , {{hs, 41 {{increase 64,500 , , {{hs, 38 {{increase 59,501 , , {{hs, 37 {{decrease 56,663
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Czech Republic , , {{hs, 42 {{decrease 9,874 , , {{hs, 41 {{increase 57,835 , , {{hs, 47 {{increase 53,739 , , {{hs, 44 {{increase 49,232 , , {{hs, 40 {{increase 47,288
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Indonesia , , {{hs, 43 {{decrease 9,671 , , {{hs, 50 {{increase 40,284 , , {{hs, 56 {{increase 31,695 , , {{hs, 55 {{increase 25,425 , , {{hs, X {{increase 20,211
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Spain , , {{hs, 44 {{decrease 9,565 , , {{hs, 30 {{increase 140,181 , , {{hs, 30 {{increase 123,652 , , {{hs, 30 {{increase 118,642 , , {{hs, 28 {{increase 116,032
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Romania , , {{hs, 45 {{decrease 9,335 , , {{hs, 52 {{increase 32,779 , , {{hs, 59 {{increase 29,920 , , {{hs, 52 {{increase 26,330 , , {{hs, 52 {{decrease 23,684
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Norway , , {{hs, 46 {{decrease 8,506 , , {{hs, 44 {{increase 52,022 , , {{hs, 48 {{decrease 51,003 , , {{hs, 40 {{increase 53,197 , , {{hs, 42 {{decrease 46,631
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Sweden , , {{hs, 47 {{decrease 8,308 , , {{hs, 47 {{decrease 43,198, , {{hs, 46 {{increase 55,329 , , {{hs, 49 {{decrease 32,095 , , {{hs, 46 {{decrease 39,153
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Belgium , , {{hs, 48 {{decrease 7,534 , , {{hs, 48 {{decrease 42,473 , , {{hs, 49 {{increase 48,270 , , {{hs, 47 {{increase 38,868 , , {{hs, 47 {{increase 37,492
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Croatia , , {{hs, 49 {{decrease 7,480 , , {{decrease 19,243 , , {{hs, 54 {{increase 36,045 , , , ,
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Switzerland , , {{hs, 50 {{decrease 7,407 , , {{hs, 42 {{decrease 55,747 , , {{hs, 45 {{increase 59,828 , , {{hs, 41 {{increase 53,167 , , {{hs, 39 {{increase 52,656
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Cuba , , {{hs, 51 {{decrease 6,631 , , {{hs, 54 {{increase 29,169 , , {{hs, 60 {{decrease 27,882 , , {{hs, 50 {{increase 30,711 , , {{hs, 50 {{increase 26,667
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Hungary , , {{hs, 52 {{decrease 5,680 , , {{hs, 51 {{increase 35,541 , , {{hs, 55 {{increase 32,998 , , {{hs, 54 {{increase 25,659 , , {{hs, 51 {{increase 25,313
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Denmark , , {{hs, 53 {{decrease 5,016 , , 24,662 , , {{hs, 58 {{increase 31,308 , , , ,

, -
, Total , , {{hs, 54 {{decrease n/a , , {{hs, 63 {{increase 32,866,265 , , {{hs, 63 {{increase32,550,677 , , {{hs, 63 {{increase32,035,443 , , {{hs, 63 {{decrease 31,466,538

{, class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: smaller"
, -
! rowspan=2, Nationality
! colspan=6, Total (includes all types of purposes of visits)
, -
! 2015
! 2014
! 2013
! 2012
! 2011
! 2010
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Ukraine , , {{hs, 01 {{increase 10,314,757 , , {{hs, 01 {{increase 9,842,990 , , {{hs, 01 {{increase 7,080,991 , , {{hs, 01 {{increase 6,502,543 , , {{hs, 01 {{increase 6,072,775 , , 4,198,030
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Kazakhstan , , {{hs, 02 {{increase 5,180,246 , , {{hs, 02 {{increase 4,215,161 , , {{hs, 02 {{increase 3,848,899 , , {{hs, 02 {{increase 3,630,342 , , {{hs, 02 {{increase 3,049,406 , , 2,747,358
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Uzbekistan , , {{hs, 03 {{decrease 2,163,256 , , {{hs, 03 {{decrease 2,353,140 , , {{hs, 03 {{increase 2,967444 , , {{hs, 03 {{increase 2,677,322 , , {{hs, 03 {{increase 2,086,359 , , 1,584,086
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Poland , , {{hs, 04 {{decrease 1,766,612 , , {{hs, 04 {{increase 1,823,143 , , {{hs, 04 {{increase 1,644,657 , , {{hs, 06 {{increase 1,190,003 , , {{hs, 09 {{increase 704,610 , , 394,872
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Finland , , {{hs, 05 {{increase 1,476,412 , , {{hs, 05 {{increase 1,446,169 , , {{hs, 05 {{increase 1,388,036 , , {{hs, 04 {{increase 1,375,614 , , {{hs, 04 {{increase 1,211,520 , , 1,012,621
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, China , , {{hs, 06 {{increase 1,353,051 , , {{hs, 07 {{increase 1,125,098 , , {{hs, 09 {{increase 1,071,515 , , {{hs, 09 {{increase 978,988 , , {{hs, 08 {{increase 845,588 , , 747,640
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Tajikistan , , {{hs, 07 {{decrease 1,200,972 , , {{hs, 06 {{decrease 1,202,260 , , {{hs, 07 {{increase 1,348,868 , , {{hs, 07 {{increase 1,134,150 , , {{hs, 07 {{increase 955,455 , , 830,160
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Azerbaijan , , {{hs, 08 {{increase 1,071,324 , , {{hs, 08 {{decrease 1,021,204 , , {{hs, 08 {{increase 1,196,759 , , {{hs, 08 {{increase 1,116,238 , , {{hs, 06 {{increase 1,045,525 , , 979,778
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Armenia , , {{hs, 09 {{increase 850,137 , , {{hs, 10 {{decrease 794,098 , , {{hs, 10 {{increase 882,864 , , {{hs, 10 {{increase 700,332 , , {{hs, 15 {{increase 550,349 , , 459,040
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Kyrgyzstan , , {{hs, 10 {{increase 842,396 , , {{hs, 11 {{decrease 725,664 , , {{hs, 11 {{increase 763,418 , , {{hs, 12 {{increase 623,970 , , {{hs, 13 {{increase 592,960 , , 552,909
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Moldova , , {{hs, 11 {{decrease 770,965 , , {{hs, 09 {{decrease 923,625 , , {{hs, 06 {{increase 1,374,690 , , {{hs, 05 {{increase 1,194,291 , , {{hs, 05 {{increase 1,073,637 , , 988,084
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Germany , , {{hs, 12 {{decrease 595,200 , , {{hs, 12 {{decrease 635,153 , , {{hs, 12 {{increase 686,557 , , {{hs, 11 {{increase 671,676 , , {{hs, 10 {{increase 629,391 , , 611,367
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Mongolia , , {{hs, 13 {{increase 505,429 , , {{hs, 22 {{decrease 225,972 , , {{hs, 22 {{decrease 226,673 , , {{hs, 18 {{increase 365,236 , , {{hs, 22 {{increase 212,117 , , 157,367
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Belarus , , {{hs, 14 {{decrease 424,531 , , {{hs, 13 {{increase 495,999 , , {{hs, 16 {{increase 418,207 , , {{hs, 17 {{increase 372,942 , , {{hs, 18 {{increase 267,233 , , 259,191
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Abkhazia , , {{hs, 15 {{increase 422,130 , , {{hs, 17 {{increase 362,811 , , {{hs, 20 {{increase 293,429 , , {{hs, 22 {{increase 273,964 , , {{hs, 24 {{increase 202,440 , , 52,289
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Estonia , , {{hs, 16 {{increase 382,031 , , {{hs, 16 {{decrease 363,942 , , {{hs, 15 {{decrease 430,164 , , {{hs, 15 {{decrease 494,282 , , {{hs, 16 {{increase 519,402 , , 474,949
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Latvia  , , {{hs, 17 {{decrease 348,338 , , {{hs, 15 {{decrease 374,701 , , {{hs, 17 {{decrease 391,304 , , {{hs, 16 {{decrease 461,162 , , {{hs, 14 {{increase 571,374 , , 569,300
, -
, Stateless persons , , {{hs, 18 {{decrease 326,841, , {{hs, 19 {{decrease 349,400 , , {{hs, 14 {{decrease 463,640 , , {{hs, 14 {{decrease 523,333 , , {{hs, 12 {{decrease 618,705 , , 679,757
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Turkey , , {{hs, 19 {{decrease 323,039 , , {{hs, 18 {{decrease 361,416 , , {{hs, 18 {{increase 385,147 , , {{hs, 19 {{increase 305,429 , , {{hs, 19 {{increase 249,109 , , 196,704
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Lithuania , , {{hs, 20 {{decrease 270,600 , , {{hs, 14 {{decrease 487,206 , , {{hs, 13 {{decrease 539,308 , , {{hs, 13 {{decrease 553,896 , , {{hs, 11 {{decrease 622,740 , , 760,728
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, United States , , {{hs, 21 {{decrease 242,104 , , {{hs, 20 {{decrease 257,070 , , {{hs, 19 {{increase 305,954 , , {{hs, 21 {{increase} 286,551 , , {{hs, 17 {{increase 275,239 , , 262,060
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, Italy , , {{hs, 22 {{decrease 204,710 , , {{hs, 23 {{decrease 219,976 , , {{hs, 23 {{increase 225,933 , , {{hs, 24 {{increase 212,411 , , {{hs, 23 {{increase} 207,476 , , 198,002
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, France , , {{hs, 23 {{decrease 191,643 , , {{hs, 24 {{decrease 219,210 , , {{hs, 24 {{increase 225,860 , , {{hs, 23 {{increase 225,343 , , {{hs, 21 {{increase 213,473 , , 194,248
, -
, {{flagg, uncb, United Kingdom , , {{hs, 24{{decrease 190,775 , , {{hs, 21 {{decrease 228,346 , , {{hs, 21 {{increase 259,676 , , {{hs, 22 {{increase 231,670 , , {{hs, 20 {{increase 221,418 , , 212,847
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Israel , , {{hs, 25 {{increase 165,003 , , {{hs, 26 {{increase 152,853 , , {{hs, 26 {{increase 136,827 , , {{hs, 26 {{increase 123,974 , , {{hs, 26 {{increase 114,380 , , 100,291
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, {{flagg, uncb, Philippines , , {{hs, 26 {{increase 163,010 , , {{hs, 25 {{increase 162,990 , , {{hs, 25 {{increase 149,213 , , {{hs, 25 {{increase 130,541 , , {{hs, 27 {{increase 99,405 , , 81,385
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, South Korea , , {{hs, 27 {{increase 153,189 , , {{hs, 27 {{increase 135,676 , , {{hs, 28 {{increase 107,942 , , {{hs, 28 {{increase 94,922 , , {{hs, 28 {{increase 91,335 , , 90,622
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, {{flagg, uncb, South Ossetia , , {{hs, 28 {{increase 125,444 , , {{hs, 28 {{increase 117,283 , , {{hs, 32 {{increase 94,159 , , {{hs, 32 {{increase 73,863 , , {{hs, 39 {{increase 47,739 , , 33,409
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Spain , , {{hs, 29 {{increase 110,247 , , {{hs, 30 {{decrease 100,206 , , {{hs, 27 {{increase 109,089 , , {{hs, 27 {{decrease 101,536 , , {{hs, 25 {{increase 129,730 , , 110,601
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, {{flagg, uncb, India , , {{hs, 30 {{increase 95,527 , , {{hs, 31 {{decrease 94,259 , , {{hs, 31 {{increase 95,542 , , {{hs, 31 {{increase 80,127 , , {{hs, 33 {{increase 60,191 , , 53,364
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Japan , , {{hs, 31 {{decrease 93,550 , , {{hs, 29 {{increase 105,220 , , {{hs, 30 {{increase 102,408 , , {{hs, 29 {{increase 86,806 , , {{hs, 30 {{decrease 76,204 , , 78,188
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, {{flagg, uncb, Serbia , , {{hs, 32 {{decrease 79,406 , , {{hs, 32 {{decrease 87,048 , , {{hs, 29 {{increase 107,601 , , {{hs, 34 {{increase 70,371 , , {{hs, 34 {{increase 57,177 , , 47,939
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Georgia , , {{hs, 33 {{increase 69,095 , , {{hs, 37 {{increase 58,264 , , {{hs, 41 {{increase 48,440 , , {{hs, 46 {{increase 35,511 , , {{hs, 47 {{increase 30,415 , , 24,568
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, {{flagg, uncb, Netherlands , , {{hs, 34 {{decrease 63,469 , , {{hs, 33 {{decrease 80,543 , , {{hs, 33 {{increase 86,402 , , {{hs, 30 {{decrease 81,212 , , {{hs, 29 {{increase 87,549 , , 80,720
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Vietnam , , {{hs, 35 {{decrease 60,882 , , {{hs, 34 {{decrease 75,840 , , {{hs, 34 {{increase 81,073 , , {{hs, 36 {{increase 62,961 , , {{hs, 35 {{increase 53,529 , , 50,823
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, {{flagg, uncb, Austria , , {{hs, 36 {{decrease 57,242 , , {{hs, 36 {{decrease} 67,392 , , {{hs, 36 {{increase 74,277 , , {{hs, 33 {{increase 71,863 , , {{hs, 31 {{increase 70,388 , , 67,606
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Turkmenistan , , {{hs, 37 {{increase 51,170 , , {{hs, 42 {{increase 47,002 , , {{hs, 46 {{decrease 40,238 , , {{hs, 42 {{increase 43,720 , , {{hs, 42 {{increase 39,579 , , 35,017
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, {{flagg, uncb, Norway , , {{hs, 38 {{decrease 49,535 , , {{hs, 38 {{increase 57,423 , , {{hs, 39 {{increase 54,433 , , {{hs, 40 {{increase 50,115 , , {{hs, 37 {{increase 48,614 , , 45,340
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Iran. , , {{hs, 39 {{increase 46,760 , , {{hs, 49 {{increase 29,743 , , {{hs, 54 {{decrease 20,657 , , {{hs, 51 {{increase 23,085 , , {{hs, 50 {{increase 21,575 , , 20,576
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, {{flagg, uncb, Czech Republic , , {{hs, 40 {{decrease 46,432 , , {{hs, 35 {{decrease 68,875 , , {{hs, 35 {{increase 76,530 , , {{hs, 35 {{increase 62,980 , , {{hs, 40 {{increase 46,776 , , 40,565
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Switzerland , , {{hs, 41 {{decrease 46,200 , , {{hs, 40 {{decrease 50,838 , , {{hs, 38 {{increase 54,898 , , {{hs, 39 {{increase 52,852 , , {{hs, 38 {{increase 47,978 , , 44,964
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, {{flagg, uncb, Canada , , {{hs, 42 {{decrease 43,663 , , {{hs, 39 {{decrease 53,370 , , {{hs, 37 {{increase 61,234 , , {{hs, 38 {{increase 54,730 , , {{hs, 36 {{increase 52,238 , , 48,559
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Greece , , {{hs, 43 {{decrease 41,210 , , {{hs, 43 {{decrease 46,450 , , {{hs, 42 {{increase 48,280 , , {{hs, 45 {{increase 36,474 , , {{hs, 46 {{increase 33,569 , , 33,396
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, {{flagg, uncb, Sweden , , {{hs, 44 {{decrease 40,424 , , {{hs, 41 {{decrease 49,908 , , {{hs, 40 {{increase 53,340 , , {{hs, 37 {{decrease 58,900 , , {{hs, 32 {{increase 60,840 , , 54,253
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Australia , , {{hs, 45 {{decrease 39,613 , , {{hs, 44 {{decrease 46,072 , , {{hs, 44 {{increase 46,861 , , {{hs, 43 {{increase 43,105 , , {{hs, 45 {{increase 34,868 , , 30,583
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, {{flagg, uncb, Bulgaria , , {{hs, 46 {{decrease 37,035 , , {{hs, 45 {{decrease 42,230 , , {{hs, 43 {{increase 47,154 , , {{hs, 41 {{increase 45,312 , , {{hs, 41 {{increase 42,031 , , 38,446
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Brazil , , {{hs, 47 {{increase 35,531 , , {{hs, 47 {{decrease 33,301 , , {{hs, 47 {{increase 37,386 , , {{hs, 48 {{increase 33,647 , , {{hs, 48 {{increase 29,840 , , 21,950
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, {{flagg, uncb, Belgium , , {{hs, 48 {{decrease 33,714 , , {{hs, 46 {{decrease 37,441 , , {{hs, 45 {{increase 40,316 , , {{hs, 44 {{increase 37,025 , , {{hs, 43 {{increase 36,430 , , 33,571
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Thailand , , {{hs, 49 {{increase 29,482 , , {{hs, 52 {{increase 25,585 , , {{hs, 52 {{increase 23,919 , , {{hs, 54 {{increase 19,375 , , {{hs, 54 {{increase 17,023 , , 15,192
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, {{flagg, uncb, Romania , , {{hs, 50 {{decrease 25,970 , , {{hs, 51 {{decrease 28,391 , , {{hs, 49 {{increase 30,886 , , {{hs, 49 {{increase 24,792 , , {{hs, 51 {{increase 21,993 , , 17,884
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Hungary , , {{hs, 51 {{decrease 24,849 , , {{hs, 50 {{increase 28,421 , , {{hs, 51 {{increase 27,155 , , {{hs, 52 {{decrease 23,047 , , {{hs, 49 {{increase 23,241 , , 20,736
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, {{flagg, uncb, Mexico , , {{hs, 52 {{increase 22,922 , , {{hs, X {{decrease 18,223 , , {{hs, X {{increase 21,527 , , {{hs, X {{decrease 16,431 , , {{hs, X {{increase 16,759 , , 13,767
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, North Korea , , {{hs, 53 {{decrease 20,893 , , {{hs, 54 {{increase 23,902 , , {{hs, 53 {{increase 23,604 , , {{hs, 53 {{increase 22,071 , , {{hs, 53 {{decrease 18,901 , , 21,167
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, {{flagg, uncb, Slovakia , ,   {{hs, 54 {{decrease 19,876 , , {{hs, 53 {{decrease 24,962 , , {{hs, 50 {{increase 27,554 , , {{hs, 50 {{increase 24,161 , , {{hs, 52 {{increase 20,445 , , 18,512
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Indonesia , , {{hs, 55 {{decrease 18,100 , , {{hs, X {{decrease 20,330 , , {{hs, X {{increase 21,088 , , {{hs, X {{increase 18,572 , , {{hs, X {{increase 18,313 , , 14,448
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, {{flagg, uncb, Argentina , , {{hs, 56 {{increase 17,322 , , {{hs, X {{decrease 13,614 , , {{hs, X {{increase 15,944 , , {{hs, X {{increase 13,976 , , {{hs, X {{increase 12,316 , , 9,044
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, {{flagg, uncb, Portugal , , {{hs, 57 {{increase 15,475 , , {{hs, X {{increase 15,181 , , {{hs, X {{decrease 14,952 , , {{hs, X {{decrease 15,398 , , {{hs, X {{decrease 15,814 , , 18,434
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, {{flagg, uncb, Cuba , , {{hs, 58 {{increase 12,349 , , {{hs, 55 {{increase 11,609 , , {{hs, 55 {{increase 9,625 , , {{hs, 55 {{increase 5,293 , , {{hs, 55 {{increase 4,099 , , 4,053
, -style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
, Total , , {{hs, 59 {{increase 33,729,187 , , {{hs, 59 {{increase 32,421,490 , , {{hs, 59 {{increase 30,792,091 , , {{hs, 59 {{increase 28,176,502 , , {{hs, 59 {{increase 24,932,016 , , {{hs, 59 {{increase 22,281,217

;Visa statistics
Most visas were issued in the following countries:

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! rowspan=2 , Location !! colspan=6 , Number of visas issued in
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! 2020 !! 2019 !! 2018 !! 2017 !! 2016 !! 2015
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, {{flagg, uncb, Germany , , 58,953 , , 410,780 , , 360,582 , , 336,423 , , 324,959 , , 299,791
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, {{flagg, uncb, China , , 41,280 , , 453,338 , , 406,831 , , 371,489 , , 339,030 , , 357,040
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, {{flagg, uncb, Turkey , , 34,162 , , 83,169 , , 81,177 , , 79,898 , , 45,209 , , 33,698
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, {{flagg, uncb, France , , 27,059 , , 172,870 , , 146,491 , , 145,576 , , 131,229 , , 119,314
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, {{flagg, uncb, United Kingdom , , 20,770 , , 92,573 , , 88,290 , , 96,246 , , 93,169 , , 87,863
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, {{flagg, uncb, Italy , , 18,272 , , 162,529 , , 139,797 , , 129,124 , , 129,038 , , 117,123
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, {{flagg, uncb, United States , , 16,736 , , 106,250 , , 98,936 , , 95,630 , , 94,682 , , 85,974
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, {{flagg, uncb, Finland , , 14,271 , , 110,480 , , 105,157 , , 108,792 , , 116,462 , , 112,655
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, {{flagg, uncb, Latvia , , 11,295 , , 78,727 , , 79,082 , , 74,382 , , 77,574 , , 70,328
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, {{flagg, uncb, Poland , , 10,535 , , 67,666 , , 62,840 , , 59,187 , , 54,885 , , 43,038

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, Total , , 452 161 , , 3,090,538 , , 2,758,893 , , 2,687,146 , , 2,505,457 , , 2,283,850

History

{{Main, Visa history of Russia

General Rules

The law "On the legal status of foreign citizens in the USSR" was used by the Russian Federation. Action extended from 1 January 1993. Chapter III of the law "entry into the USSR and exit from the USSR Foreign citizens" was replaced adopted the Federal Law No.114-FZ 1996 "On the Order of Exit from the Russian Federation". The law was repealed with the adoption of the Federal Law 115-FZ on 25 Jul 2002 On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation. The laws establishes that as a general rule all foreign citizens and stateless persons need visas for entry and exit from the territory of Russia and the period of temporary stay (90 days within any 180 days). It also establishes a number of exceptions addressing certain groups of travelers. The basis of the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons are secured primarily by the Constitution of the Russian Federation 1993 – Art. 62 and Art. 63.

According to the Russian Constitution, international treaties of Russia override the domestic legislation. Russia has concluded a number of bilateral or multilateral treaties on visa abolishing or simplification and is seeking to negotiate new such treaties. The visa policy Russia applies the principle of reciprocity, the principle of specular.

;Visa-free 72-hour transit
In September, 2013 the president of Russia has sent the bill of introduction of 72-hour visa-free transit to parliament. The list of the airports and the list of the states which citizens will be able to use visa-free transit in the tourist purposes, will be approved by the Government of the Russian Federation after ratification. In 2014 the parliament has suspended ratification of the bill for an indefinite term.

;Crimea
In April 2014 Crimea's Tourism Minister proposed a visa-free regime for foreign tourists staying at Crimean resorts for up to 12 days and a 72-hour visa-free stay for cruise passengers. Visa-free access for Chinese citizens was proposed in June 2014. Visa-free entrance in cruise courts to Sevastopol began to be carried out from September 2015 Other of the proposals has been not realized.

International events

;Art events
Participants and members of delegations coming to participate in the musical events are either provided with a simplified visa regime (e.g. Eurovision Song Contest 2009) or the right of visa-free entry (e.g. International Tchaikovsky Competition 2015).

Currently (September 2015) the law providing permanent visa abolition for participants and jury members of art competitions is being planned by the Government of Russia. The focus of this regulation will be on the International Tchaikovsky Competition.

;Economic events
Participants of the 1st Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok did not require a visa. Entrance was allowed with passport and the accreditation certificate only.

Participants of East Economic Forum in Vladivostok can visit an event without visas from 8 to 15 September 2018.

;Sporting events
Prior to the adoption of a special law, participants and members of delegations arriving to sporting events, could count on a visa-free entry or visa facilitation (determined by law for each event which has to pass ratification in parliament and to be signed by the president). For the 2008 Champions League Final held in Moscow, also spectators were given such visa-free entry. On 13 May 2013 the presidential decree on the abolition of visas for athletes, coaches, team leaders and members of foreign official delegations, as well as judges from the international sports competitions came into effect. It envisages entry on the basis of passport and accreditation certificate. The order of the President or the Government of Russia is sufficient for visa abolition or simplification of registration of visas.
Visas were abolished for participants of the 2013 Summer Universiade, the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, the 2014 World Judo Championships in Chelyabinsk and the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan. Participants of the XVI World Aquatics Championships in the Masters category were exempted from visa fees.

The right to enter Russia without a visa was also given to visitors during the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi if they were in a possession of tickets for the event. Players of 2016 IIHF World Championship were able to obtain visas on arrival, for the fans were simplified procedure for issuing visas.

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup holders of tickets for matches of the championship could enter Russia without a visa with personalized card of viewer (also known as the passport of a fan or fan-ID) and national passport from 7 June to 12 July 2017, if holding a laminated FIFA FAN ID card; from 14 June to 2 July 2017, if holding a printed FIFA FAN ID electronic format card. The foreign citizens could use their FAN IDs for multiple visa-free entry into and exit from the Russian Federation.

2018 FIFA World Cup holders of tickets for matches of the championship were able to enter Russia without a visa with personalized card of viewer (also known as the passport of a fan or fan-ID) and national passport from 4 June to 25 July 2018.

Foreigners participating in events and athletes included in the lists of FIFA, will have to obtain visas, but in a simplified manner. In particular, visas for this category of citizens will be issued within 3 working days from the date of filing and without consular fees. This procedure will be applied until 31 December 2018.
Foreigners involved in activities and not participating in sporting events, will travel to and from Russia by an ordinary multiple-entry work visas that will be issued for a period of 1 year. Foreigners, attracted by the FIFA, its subsidiaries and contractors, confederations, national football associations, the Russian football Union, organizing Committee "Russia-2018" will be entitled to work in Russia without obtaining a patent.{{cite web, url=http://tass.ru/sport/3428266, title=Путин подписал закон о въезде иностранцев в РФ на ЧМ-2018 по паспорту болельщика, website=Tass.ru, access-date=16 December 2017

See also

{{Portal, Russia
{{Wikivoyage, Russia
* Visa requirements for Russian citizens
*List of diplomatic missions of Russia
*Foreign relations of Russia
* Visa history of Russia

Notes

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References

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External links

{{commons category, Visas of Russia
The conditions of entry of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation of diplomatic, service (official, special), regular passport. (in Russian) May 2017Electronic visa / Consular department of MFA of RussiaFAN IDFederal Law No.114-FZ On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation (in English) (without additions)Federal Law No.114-FZ On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation (in Russian) (with additions)Timatic. Visa & Passport Information

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