- Half of the world map
- Terms and their extension
- Visa-free countries table for Russians
Choosing for a vacation one of more than 250 countries and states represented on the globe, a traveler is guided by many criteria: flight distance, ticket cost, security, hotel level, availability of attractions and, of course, visa formalities. Often it is the difficulties in obtaining a visa or its cost that turn out to be a weighty argument in order to refuse the desired tourist destination. Conversely, a Russian passport allows you to make fun trips without worrying about permits. Moreover, the list of visa-free countries for Russia in 2020 remains quite impressive.
Half of the world map
Holders of a Russian passport have access to visa-free travel to more than a hundred countries of the world. Among them are native Belarus and Uzbekistan, and territorially close Ukraine and Moldova, and exotic Morocco and Kenya, and infinitely distant Palau and Fiji. All visa-free countries for Russia can be roughly divided into four groups:
- States where only a valid Russian passport is required to enter. A small list includes some republics of the former USSR.
- Countries whose border services require only a foreign passport of a Russian citizen. They also include the former Soviet republics and some states of South and Central America and Europe.
- The list of entry requirements of some countries, in addition to a passport, contains return flights, hotel reservations and proof of the traveler's financial solvency.
- Some of the participants in the list of visa-free countries for Russia issue entry permits right at the border. The price of the service can range from $ 20 to $ 100 and more.
When choosing a country for visa-free travel in 2020, it is important to keep in mind that some states provide simplified travel options for travelers only during a certain season (Albania), while others - if visas are issued online (India or Cyprus).
Terms and their extension
The duration of stay in foreign countries without visas for residents of Russia is, in most cases, 30 or 90 days. After their expiration, the tourist is obliged to either leave the country or obtain the right to an extension of his stay at the migration service. There are also states on the list that allow you to stay on their territory for much less or more time: for example, only 14 days - Hong Kong and as many as 180 - Mexico.
Visa-free countries on the map
Visa-free countries table for Russians
- entry without a visa
- visa processing at the border
| Country | Visa | Days |
| Abkhazia | 90 | |
| Azerbaijan | 90 | |
| Albania | 90 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 30 | |
| Argentina | 90 | |
| Armenia | ||
| Bahamas | 90 | |
| Bangladesh | 51 $ | 15 |
| Barbados | 28 | |
| Bahrain | 15 $ | 14 |
| Belarus | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 | |
| Bolivia | 90 | |
| Botswana | 90 | |
| Brazil | 90 | |
| Burundi | 40 $/90 $ | 30/60 |
| Brunei | 14 | |
| Vanuatu | 30 | |
| Venezuela | 30 | |
| East Timor | 30 $ | 30 |
| Vietnam | 15 | |
| Haiti | 60 $ | 90 |
| Guyana | 90 | |
| Gambia | - | 56 |
| Guatemala | 90 | |
| Honduras | 90 | |
| Hong Kong | 14 | |
| Grenada | 90 | |
| Georgia | 360 | |
| Djibouti | 90 $ | 30 |
| Dominica | 21 | |
| Dominican Republic | 60 | |
| Egypt | 25 $ | 30 |
| Zambia | 50 $ | 90 |
| Western Samoa | 60 | |
| Zimbabwe | 30 $/100$ | 30 /90 |
| Israel | 90 | |
| India | 10-80 $ | 90 |
| Indonesia | 30 | |
| Jordan | 40 dinars | 30 |
| Iran | 75 $ | 30 |
| Cape Verde | EUR 25 | 30 |
| Kazakhstan | ||
| Cambodia | 30 $ | 30 |
| Qatar | - | 30 |
| Kenya | 51 $ | 90 |
| Cyprus | - | 90 |
| Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Colombia | 90 | |
| Comoros | 50 $ | 45 |
| Costa Rica | 20 $ | 90 |
| PRC (only Hainan / Beijing / Shanghai) | 20 $/0/0 | 15/72 hours |
| Cuba | 30 | |
| Kuwait | 20 $ | 30 |
| Laos | 30 | |
| Lebanon | - | 30 |
| Mauritius | 60 | |
| Madagascar | 118 $ | 90 |
| Macau | 30 | |
| Macedonia | 90 | |
| Malaysia | 30 | |
| Maldives | 30 | |
| Morocco | 90 | |
| Mexico | - | 180 |
| Micronesia | 30 | |
| Mozambique | 50 $ | 30 |
| Moldavia | ||
| Mongolia | 30 | |
| Myanmar * | 20$/50$ | 28 |
| Namibia | 90 | |
| Nauru | 14 | |
| Nepal | 25$/100$ | 15/90 |
| Nicaragua | 90 | |
| Niue | 30 | |
| Cook islands | 31 | |
| UAE | - | 90 |
| Palau | - | 30 |
| Panama | 90 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 50$ | 30 |
| Paraguay | 90 | |
| Peru | 90 | |
| Pitcairn | 44 lb | 14 |
| Salvador | 90 | |
| Samoa | 60 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 464 Saud. riala | 90 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 50$ | 30 |
| Swaziland | 30 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 45 | |
| Seychelles | 30 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 30 | |
| Saint Lucia | - | 42 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90 | |
| Serbia | 30 | |
| Singapore | 30 | |
| Syria | 20 $ | 14 |
| Tajikistan | ||
| Thailand | 30 | |
| Tanzania | 50 $ | 90 |
| Togo | 30–80 $ | 7 |
| Tonga | - | 31 |
| Tuvalu | - | 30 |
| Turkmenistan | 55 $ | 10 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 90 | |
| Tunisia | 90 | |
| Turkey | 90 | |
| Uganda | 50 $/200 $ | 90/180 |
| Uzbekistan | ||
| Ukraine | 90 | |
| Uruguay | 90 | |
| Fiji | 90 | |
| Philippines | 30 | |
| CAR | 50 $ | 7 |
| Montenegro | 30 | |
| Chile | 90 | |
| Sri Lanka | 35-40 $ | 30 |
| Ecuador | 90 | |
| Eritrea | 50 $ | 30 |
| Ethiopia | 20/30/40 $ | 30/90/180 |
| South Africa | 90 | |
| South Korea | 60 | |
| South Ossetia | ||
| Jamaica | 30 |
