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| {{no}} || 30 day visa valid for one entry issued on arrival at the airport only for $25 (extension up to 60 days is possible)<ref>[http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=RU&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C Timatic]</ref> || ? || ?
| {{no}} || 30 day visa issued on arrival || ? || ?
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| {{no}} || Visa on arrival (24 hours for $10, 30 days for $25, multiple entry visa for $80) || same? || same?
| {{no}} || Visa on arrival (single for $50, double for $80, multiple for $160)<ref>[http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=RU&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ZM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C Timatic]</ref> || same? || same?
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| {{no}} || Visa on arrival ($30-$55)<ref>[http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=RU&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ZW&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C Timatic]</ref> || ? || ?
| {{no}} || Visa on arrival ($20) || ? || ?
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| {{no}} || {{no|Must apply for a visa in advance (but holders of U.S., Canada or EU visa valid for at least 6 months can stay for 30 days without visa)}} || {{yes|3 months}} || {{yes|3 months}}
| {{no}} || {{no|Must apply for a visa in advance (but holders of U.S., Canada or EU visa valid for at least 3 months can stay for 90 days without visa<ref>[http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=RU&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=CR&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C Timatic]</ref>)}} || {{yes|3 months}} || {{yes|3 months}}
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| {{no}} || 30 day tourist card issued on arrival for US$ 10 || ? || ?
| {{no}} || 30 day tourist card issued on arrival for $10 || ? || ?
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! style="text-align: left;" | {{flag|Ecuador}}
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| {{no}} || {{yes|90 days<ref>[http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio/sitiowebrree.nsf/e4b6c36ed739c4b70625718e004fff05/ef2d7b7baf7b92d706257112006c9f29/$FILE/Lista%20homologado%20CA-4%20en%20Guatemala%2003-09%20-%20valido%20para%20El%20Salvador.pdf El Salvador - Ministry of Exterior Relations website]</ref>}} || {{yes|90 days}} || {{yes|90 days}}
| {{no}} || {{no|Must apply for a visa in advance (but holders of valid U.S., Canada or Schengen visa can stay for 90 days without visa)<ref>[http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=RU&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=SV&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C Timatic]</ref><ref>[http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio/sitiowebrree.nsf/e4b6c36ed739c4b70625718e004fff05/ef2d7b7baf7b92d706257112006c9f29/$FILE/Lista%20homologado%20CA-4%20en%20Guatemala%2003-09%20-%20valido%20para%20El%20Salvador.pdf El Salvador - Ministry of Exterior Relations website]</ref>}} || {{yes|90 days}} || {{yes|90 days}}
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| {{no}} || {{yes|3 months for tourists<ref>Travel.ru http://www.travel.ru/news/2009/04/04/168560.html</ref>}} || {{yes|3 months}} || {{yes|3 months}}
| {{no}} || {{yes|90 days<ref>Travel.ru http://www.travel.ru/news/2009/04/04/168560.html</ref>}} || {{yes|3 months}} || {{yes|3 months}}
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| {{no}} || {{yes | Tourists need to purchase a Tourist Card upon arrival, no visa required}}<ref>According to the recent unilateral decision of the Nicaragua government, see http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/43072</ref> || {{yes|90 days}} || {{yes|90 days}}
| {{no}} || {{yes | Tourists need to purchase a Tourist Card upon arrival ($5), no visa required for 90 days}}<ref>According to the recent unilateral decision of the Nicaragua government, see http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/43072</ref> || {{yes|90 days}} || {{yes|90 days}}
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Revision as of 11:53, 30 January 2010

As of January 2010, holders of the ordinary Russian passport for travel abroad who are traveling for tourism can visit at least 56 countries and territories visa free and an additional 35 visa-on-entry.

An agreement between the European Community and Russia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas[1] has been in force since June 1, 2007. It has unified the cost of visas, and made it easier to obtain visas for close relatives, journalists, official delegations, transport crew members and some other groups of visitors. Similar agreements have been signed, but not yet ratified, between Russia and Denmark, and Russia and Norway. Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy, and later Alexander Stubb, the Foreign Minister of Finland have started public discussions on the future possibility for visa-free travel between the EU countries and Russia.[2][3] Both the EU and Russia acknowledge, however, that there are many problems to be solved before visa-free travel is introduced. On November 26, 2008 the President of Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev signed an agreement on the abolition of visas for citizens of both countries for up to 90 days.[4] According to US Consul General Kurt Amend, the US and Russia are having talks on abolishing visa regime between the two countries.[5]

Visa free or visa on arrival travel for Russian citizens
Visa free or visa on arrival travel for Russian citizens

Africa

Country Acceptable passport types
Internal For travel abroad Service Diplomatic
 Angola No Must apply for a visa in advance ? ?
 Benin No Pre-issued visa required. A 2 day transit visa (extendable) may be available unofficially on a case-to-case basis at land border crossings 90 days 90 days
 Botswana No 90 days (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means) same? same?
 Burkina Faso No 30 day visa on arrival (10 000 CFA francs) 90 days 90 days
 Burundi No Visa on arrival if the travel agency informs the Burundi authorities in advance ? ?
 Cape Verde No In most cases, can get visa on arrival Yes Yes
 Comoros No Visa on arrival same? same?
 Djibouti No 10 day or 1 month visa on arrival same? same?
 Egypt No 1 month visa on arrival for $15; free 15 day visa on arrival for southern Sinai Peninsula only 90 days 90 days
 Ethiopia No 30 day visa on arrival (with 2 photographs; $100) 90 days 90 days
 Guinea No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
 Kenya No 90 day visa on arrival (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means; $50) same? same?
 Madagascar No 90 day visa issued on arrival (with return ticket; 140 000 Malagasy ariary) ? ?
 Mauritius No 60 day visa on arrival (with return ticket and letter of invitation or tourist voucher) same? same?
 Mozambique No 30 day visa valid for one entry issued on arrival at the airport only for $25 (extension up to 60 days is possible)[6] ? ?
 Morocco No 3 months (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means) 3 months 3 months
 Namibia No 3 months same? same?
 Sao Tome and Principe No Visa on arrival [7][8] (arrangements should be made by the carrier up to 24h prior to flight departure; $100) ? ?
 Seychelles No 30 days (return ticket, proof of sufficient monetary means, and hotel reservation or tourist voucher) ? ?
 South Africa No Must apply for a visa in advance same? same?
 Swaziland No 30 days[9] same? same?
 Tanzania No Visa on arrival (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means; $50) same? same?
 Tunisia No Visa not required if one travels in a group or individually on a tour organised by a travel agency, and holds a hotel voucher. Otherwise must apply for visa in advance. ? ?
 Togo No 7 day visa on arrival (10 000 CFA francs) same? same?
 Uganda No Visa on arrival ($30) same? same?
 Zambia No Visa on arrival (single for $50, double for $80, multiple for $160)[10] same? same?
 Zimbabwe No Visa on arrival ($30-$55)[11] ? ?

Americas

Country Acceptable passport types
Internal For travel abroad Service Diplomatic
 Antigua and Barbuda No 1 month (with return ticket) same? same?
 Argentina No 90 days[12] 3 months 3 months
 Bahamas No 3 months same? same?
 Barbados No 28 days (with return ticket, proof of sufficient monetary means) same? same?
 Bolivia No Visa is granted upon arrival for a fee of US$51[1] ? ?
 Brazil No Agreement about visa-free travel reached, but not yet in force. 90 days 90 days
 Chile No Agreement for visa-free travel has been signed, but not yet ratified.[2] 90 days 90 days
 Colombia No 90days[13] 90 days 90 days
 Costa Rica No Must apply for a visa in advance (but holders of U.S., Canada or EU visa valid for at least 3 months can stay for 90 days without visa[14]) 3 months 3 months
 Cuba No 30 days 30 days 30 days
 Dominica No 21 days (with return ticket, proof of sufficient monetary means, and hotel reservation or tourist voucher) ? ?
 Dominican Republic No 30 day tourist card issued on arrival for $10 ? ?
 Ecuador No 90 days 90 days 90 days
 El Salvador No Must apply for a visa in advance (but holders of valid U.S., Canada or Schengen visa can stay for 90 days without visa)[15][16] 90 days 90 days
 Grenada No 3 months same? same?
 Guatemala No 90 days[17] 3 months 3 months
 Haiti No 3 months same? same?
 Honduras No Must apply for a visa in advance [18][19] 90 days 90 days
 Jamaica No 30 day visa on arrival (with return ticket, hotel reservation, and proof of sufficient monetary means) 90 days 90 days
 Mexico No Must apply for a visa in advance (but easily to get multi-visa using internet application form[3] for 2 working days up to 5 or 10 years at once)[20] 90 days 90 days
 Nicaragua No Tourists need to purchase a Tourist Card upon arrival ($5), no visa required for 90 days[21] 90 days 90 days
 Panama No Must apply for a visa in advance (but holders of used U.S., Canada, Australia or EU visa can purchase a Tourist Card upon arrival and stay for 30 days) 90 days 90 days
 Paraguay No Must apply for a visa in advance 3 months 3 months
 Peru No 90 days tourism only (with return ticket) 90 days 90 days
 Saint Kitts and Nevis No Must apply for a visa in advance With special permission Yes
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No 1 month (with return ticket) same? same?
 Suriname No Pre-travel visa required same? same?
 Turks and Caicos Islands No 30 days (with return ticket, proof of sufficient monetary means) same? same?
 Uruguay No Must apply for a visa in advance 3 months 3 months
 Venezuela No 90 days[22] 90 days 90 days

Asia

Dual: due to concessions, its legal to show the combo of internal passports to cross the border.

Country Acceptable passport types
Internal For travel abroad Service Diplomatic
 Abkhazia Yes This country can't be used in Russia-Georgia transfer because Georgia refuses the visa Yes Yes
 Armenia dual* Yes Yes Yes
 Azerbaijan No 90 days same? same?
 Bahrain No 14 day visa available on arrival for BHD 5 same same
 Bangladesh No 90 day visa available of arrival for $50 ? ?
 Cambodia No 1 month tourist visa on arrival (with photograph; $20); 3 month business visa on arrival (with photograph; $25) Yes Yes
 China No Must apply for a visa in advance, except for Russians from the regions bordering with China and Sakhalin same Yes
 East Timor No 30 day visa on arrival ($25) ? ?
 Georgia No 360 day visa on arrival in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Batumi airports and at some land and sea border crossings; 100 GEL [4] required required
 Hong Kong No 14 days [5] Yes 90 days
 India No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
 Indonesia No Visa on arrival (with return ticket; 30 days for $25; extension of extra 30 days is possible) same? same?
 Israel No Tourism: no visa required up to 90 days, maximum 180 days per year must apply in advance must apply in advance
 Iran No 14-day tourist visa issued upon arrival at any international airport. Fee 60 EUR 30 days 30 days
 Jordan No 1 month visa issued on arrival for 10 Jordanian Dinar, can be extended for up to 6 month same? same?
 Kazakhstan Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Kyrgyzstan Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Laos No Tourism: no visa required up to 15 days Yes Yes
 Lebanon No 1 month visa on arrival, free at the airport, USD 17 at the land crossings with Syria ? ?
 Macau No 30 days visa on arrival (with return ticket, proof of sufficient monetary means; 100 Macanese pataca) Visa on arrival for 30 days Visa on arrival for 30 days
 Malaysia No 1 month (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means) same? same?
 Maldives No 30 days visa on arrival (with return ticket) same? same?
 Mongolia No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
 Myanmar No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
   Nepal No Visa on arrival (with 2 photographs; $30 for 15 days, $40 for 30 days, $90 for 3 month) 90 days 90 days
 North Korea No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
 Pakistan No Must apply for a visa in advance Yes Yes
 Philippines No 21 days[23] Must apply for a visa in advance Must apply for a visa in advance
 Singapore No 96 hour transit only 30 days 30 days
 South Korea No 15 days (if have visited South Korea 5 times in past 2 years, or 10 times total). 30 days for visiting Jeju Island only. same? 90 days
 South Ossetia Yes This country can't be used in Russia-Georgia transfer because Georgia refuses the visa Yes Yes
 Sri Lanka No 30 days, return ticket required same same
 Syria No Men can usually get a visa on arrival ($20). Women are recommended to apply for a visa in advance. same same
 Tajikistan dual* Yes Yes Yes
 Thailand No 30 days tourism only 90 days 90 days
 Turkmenistan No either pre-issued visa or invitation letter by MFA stating visa will be stamped at airport needed 30 days 30 days
 Uzbekistan Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Vietnam No Yes (Visa free regime for up to 15 days introduced on 01/01/2009[24]) 15 days 15 days
 Yemen No Must apply for a visa in advance[25] same same

Europe

Country/Territory Acceptable passport types
Internal For travel abroad Service Diplomatic
 Albania No Yes, from 20 June to 31 October 2009[26]. Visa-free for Schengen visa holders [27]. 90 days 90 days
 Austria No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Belarus Russia and Belarus form a Union State; citizens of Russia and Belarus have the right to reside and work in either country without a visa or immigration procedures
 Belgium No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina No 30 days (travelling with an organised tourist group or holding letter of invitation [28]) Yes Yes
 Bulgaria No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
 Croatia No 90 days from 1 April to 31 October 2010[29] (at other time original letter of invitation or tourist voucher required) Yes Yes
 Cyprus No Must apply for a visa in advance (online e-ProVisa 90 days). Visa-free for Schengen visa holders. up to 90 days 90 days
 Czech Republic No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Estonia No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Finland No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 France No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Germany No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Greece No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Hungary No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
 Italy No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Kosovo No 90 days; tourists only need a hotel reservation; business travelers need to inform Kosovo authorities in advance[30] 90 days 90 days
 Latvia No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Lithuania No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Luxembourg No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Republic of Macedonia No In practice, getting a visa in advance is sometimes required. In theory, can get a visa on arrival (with letter of invitation, tourist voucher, or "poslovno" or "podelovno" stamp). Visa-free for Schengen visa holders [31] Yes Yes
 Malta No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Moldova No 90 days Yes Yes
 Montenegro No 30 days (hotel reservation and proof of sufficient monetary means occasionally required) ? ?
 The Netherlands No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Poland No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
 Portugal No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Romania No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
 Serbia No 30 days [32] 90 days 90 days
 Slovakia No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days 90 days
 Slovenia No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Spain No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Sweden No Must apply for a visa in advance No 90 days
 Turkey No 60 days multiple entry visa on arrival, Fee: $20 or €15 (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means; 300 USD, minimum[33]) same? 90 days
 Ukraine Yes[34] Yes Yes Yes

Oceania

Country Acceptable passport types
Internal For travel abroad Service Diplomatic
 Cook Islands No 31 days (with return ticket, hotel reservation or tourist voucher, and proof of sufficient monetary means) ? ?
 Fiji No 4 months (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means) ? ?
 Federated States of Micronesia No 30 days tourism only ? ?
 Guam No visa free ? ?
 Niue No 30 days (with hotel reservation) ? ?
 Northern Mariana Islands No visa free ? ?
 Palau No 30 day visa on arrival (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means) ? ?
 Samoa No 30 days (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means or tourist voucher) ? ?
 Tonga No 31 day tourist visa on arrival (with return ticket and hotel reservation or tourist voucher) ? ?
 Tuvalu No 1 month tourist visa on arrival (with return ticket, and hotel reservation or tourist voucher, and proof of sufficient monetary means) ? ?
 Vanuatu No 30 days (with return ticket, hotel reservation or tourist voucher, and proof of sufficient monetary means) ? ?

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:129:0027:0034:EN:PDF
  2. ^ RIA Novosti, Berlusconi wants EU-Russia visa regime to be scrapped, 18.04.2008
  3. ^ YLE News, FM: Visa Exemptions Beneficial to Finland and Russia, 24.05.2008
  4. ^ RT Today,Russia and Brazil agree to visa-free travel, 26.11.2008
  5. ^ http://travel.newsru.com/article/30Mar2009/usavisatalks
  6. ^ Timatic
  7. ^ Timatic
  8. ^ Travel.ru http://www.travel.ru/news/2010/01/15/176743.html
  9. ^ Timatic
  10. ^ Timatic
  11. ^ Timatic
  12. ^ Гражданам России отныне не нужна виза для краткосрочных поездок в Аргентину, 29.06.2009
  13. ^ http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=277071
  14. ^ Timatic
  15. ^ Timatic
  16. ^ El Salvador - Ministry of Exterior Relations website
  17. ^ Travel.ru http://www.travel.ru/news/2009/04/04/168560.html
  18. ^ Honduras restituye visa consultada a 12 naciones
  19. ^ Timatic
  20. ^ Travel.ru http://www.travel.ru/news/2009/06/23/171627.html
  21. ^ According to the recent unilateral decision of the Nicaragua government, see http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/43072
  22. ^ See Russian Ministry of Exterior press-release http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/sps/0FBFA80B490074EDC325756F00505C45
  23. ^ http://dfa.gov.ph/?page_id=66
  24. ^ http://www.vnbusinessnews.com/2008/12/vietnam-to-exempt-russians-from-visa.html
  25. ^ http://www.travel.ru/news/2010/01/21/176916.html
  26. ^ www.mid.ru
  27. ^ Timatic
  28. ^ Timatic
  29. ^ Interfax
  30. ^ Timatic
  31. ^ Timatic
  32. ^ Travel.ru
  33. ^ Timatic
  34. ^ Internal passport is valid only to cross Russia-Belarus and Ukraine borders. The citizens can't cross external borders unless they show foreign passport to enter
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