Electronic visa and rules for entry to Russia

Updated: July 2026

Electronic Visas to Russia

In addition to standard visas of any type, you can enter Russia using unified electronic visas (e-visas).

Russian electronic visas (e-visas) are single-entry visas and allow a stay in Russia for up to 30 days for the purpose of tourism, a guest or business visit, or for participation in cultural, scientific, economic, sporting, social, and political events. Travel on an e-visa can be made on any date within 120 days after the issuance of the visa, and the date of departure from Russia cannot be later than the 120th day after the issuance of the e-visa.

E-visas are issued on the E-Visa portal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation or via their official smartphone application. They require an application form, a digital photo, and a scan of the data page of a machine-readable passport. No invitation letters, hotel bookings, or other documents confirming the purpose of the visit are required to obtain an e-visa. It is also necessary to pay the cost of e-visa processing.

Visa processing time: up to 4 days.

The list of checkpoints through which entry into Russia with an e-visa is possible includes Ivangorod (pedestrian crossing), through which Baltic Shuttle bus services on the Tallinn — Saint Petersburg route are operated, and Kunichina Gora (near Koidula checkpoint) on the route from Tallinn to Pskov.

List of countries whose citizens can enter Russia with e-visa

Austria, Barbados, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eswatini, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Vatican, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.

Health and Sanitary Rules

All entry restrictions for foreign citizens traveling to Russia related to COVID-19 have been fully lifted.

• There is no requirement to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test.
• The requirement to fill out any paper sanitary questionnaires of the arriving passenger is completely canceled. No additional health forms are needed at border control.