Visa information for Moscow, Russia

Do I need a tourist visa to visit Russia? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for Russia? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Moscow, Russia.

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For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Embassies

Embassy of Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia

Povarskaya 42, 121069

Phone: +7.495.290.1680

Embassy of Russia in Kabul, Afghanistan

Dar-ul-Aman Road, Ayub Khan Mena, Kabul, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Phone: +93 20 250-01-77,+93 20 250-02-55

Tourist Visa access to Russia by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Required
Angola	Required
Argentina	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Armenia	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Australia	Required
Austria	Required
Azerbaijan	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Bahamas	Required
Bahrain	Required
Bangladesh	Required	No visa for official and diplomatic passport holders
Barbados	Required
Belarus	Not required
Belgium	Required
Belize	Required
Benin	Required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Not required	30 days within any 60 day period
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Brunei	Required
Bulgaria	Required
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Required
Canada	Required
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
China	Not required	30 days
Colombia	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Costa Rica	Required
Croatia	Required
Cuba	Not required	30 days
Cyprus	Required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Required
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required
East Timor	Required
Ecuador	Not required	90 days within 180 days
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Required
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Required
France	Required
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Required
Germany	Required
Ghana	Required
Greece	Required
Grenada	Required
Guatemala	Not required	90 days
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Required
Iceland	Required
India	Required
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Required
Israel	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Italy	Required
Jamaica	Required
Japan	Required
Jordan	Required
Kazakhstan	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Required
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Required
Kyrgyzstan	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Laos	Required
Latvia	Required
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Required
Lithuania	Required
Luxembourg	Required
Macedonia	Not required	30 days only if holding a letter of invitation or a tourist voucher.
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Required
Maldives	Required
Mali	Required
Malta	Required
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Not required	60 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period
Mexico	Required
Moldova	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco	Required
Mongolia	Not required	30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period.
Montenegro	Not required	30 days
Morocco	Required
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Required
New Zealand	Required
Nicaragua	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Required	15 days for holders of border traffic permit.
Oman	Required
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Peru	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Philippines	Required
Poland	Required
Portugal	Required
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Required
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	Required
Saudi Arabia	Required
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Not required	30 days
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Required
Slovakia	Required
Slovenia	Required
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
South Korea	Not required	60 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period.
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Required
Sri Lanka	Required	30 Days Visa-Free for Diplomatic & Official passport holders
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Required
Switzerland	Required
Syria	Required	Visa not required for Diplomatic, Official and Specials passports
Tajikistan	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Not required	30 days
Togo	Required
Tonga	Required
Trinidad and Tobago	Required
Tunisia	Required
Turkey	Required
Tuvalu	Required
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Not required
United Arab Emirates	Required
United Kingdom	Required
United States	Required
Uruguay	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Uzbekistan	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Venezuela	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required