We have compiled a list of countries that issue tourist visas to Russians in 2022.

Which countries issue tourist visas to Russians in 2022

We all have been looking forward to 2022 to start traveling again. Many countries have already resumed issuing visas and are ready to accept travelers from Russia. We have compiled a list of countries that, as of April 2022, accept applications from Russians for tourist visas.

Important! Information is constantly changing, so be sure to check the current rules on the official websites of the representative offices of the countries chosen for travel. The information in the article is for informational purposes only and is not exhaustive.

Where can you fly without a visa?

Before telling which countries Russians can apply for tourist visas in 2022, we would like to remind you of the list of countries for which visas are not required:

• Anytime: Belarus and Uzbekistan (but with registration).
• Up to 360 days: Georgia.
• Up to 180 days: Armenia.
• Up to 90 days: Azerbaijan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti, Guyana, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, Tajikistan, Thailand (first up to 30 days , but then can be extended for another 60 days), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, South Africa.
• Up to 60 days: Mauritius, Turkey.
• Up to 56 days: Gambia.
• Up to 42 days: Saint Lucia.
• Up to 30 days: Antigua and Barbuda, Botswana, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Jordan, Cape Verde, Maldives, Mongolia, Nicaragua, UAE, Seychelles, Thailand (first up to 30 days, but then can be extended for another 60 days), Montenegro, Eswatini (Swaziland), Jamaica.
• Up to 28 days: Barbados.
• Up to 15 days: Vietnam.

Which countries issue tourist visas to Russians

Austria

An Austrian Schengen visa can be issued at the official Austrian visa application center VFS Global. In March 2022, the Visa Application Center switched to a new temporary work schedule. It can change at any time, so check the current schedule before submitting documents.

In which cities can I apply: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Ufa, Vladivostok, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Irkutsk, Kazan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Perm, Samara, Saratov.

Where else can you go with this visa: all Schengen countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Belgium (photo source: www.unsplash.com)

Belgium

The Belgian Schengen visa can be issued at the official Austrian visa application center VFS Global.

In which cities can I apply: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg.

Where else can you go with this visa: all Schengen countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Hungary

A Hungarian Schengen visa can be issued at the official Austrian visa center VFS Global.

Important: Documents for a visa are accepted if the consulate can check the presence of armor of residence online. If such a check is impossible, this will be regarded as a lack of confirmation of residence.

In which cities you can submit documents: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Vladivostok, Voronezh, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Petrozavodsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Ufa, Khabarovsk .

Where else can you go on this visa: All countries of the Schengen agreement, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Greece

The Greek Schengen visa can be issued at the Consulate of the country.

In which cities you can submit documents: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novorossiysk.

Where else can you go on this visa: All countries of the Schengen agreement, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Spain (photo source: www.unsplash.com)

Spain

The Spanish Schengen visa can be issued in the official BLS International Services Ltd.

In which cities you can submit documents: Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh, Samara, Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Krasnodar, Khabarovsk, Vologda, Arkhangelsk, Irkutsk, Omsk, Smolensk, Vladivostok, Volgograd.

Where else can you go on this visa: All countries of the Schengen agreement, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Italy

The Italian Schengen visa can be issued in the official visa center. Visa centers differ depending on the place of registration of the applicant for a visa:

• Registration in Moscow and the Moscow Region – VMS.
• Registration in other constituent entities of the Russian Federation – Almaviva Russia.

In which cities you can submit documents: VMS – Moscow; Almaviva Russia: Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk, Samara.

Where else can you go on this visa: All countries of the Schengen agreement, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Latvia

The Latvian Schengen visa can be issued at the Embassy, ​​Consulate or Consulate General of Latvia at the place of legal residence, as well as in the official visa centers of Pony Express and VFS Global.

In which cities you can submit documents: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Pskov, Arkhangelsk, Barnaul, Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladivostok, Volgograd, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Zlatoust, Izhevsk, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kurgan, Kursk, Lipetsk, Lipetsk. Magnitogorsk, Murmansk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhny Novgorod, Novorossiysk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Perm, Petrozavodsk, Pyatigorsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saransk, Saratov, Smolensk, Sochi, Stavropol, Surgut, Tver, Tver, Togliatti, Togliatti Tomsk, Tula, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Cheboksary, Chelyabinsk.

Where else can you go on this visa: All countries of the Schengen agreement, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Malta

The Maltese Schengen visa can be issued in the official VFS Global visa center.

In which cities can I apply: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Ufa, Sochi, Samara, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnodar, Kaliningrad.

Where else can you go with this visa: all Schengen countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Netherlands

You can apply for a Dutch Schengen visa at the official VFS Global Visa Application Centre. The Visa Application Center has limited opening hours as of April 2022, so please check the opening hours carefully before scheduling your application submission.

In which cities can I apply: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don.

Where else can you go with this visa: all Schengen countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Slovenia

A Slovenian Schengen visa can be issued at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and at the official VFS Global Visa Application Centre. The Visa Application Center has limited opening hours as of April 2022, so please check the opening hours carefully before scheduling your application submission.

Important: Only applicants who attach a purchased and valid air ticket of any air carrier operating flights to Slovenia will be able to apply for a visa.

In which cities can I apply: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saratov, Ufa, Khabarovsk.

Where else can you go with this visa: all Schengen countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

France (photo source: www.unsplash.com)

France

You can apply for a French Schengen visa at the official VFS Global Visa Application Centre. The Visa Application Center has limited opening hours as of April 2022, so please check the opening hours carefully before scheduling your application submission.

In which cities can I apply: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saratov, Ufa, Khabarovsk.

Where else can you go with this visa: all Schengen countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Czech Republic

The Czech Schengen visa can be issued at the Consulate General of the Czech Republic or at the official visa center of VFS Global.

In which cities can I apply: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Vladivostok, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novorossiysk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Petrozavodsk, Pskov, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saratov , Smolensk, Ufa, Khabarovsk.

Where else can you go with this visa: all Schengen countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Bulgaria

The Bulgarian visa can be issued in the official VFS Global visa center. Bulgaria is not included in the Schengen zone, so if you plan to visit additional countries on your trip, you will have to take care of a separate Schengen visa (of course, depending on the country). At the same time, Bulgaria recognizes Schengen visas – you can enter here according to the current Schengen of another country.

In which cities you can submit documents: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Vladivostok, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Petrozavodsk, Pskov, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saratov. , Ufa, Khabarovsk.

Where else can you go on this visa: Croatia, Cyprus, Romania.

Croatia

The Croatian visa can be issued in the official VFS Global visa center. Croatia is not included in the Schengen zone, therefore, if you plan to visit additional countries on your trip, you will have to take care of a separate Schengen visa (of course, depending on the country). At the same time, Croatia recognizes Schengen visas – you can enter here according to the current Schengen of another country.

In which cities you can submit documents: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saratov, Ufa, Khabarovsk.

Where else can you go on this visa: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania.

USA

Getting an American visa has always been a kind of adventure, and in 2022 it became even more difficult. The official website of the US Embassy in Russia says that Russian citizens can apply for non -immigration visas at any embassy or US Consulate, where they can make an appointment. In fact, the list of locations is limited by a mass of factors: lack of direct flights, the need to vaccinate the Western vaccine from Covid-19, and simply in all consulates, slots are allocated for submitting applications with non-residents of these countries.

In which cities you can submit documents: Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, Munich, Port Louis (Mauritius) for April 2022 are listed in the list of unrealizable slots. Before planning the submission of documents to these consulates, be sure to believe whether there are places in other countries and what are the rules for entering the selected country.

Where else can you go on this visa: Albania, Bermuda Islands, about. Bonair, Saba and Sint-Estaus, Mariana Islands, Marshalls of the island, Mexico, Sint-Martin, Terx and Kaikos. Please note that the rules can change without preliminary warning from the host countries, so it is better to clarify the relevant information before the trip.

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