r VisaEntry requirements
Visa required
For holders of a passport from
Do I need a visa to visit Russia with a Canada passport?
Visa required
Key entry notes
- Cruise ship passengers cruising in and out of a Russian port within 72 hours, who spend each night on board, and who only leave the ship on tours organized by the cruise company, do not require a tourist visa.
- The Canadian government advises its citizens not to visit Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Process of tourist visas for stays with a period of 30 days is required.
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- Canadians with a valid visa issued by Belarus can enter the Russian Fed visa free and the Belarusian visa must be valid for the period of intended stay in The Russian Fed.
- May apply online and then submit all the documents at the embassy to get the visa
Data refreshed 06 Sep 2026
At a glance
Travel basics
- Region
- Eastern Europe
- Capital
- Moscow
- Languages
- Russian
- Currency
- RUB
- Time zones
- UTC+03:00UTC+04:00UTC+06:00UTC+07:00UTC+08:00UTC+09:00UTC+10:00UTC+11:00UTC+12:00
- Borders
- AzerbaijanVisa free / eVisaBelarusVisa free / eVisaChinaVisa free / eVisaEstoniaVisa free / eVisaFinlandVisa free / eVisaGeorgiaVisa free / eVisaKazakhstanVisa free / eVisaNorth KoreaVisa requiredLatviaVisa free / eVisaLithuaniaVisa free / eVisaMongoliaVisa free / eVisaNorwayVisa free / eVisaPolandVisa free / eVisaUkraineVisa free / eVisa
- Area
- 17,124,442 km2
- Population
- 146,556,330
- Gini index
- 40.1