• Visa-free countries

    Listed below are the countries whose nationals do not require a short-stay visa in order to enter Russia. However, a study visa and a long-term working visa are still required for citizens of the listed countries.

    • Abkhazia
    • Argentina
    • Armenia
    • Azerbaijan
    • Belarus
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Brazil
    • Chile
    • Colombia
    • Cuba
    • Guatemala
    • Hong Kong (SAR and PRC)
    • Israel
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Macedonia
    • Montenegro
    • Moldova
    • Nicaragua
    • Peru
    • Serbia
    • South Ossetia
    • Tajikistan
    • Thailand
    • Turkey
    • Uruguay
    • Ukraine
    • Uzbekistan
    • Venezuela