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Russian Federation Passport Ranking – Visa Free Access to 114 Countries

The Russian Federation passport currently ranks 50th globally in 2025, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 114 destinations worldwide. This travel document has shown fluctuating mobility over the past two decades, peaking at rank 38 in 2014 with access to 100 countries, before experiencing shifts due to geopolitical factors. While Russian passport holders enjoy moderate travel freedom compared to top-ranking passports, the document provides access to key destinations across Asia, South America, and select European nations. The passport's mobility level places it in the mid-tier range globally, offering reasonable international travel advantages for business, tourism, and personal purposes.

Global Rank
#50
out of 199 countries
Visa Free Access
114
countries worldwide
Mobility Score
48
out of 100 points

Quick Statistics for Russian Federation passport

79
Visa-Free
28
On Arrival
7
ETA Required
22
E-Visa
90
Visa Required

Source: Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.

Top Visa-Free Destinations for Russian Citizens

Popular destinations where Russian Federation passport holders can travel without a visa:

CountryMaximum StayCode
Turkey flag
Turkey
Up to 90 daysTR
Thailand flag
Thailand
Up to 60 daysTH
United Arab Emirates flag
United Arab Emirates
Up to 90 daysAE
Maldives flag
Maldives
Up to 90 daysMV
Serbia flag
Serbia
Up to 30 daysSR

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for Russian Federation passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

79 countries

  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Brunei flagBrunei
  • Chile flagChile
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Fiji flagFiji
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • Grenada flagGrenada
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China)
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Mauritius flagMauritius
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Namibia flagNamibia
  • Nicaragua flagNicaragua
  • Oman flagOman
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Panama flagPanama
  • Paraguay flagParaguay
  • Peru flagPeru
  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Samoa flagSamoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • Seychelles flagSeychelles
  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • eSwatini flageSwatini
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • China flagChina

🛬 Visa on Arrival

28 countries

  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Iran flagIran
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Maldives flagMaldives
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • Niue flagNiue

🔐 ETA Required

7 countries

  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis

💻 E-Visa

22 countries

  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Benin flagBenin
  • India flagIndia
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena
  • Somalia flagSomalia
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

90 countries

  • Belize flagBelize
  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Canada flagCanada
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands flagFaroe Islands
  • Finland flagFinland
  • France flagFrance
  • French Guiana flagFrench Guiana
  • French Polynesia flagFrench Polynesia
  • French West Indies flagFrench West Indies
  • Germany flagGermany
  • Ghana flagGhana
  • Gibraltar flagGibraltar
  • Greece flagGreece
  • Greenland flagGreenland
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Japan flagJapan
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • Mali flagMali
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • Reunion flagReunion
  • Romania flagRomania
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • Spain flagSpain
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • United States flagUnited States
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Yemen flagYemen
  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Kuwait flagKuwait
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • Lesotho flagLesotho

Historical Ranking Trend

Russian Federation's passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2025

Trend: Improved by 12 positions from 2006 to 2025

Official Russian Federation Passport & Travel Resources

Access official government resources for passport services, travel advisories, and visa information:

🔗
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
🔗
Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
🔗
Ministry of Internal Affairs - Passport Services
🔗
Russian Federal Migration Service Portal
🔗
Gosuslugi - Government Services Portal

Compare Russian Federation Passport with Other Passports

See how Russian Federation's passport compares with other EUROPE in the same ranking tier:

CountryRankVisa-Free DestinationsMobility ScoreGlobal Score
Russian Federation flagRussian Federation (You are here)
#5011448/10050/100
North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia#4212942/10058/100
Montenegro flagMontenegro#4312842/10057/100
Georgia flagGeorgia#4612352/10054/100
Albania flagAlbania#4712242/10053/100
Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina#4712242/10077/100

*Mobility score calculated based on visa-free access and global travel freedom.

*Global score reflects overall passport strength considering various factors.

Frequently Asked Questions:

As of 2025, Russian passport holders can access 114 destinations without a prior visa. This includes 96 visa-free countries, 27 visa-on-arrival destinations, and 7 countries offering electronic travel authorization. The Russian passport ranks 50th globally on the Henley Passport Index, down from 119 accessible destinations in 2024.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2025

Source: IATA Travel Centre, Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.