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Russia: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Russia. 114 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 48 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 80Visa-free
  • 9ETA
  • 25On arrival
  • 33eVisa
  • 79Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Russia
Rank48
No prior visa114
CodeRUS

Passport strength

An above-average passport 48

Rank 48 of 199. 114 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 13.

South KoreaETA60 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free60 daysThailandVisa-free30 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoETAIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free14 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 112

A prior visa is needed for 112 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandeVisaJapanVisa requiredSingaporeeVisa
Stability and rule of law29/100score -0.93 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Russia passport gives

56of 100
rank 92 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility54114 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law29score -0.93 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life76HDI 0.832
  • Health and longevity5973.2 years life expectancy
  • Education74education index 0.78
  • Taxes58up to 22%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 80

Entry on your passport

Popular:TürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesThailandChinaGeorgiaArmenia
AngolaAfrica · 30 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysAzerbaijanEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 28 daysBelarusEuropeBelizeAmericas · 90 daysBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 30 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBruneiAsia · 14 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 60 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCubaCaribbean · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 90 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 60 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 180 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFijiOceania · 120 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysGuyanaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 14 daysIranMiddle East · 15 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysJordanMiddle East · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 90 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 30 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysMyanmarAsia · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNauruOceania · 14 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysOmanMiddle East · 30 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 183 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysQatarMiddle East · 90 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSerbiaEurope · 30 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysTajikistanAsiaThailandAsia · 30 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 60 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsiaVanuatuOceania · 120 daysVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysVietnamAsia · 45 days

ETA 9

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:South KoreaIsraelSri LankaMexicoKenya
IsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericasMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysPalestineMiddle EastSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 60 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 25

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysIraqMiddle East · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfrica · 30 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTongaOceania · 31 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 33

Applied for online before travel

Popular:IndiaAustraliaSingapore
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaLibyaAfricaMalawiAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMontserratCaribbeanNew ZealandOceaniaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSingaporeAsiaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTaiwanAsiaTogoAfricaUgandaAfrica

Visa required 79

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeBelgiumEuropeBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJapanAsiaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLesothoAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMayotteAfricaMonacoEuropeNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropePolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSpainEuropeSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 45Moldova120
  2. 46Micronesia119
  3. 46Palau119
  4. 47Venezuela115
  5. 48Russia114
  6. 49Qatar112
  7. 49Türkiye112
  8. 50Belize98
  9. 50South Africa98

Frequently asked questions

Russia: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 114 of 226 countries and territories, 80 visa-free, 9 with an ETA and 25 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 48 of 199.

Russia: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Russia → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Russia → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Russia → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 79 destinations without a prior visa, El Salvador adds 55. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.