Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Russian passport holders 12
AndorraVisa required→Visa-free90 days
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
IranVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free15 days
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
New ZealandVisa required→eVisa
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
San MarinoVisa required→Visa-free90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
SyriaeVisa→Visa on arrival15 days
TaiwanVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Russian passport holders 13
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
CzechiaVisa required→No admission
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
EstoniaVisa required→No admission
FinlandVisa required→No admission
LithuaniaVisa required→No admission
LatviaVisa required→No admission
MalawiVisa-free90 days→eVisa
MozambiqueVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
NorwayVisa required→No admission
Papua New GuineaeTA30 days→eVisa
PolandVisa required→No admission
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Changes for visitors to Russia 5
- IraneVisa30 days→Visa-free15 days
Saint LuciaVisa required→eVisa
North MacedoniaeVisa30 days→Visa-free30 days
MyanmareVisa30 days→Visa-free30 days- Saudi ArabiaeVisa30 days→Visa-free90 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes