VISA-FREE COUNTRIES FOR RUSSIANS 2021 VACATION LIST

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A complete list of visa-free countries for Russians with a description of the conditions for entry. Every year more and more they open the doors of their airport without unnecessary paperwork - obtaining a visa, presenting a foreign passport and other documents.

By the way, you can book hotels and air tickets directly on my website, after you decide on the country for the trip. Don't know how to buy cheap flights? We are reading material about tricky ways to buy inexpensive plane tickets!

The list of visa-free countries for 2021 was prepared in order to make it easier to travel to a country where you have never been. By the way, if you do not know how to make a Schengen visa, read the article with a detailed description of the Schengen visa issuance process. If you have decided on the direction, then we book a hotel and fly on a long-awaited vacation!

List of visa-free countries for Russians, where entry with a Russian passport

Visa-free countries according to the internal passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation will be given below. I can only say one thing, these are countries that you can enter with only one Russian passport, you will not need other documents. Provided that you stay in the territory for no more than the specified period.

Abkhazia (up to 90 days of stay at embabhazia.ru, registration within 72 hours). Read more about the visa and prices for the trip in the material about the rest in Abkhazia in the summer
Armenia (up to 180 days, an internal passport is needed at the airport. When traveling by car at the border, a foreign document will be required)
Belarus (up to 90 days, entry with a Russian or foreign passport)
Kazakhstan (up to 90 days)
Kyrgyzstan (up to 90 days)
South Ossetia (up to 90 days)

Visa-free countries for Russians in 2021

The directions to which you can go with a foreign passport include about 80 countries of the world.

Checking! Some countries require an international passport with a minimum of 3 or 6 months before the passport expires. Be sure to read the current information on the official websites about the conditions.

Azerbaijan (31 days maximum, all information at www.azembassy.msk.ru/)
Albania (up to 90 days, subject to a tourist or private visit to the territory. The visa-free regime constantly varies for different periods of the year, be sure to find out the exact information at the embassy in Moscow by phone: +7 495 982 38 52 (ext. 3))
Antigua and Barbuda (30 days of visit. A loaded passport is required, the availability of confirmation of funds, a return ticket)
Argentina (opens doors up to 90 days of rest. Tickets are required in both directions, availability of funds)
Bahamas (You can rest for three months. A return ticket and money is required)
Barbados (allows entry for 28 days. Requires an invitation, voucher, tickets in both directions, proof of solvency, passport uploading period from 6 months before the expiration date, hotel reservation)
Bolivia (up to 30 days of visit, the cost of a visa is $ 60. It is required to load a passport valid for the rest period, 1 photo 3X4, return ticket, money, international certificate of vaccination)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (admission is allowed up to 30 days. A voucher or invitation is required, a loaded passport for a period of 3 months until the end of the validity, tickets in both directions)
Botswana (up to three months of stay. A foreign passport is required for a period of at least 6 months, funds from $ 300 per week per tourist, return ticket)
Brazil (up to three months of rest, passport, hotel reservation, return ticket, availability of funds)
Brunei (14 days visit)
Vanuatu (give 30 days of visit. A foreign passport is required until the end of 6 months, a return ticket, confirmation of funds)
Venezuela (up to 90 days within 180 days, a return ticket is required, a migration card, confirmation of funds, the term of a foreign passport is up to 6 months before the end)
Vietnam (Stay up to 15 days does not require a visa. More - a visa is required. It can be issued at the airport, embassy, at the embassies of Southeast Asian countries. Passport valid until the expiration date of 6 months and a return ticket. Buy cheap tickets to Vietnam?. If you are vacationing in Vietnam and decided to visit nearby countries (Cambodia, Laos) with a return return to Vietnam, then a visa is required)
Guyana, Guatemala (no more than 90 days)
Gambia (From January 15, 2015, you can stay without a visa for up to 56 days. A voucher or photocopy of hotel confirmation, return ticket, confirmation of funds is required)
Honduras (within three months for a period of 180 days from the date of the first visit to this country. Honduran citizens come to Russia under the same conditions)
Hong Kong (up to 14 days allows a visit. It is required to indicate the purpose of arrival, the main thing is that the purpose is not within the framework of making a profit, it is best to issue a multivisa if you are going to go from mainland China to Hong Kong and back)
Grenada (up to 90 days, a tourist voucher is required. Confirmation of funds and a foreign passport for a period of 6 months before the expiration date)
Georgia (You can stay without a visa for a whole year without the obligatory departure. If a visa is required, then we apply online through the website evisa.gov.ge, here you can pay the visa fee)
Dominican Republic (up to 60 days, a return ticket is required. After the expiration of the term, an extension is possible)
Israel (You can live up to three months. From the documents, the entire standard set: international passport for a period of 6 months, return ticket, medical policy, voucher)
Indonesia (up to 30 days)
Cape Verde (up to 30 days)
Colombia (up to 90 days)
Costa Rica (1 month)
Cuba (up to 90 days, from the documents you will need a return ticket, a passport, a migration card, availability from $ 60 per person per day)
Laos (up to 30 days, a return ticket, voucher or hotel reservation is required, passport is required)
Mauritius (The visa-free island state gives permission for 60 days of rest. The total period of stay without a visa should not be more than 90 days within 180 days. For business, work and study, a visa is required at the consulate)
Macau (gives us exactly one month or 30 days, a standard package of documents is required)
Macedonia (makes it possible to stay up to 90 days every six months. For entry, you will have enough insurance and a foreign passport)
Malaysia (up to one month of rest in this amazing country for Russians)
Maldives (up to one month stay)
Morocco (you can go for fruit, but you can eat them for no more than 90 days)
Micronesia (gives one month of rest, return tickets are required)
Moldova (entry for 90 days)
Mongolia (up to 30 days of stay. The number of days of stay in Mongolia should not exceed 90 days for the whole year. Agreement of November 1, 2014 on the simplification of the visa regime for Russians, for entry a foreign passport is required)
Namibia (up to three months stay)
Nauru (only 14 days, do not forget to pay the visa fee when you leave the country. The cost is 35 Australian dollars)
Nicaragua (up to 90 days, a return ticket or to a third country is required, a migration card, a foreign passport for a period of 6 months, the availability of funds from $ 200 per person per day)
Niue (up to 30 days, a foreign passport is required for a period of 3 months before the end of the validity period, the presence of a reservation or invitation or voucher, availability from $ 80 per person, return ticket)
UAE (up to 90 days of rest)
Cook island (up to 30 days of stay, availability of hotel reservation, availability of funds from $ 70 per person, return ticket, foreign passport from 6 months until the end of the validity period)
Panama (up to 90 days)
Paraguay (up to 90 days)
Peru (up to 90 days)
Salvador (up to 90 days)
Swaziland (up to 30 days)
Northern Mariana Islands (up to 45 days of stay, international passport, tickets with a fixed date of arrival and departure, Form I-94, Form I-736)
Seychelles (up to 30 days of stay, availability of foreign countries.passports, hotel reservation, availability of air tickets, funds from $ 200 per person per day)
Saint Kitts, Nevis (a tourist voucher is required, it will allow you to stay in the territory for up to 90 days)
Saint Lucia (up to two months stay)
Serbia (opens doors for one month)
Thailand (up to 30 days of rest at sea)
Tajikistan (from December 20, 2014 entry for Russians is possible only with a foreign passport www.tajembassy.ru)
Tunisia (up to 90 days, upon entry we fill out the entry ticket, one part of the coupon will be cut off at the border upon entry, the second part will be taken away upon exit)
Turkey (entry without a visa for a period not exceeding 60 days, the website of the consulate Moscow.emb.mfa.gov.tr)
Uzbekistan (stay unlimited)
Ukraine (up to 90 days in a period of 180 days, a passport is required)
Uruguay (up to 90 days of stay)
Fiji (up to 4 months off)
Philippines (up to one month)
Montenegro (up to 90 days). We read an article about holidays in Montenegro.
Chile (up to three months)
Sri Lanka (up to 30 days, from 2019 the visa is free)
Ecuador (three months)
South Africa (up to 90 days)
South Korea (no more than 60 days of stay)
Jamaica (from 30 days extended the stay to 90)

If you decide to plan your vacation on your own and without a travel agency, then be sure to read the article about what you need for a cheap trip.

Countries issuing visas upon entry

Next, consider the list that already requires a visa upon arrival. Every Russian who has visited a country from this list must draw up documents right at the airport or at customs.

Bangladesh (up to 15 days of stay, a visa costs $ 50, a hotel reservation is required, availability of funds, a foreign passport from 6 months before the end of the period at the time of the trip)
Bahrain (we get a visa at the airport for up to 30 days, the cost of a visa is $ 75, a passport is loaded for 6 months, a return ticket, a permit from the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued by the hotel)
Belize (up to one month, cost $ 50)
East Timor (via international airport, up to one month)
Gambia (without a visa, you can stay no more than 56, if you decide to stay more, then we issue a visa right at the airport)
Ghana (up to three months, prior authorization required)
Djibouti (up to one month, fill out the form on the spot)
Egypt (to obtain a stamp for 15 days, you need to contact the Visa Application Center or the Egyptian Embassy in Russia)
Zimbabwe (up to three months for tourism purposes)
Western Samoa (up to 60 days of stay, a voucher is required from the documents, round trip tickets, a passport valid for 6 months or more)
Jordan (up to one month, standard set of documents)
Iran (up to 30 days of stay, to find out about the documents at the embassy, the package changes every time)
Iraq (14 days)
Cape Verde (we issue a visa either at the embassy (address: Moscow, Rublevskoe shosse, 26 square 180, reception tel. 415 4503), or upon arrival. What you need: a valid passport for the entire trip, a copy of the passport, return tickets, payment for registration 25 euros, the period of stay is no more than 30 days, and the visa is valid for 180 days)
Comoros (two weeks)
Kuwait (up to one month, but there are country conditions)
Lebanon (up to one month)
Madagascar (up to three months)
Mali (can be obtained from the embassy in Moscow or in the country upon arrival, the tourist is issued a special form, which should be submitted to the prefecture of the nearest regional center (Bamako, Kayes, Sikasso, Gao), stay no more than 3 months)
Myanmar (up to 28 days with country conditions that change every month)
Nepal (for tourist purposes, you can stay up to 90 days at a time. Those who fly through Nepal can get a transit visa for $ 5 for 72 hours. To obtain a stamp at the airport, you will need a photo (2 pcs. 3 × 4), a passport, an application form , payment of the visa fee from 25 to 100 dollars depending on the number of days of stay)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (up to 30 days of stay, you will need a foreign passport, round trip tickets, sufficient funds)
Tunisia (tourist voucher required and up to one month stay)

Countries with online visas

Let's analyze another category of countries where Russians need a visa. Here, the mode of obtaining a document via the Internet is facilitated.

By the way, when traveling abroad, do not forget to take out medical insurance for a tourist. Do you need it or is it a waste of money, you can find out about it here.

You fill out the application form. Send by email. They send you approval. Fly to rest already knowing that they are waiting for you and there will be no problems when getting a stamp in a foreign passport. You just need to decide on a vacation schedule.

When is it more profitable to go on vacation?

Australia (we draw up documents on the embassy website (consideration of the application up to 28 days), stay on the continent up to 90 days)
Bahrain (permission is issued for 2 weeks through the embassy website, if necessary, add up to 30 days, fees - 67 $)
India (a visa is issued at the border by prior agreement, which you issue via the Internet (waiting 3-4 days), the cost is $ 60)
Cambodia (issued for 30 days, cost - $ 35)
Cyprus (we fill out an application via the Internet and wait one day, stay up to 90 days)
Kenya (we fill out the questionnaire through www.evisa.go.ke, the visa is valid for 90 days from the date of receipt, the approval period is 2 days)
Mexico (we issue via the Internet for 30 days)
UAE (registration through a consulate, stay in the country no more than 29 days, cost - $ 95)
Rwanda (the cost of a single entry visa is $ 65, we fill out an application form on the website of the Immigration Office or in the diplomatic missions of Rwanda, stay up to 90 days, depending on the type of visa, a tourist visa is issued for up to 30 days)
Singapore (the permit is issued for 2 months, but you can stay in the country only for 30 days, the cost of registration is $ 50)
Turkey (we register on the official website www.evisa.gov.tr, stay in the country no more than 30 days)
Sri Lanka (on the website of the consulate, a permit is issued for 30 days, the cost is $ 35, the processing time is 24 hours)
Uganda (we pay fees - $ 50 and within 4 days the permit is ready, registration is only for tourism purposes)

Visa-free transit countries

Transit countries make it possible to stay on the territory while waiting for a plane or train to another country of destination. Such places make it possible (with a ticket to the country of destination) not only to leave the airport, but also to see interesting sights in a short period of time.

Aruba (makes it possible to stay for exactly one day in transit or up to 30 days when applying for a single entry visa)
Bulgaria (you are given 36 hours of head start to see the country with a visa from Romania, Cyprus)
Bonaire (exactly one day of stay)
Great Britain (visa-free transit up to one day), a transit visa is required, even if you are at the airport for several minutes. Citizens of the Russian Federation can use transit if they have a residence permit in the EU or if you have traveled to Britain on a British visa within six months by making an application online)
Cameroon (only if you have a visa from a neighboring country)
New Zealand (up to 24 hours if you have an Australian visa and travel to Australia, in other cases a visa is required)
Panama (allows you to stay for only 9 hours)
Romania (gives up to 5 days of stay if you have a visa to Bulgaria, Cyprus or Schengen)
Singapore (up to 100 hours of stay)
Shanghai (transit passengers can stay up to 6 days if you arrive via Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang airports)
Japan (up to 72 hours maximum)

TOud need a Schengen visa?

Austria
Andorra (if you are only flying to Andorra, you will need a Spanish visa to visit Andorra)
Belgium
Bulgaria (not included in the Schengen area, but with a Schengen visa you can visit it, when you receive a national visa, the visa fee will not cost 35 euros, but only 10, biometrics are not yet introduced)
Vatican (an Italian visa will work for the Vatican if the destination is only the Vatican)
Hungary
Germany
Greece, we read separately the article - rest in Greece in the summer
Denmark
Iceland
Spain
Italy (do not forget to fill out the form via the Internet italy-vms.ru/vcs/ You can submit all documents, pay the visa fee and sign up online here latuaitalia.ru/info/)
Cyprus (Cyprus is not part of the Schengen area, but with a Schengen visa you can cross the border of this territory)
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania (not included in the Schengen area, but with a Schengen visa you can cross the border of this territory)
Slovakia (selection of housing in Bratislava)
San marino
Slovenia
Finland
France
Croatia, in more detail in the article about holidays in Croatia
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Sweden
Estonia

Where to find cheap flights?
You can book cheap flights to visa-free countries right now on my website using the online booking service and search for the plane tickets that are really the most affordable for your wallet. Using the booking through the Aviasales service, I can say with great confidence that the most affordable options are right here.
How to find a cheap hotel?
Book a hotel room with a good service HotelsCombined and Booking, these search engines work very well and will book any hotel you like anywhere in the world.

Visa-free countries map

A complete list has been compiled. I hope this information will be useful when you are going to vacation in your chosen country. If you have not yet decided where it is better to relax in the summer abroad, then we decide on the choice in my article. If you do not know where to have an inexpensive vacation abroad in winter, then we make a choice by clicking on the link!

Entry rules change every year. Political views and other conditions make it possible for us not to relax in the selection of documents and execution. Therefore, if something is out of date, I am waiting for comments from independent travelers to add or delete information. Thanks in advance!