Visa Information

  Russia including Crimean Peninsula
  Freedom of movement
  Visa waiver countries and territories
  Visa required for entry to Russia

Foreign nationals of most countries, including citizens of the EU, US, Japan, China, are required to obtain a visa to visit Russia. Nationals of the following 59 countries are not required to obtain a visa prior to visit Russia as long as their trip lasts no more than the visa waiver limit listed below. Even if your country is in the list please check at the nearest Russian consulate the requirement to the passport expiration date and the necessary documents — sometimes at the passport control they can require an invitation letter.

Unlimited period
  • • Belarus Belarus
  • • South Ossetia South Ossetia
90 days
  • • Abkhazia Abkhazia
  • • Armenia Armenia
  • • Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
  • • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
  • • Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
  • • Moldova Moldova
  • • Tajikistan Tajikistan
  • • Ukraine Ukraine
  • • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Non-commercial purposes
  • • Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
  • • Argentina Argentina
  • • Bolivia Bolivia
  • • Brazil Brazil
  • • Chile Chile
  • • Colombia Colombia
  • • Costa Rica Costa Rica
  • • Cuba Cuba
  • • Dominica Dominica
  • • Ecuador Ecuador
  • • El Salvador El Salvador
  • • Fiji Fiji
  • • Grenada Grenada
  • • Guatemala Guatemala
  • • Guyana Guyana
  • • Honduras Honduras
  • • Israel Israel
  • • Jamaica Jamaica
  • • Maldives Maldives
  • • Nicaragua Nicaragua
  • • Panama Panama
  • • Paraguay Paraguay
  • • Peru Peru
  • • Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • • South Africa South Africa
  • • Suriname Suriname
  • • United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
  • • Uruguay Uruguay
  • • Vanuatu Vanuatu
  • • Venezuela Venezuela
60 days for non-commercial purposes
  • • Mauritius Mauritius
  • • Samoa Samoa
  • • South Korea South Korea
30 days for non-commercial purposes
  • • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • • Botswana Botswana
  • • Laos Laos
  • • Macau Macau SAR, China
  • • Mongolia Mongolia
  • • Montenegro Montenegro
  • • Palau Palau
  • • Serbia Serbia
  • • Seychelles Seychelles
  • • Thailand Thailand
30 days for holders a letter of guarantee/invitation and a tourist voucher
  • • North Macedonia North Macedonia
14 days for non-commercial purposes
  • • Brunei Brunei
  • • Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China
  • • Nauru Nauru

The Organizing Committee will prepare and send a visa support letter to participants upon completing the Application form, where you are kindly requested to supply the organizers with a copy of the passport page (with a photo) and personal data. The same information is to be provided for the accompanying person(s).

Using visa support letter one can apply for a short-term (30 or 90 days) humanitarian visa. If one needs multiple long-term visa, please contact the Organizing Committee. Here you can find the list of Russian embassies and consulates around the world. If you plan to obtain a visa in a country you are not a citizen of, a copy of your residence permit is also needed.