Russia Passport Ranking 2026 — Rank, Power & Mobility

How strong is the Russia passport

The Russia passport ranks #93 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 125.4. It is stronger than 106 passports — visa-free to 81 countries and easy access to 138.

stronger ↑

Moldova

#92

74 visa-free · score 127.7

this passport

Russia

#93

81 visa-free · score 125.4

weaker ↓

Turkey

#94

70 visa-free · score 122.7

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Where the Russia passport can travel

Every destination by visa status — visa-free, on arrival, e-Visa or required. Tap a country for details.

Visa-free · 81

Angola 30 days → Antigua and Barbuda 90 days → Argentina 90 days → Armenia 180 days → Azerbaijan 90 days → Bahamas 90 days → Barbados 90 days → Belarus 90 days → Bolivia 90 days → Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 days → Botswana 90 days → Brazil 90 days → Brunei 14 days → Cape Verde 60 days → Chile 90 days → China 30 days → Colombia 90 days → Costa Rica 30 days → Cuba 90 days → Dominica 21 days → Dominican Republic 90 days → Ecuador 90 days → El Salvador 180 days → Fiji 120 days → Gambia 90 days → Georgia 360 days → Grenada 90 days → Guatemala 90 days → Guyana 90 days → Haiti 90 days → Honduras 90 days → Hong Kong 14 days → Israel 90 days → Jamaica 90 days → Jordan 30 days → Kazakhstan 90 days → Kiribati 90 days → Kyrgyzstan 90 days → Laos 30 days → Macao 30 days → Malawi 90 days → Malaysia 30 days → Maldives 90 days → Mauritius 90 days → Micronesia 30 days → Moldova 90 days → Mongolia 30 days → Montenegro 30 days → Morocco 90 days → Mozambique 30 days → Myanmar 30 days → Namibia 90 days → Nauru 90 days → Nicaragua 90 days → Palau 30 days → Palestine 90 days → Panama 90 days → Paraguay 90 days → Peru 180 days → Philippines 30 days → Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days → Saint Lucia 42 days → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days → Samoa 90 days → Sao Tome and Principe 15 days → Saudi Arabia 90 days → Serbia 30 days → Seychelles 90 days → South Africa 90 days → Swaziland 30 days → Tajikistan 90 days → Thailand 60 days → Trinidad and Tobago 90 days → Tunisia 90 days → Turkey 60 days → United Arab Emirates 90 days → Uruguay 90 days → Uzbekistan 90 days → Vanuatu 120 days → Venezuela 90 days → Vietnam 45 days →

Visa on arrival · 31

Bahrain 30 days → Bangladesh 30 days → Burundi 30 days → Cambodia 30 days → Comoros 30 days → Djibouti 30 days → Egypt 30 days → Ethiopia 30 days → Ghana 30 days → Guinea-Bissau 30 days → Indonesia 30 days → Iran 30 days → Iraq 30 days → Lebanon 30 days → Madagascar 30 days → Marshall Islands 30 days → Mauritania 30 days → Nepal 30 days → Oman 30 days → Qatar 30 days → Rwanda 30 days → Senegal 30 days → Sierra Leone 30 days → Somalia 30 days → Sri Lanka 30 days → Tanzania 30 days → Timor-Leste 30 days → Tonga 30 days → Tuvalu 30 days → Zambia 30 days → Zimbabwe 30 days →

e-Visa / ETA · 26

Albania 90 days → Australia 90 days → Benin 90 days → Bhutan 90 days → Burkina Faso 90 days → Cameroon 90 days → DR Congo 90 days → Equatorial Guinea 90 days → Gabon 90 days → Guinea 90 days → India 90 days → Ivory Coast 90 days → Kenya 90 days → Lesotho 90 days → Libya 90 days → Mexico 90 days → Nigeria 90 days → Pakistan 90 days → Papua New Guinea 90 days → Singapore 90 days → South Korea 90 days → South Sudan 90 days → Suriname 90 days → Syria 90 days → Togo 90 days → Uganda 90 days →

Visa required · 60

Afghanistan — → Algeria — → Andorra — → Austria — → Belgium — → Belize — → Bulgaria — → Canada — → Central African Republic — → Chad — → Congo — → Croatia — → Cyprus — → Czech Republic — → Denmark — → Eritrea — → Estonia — → Finland — → France — → Germany — → Greece — → Hungary — → Iceland — → Ireland — → Italy — → Japan — → Kosovo — → Kuwait — → Latvia — → Liberia — → Liechtenstein — → Lithuania — → Luxembourg — → Mali — → Malta — → Monaco — → Netherlands — → New Zealand — → Niger — → North Korea — → North Macedonia — → Norway — → Poland — → Portugal — → Romania — → San Marino — → Slovakia — → Slovenia — → Solomon Islands — → Spain — → Sudan — → Sweden — → Switzerland — → Taiwan — → Turkmenistan — → Ukraine — → United Kingdom — → United States — → Vatican — → Yemen — →

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Where Russia citizens face the toughest visas

Schengen, the US and the UK count refusals separately. Here are all three rates for the Russia passport in one place.

The hardest is the US — 40.4% of applications refused, against 6.3% at the most lenient one.

Schengen

6.3%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #92 of 118

-1.1 pp year-over-year

by filing country

United States

40.4%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #74 of 197

+1.8 pp year-over-year

B1/B2 visas

United Kingdom

6.9%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #110 of 119

-3.6 pp year-over-year

visitor visas

No slots US consulates in Russia are not scheduling interviews

4 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 4 of them easing · the feed →

32.2% of Canadian applications not approved (all visa types, 17,675 decisions) — different methodology, not comparable with the three above · details →

26 countries accept visa applications right inside Russia

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Russia citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate

1 Malta 879 Moscow 19.9% 2 Estonia 2,363 Moscow 18.2% 3 Romania 208 Moscow, St. Petersburg 12.0% 4 Greece 67,579 Moscow, Novorossiysk 11.1% 5 Czech Republic 175 Moscow 10.9% 6 Austria 4,959 Moscow 10.6% 7 Portugal 6,966 Moscow 9.7% 8 Spain 139,596 Moscow, St. Petersburg 9.1% 9 Switzerland 11,378 Moscow 9.1% 10 Lithuania 1,796 Kaliningrad, Moscow 8.9% 11 Finland 4,148 Moscow 6.9% 12 Hungary 28,540 Kazan, Moscow 6.9% 13 Croatia 1,694 Moscow 6.3% 14 Belgium 1,753 Moscow 5.7% 15 Italy 170,511 Moscow, St. Petersburg 5.5% 16 Latvia 1,126 Moscow 5.5% 17 Slovenia 1,607 Moscow 4.4% 18 Sweden 91 Moscow 4.4% 19 Slovakia 1,203 Moscow 4.1% 20 Germany 24,690 Moscow, St. Petersburg 4.0% 21 Norway 81 Moscow 3.7% 22 Bulgaria 27,423 Moscow, St. Petersburg 3.4% 23 France 167,549 Moscow 3.4% 24 Luxembourg 1,048 Moscow 2.6% 25 Netherlands 11,959 Moscow 0.9% 26 Poland 103 Kaliningrad, Moscow 0.0%

Methodologies differ: the EC counts by place of filing, the State Department and Home Office by nationality. Read as orders of magnitude.

Popular destinations for the Russia passport

Whether Russia citizens need a visa for popular countries — tap for details.

→ Russia → United StatesVisa required → → Russia → United KingdomVisa required → → Russia → JapanVisa required → → Russia → United Arab EmiratesVisa-free → → Russia → ThailandVisa-free → → Russia → TurkeyVisa-free →

Frequently asked

How strong is the Russia passport?

The Russia passport ranks #93 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 125.4). It gives visa-free access to 81 countries and easy access to 138 — stronger than 106 passports.

How many countries can Russia visit visa-free?

81 countries are visa-free, plus more on arrival or with an eTA. See the full list on the "visa-free countries for Russia" page.

Why does the Russia passport rank where it does?

The rank is set by the number of visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations. The Russia passport sits in the middle tier of the 2026 ranking. Positions shift as visa agreements change.

How is the passport ranking calculated?

We sum visa-free, visa-on-arrival and eTA destinations into a mobility score that sets the rank. Same idea as Henley and Arton Capital, on our own 2026 data.

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