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Russia passport holders need a visa for Germany, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.
The European Commission says Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas.
“From now on, Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas.”
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing visa-required and visa-exempt nationalities, consolidated text — EUR-Lex · checked 13 Oct 2026
Germany visa options for Russia citizensStandard fee under the Visa Code (Article 16): children aged six to under 12 pay €45 and children under six pay nothing. The EU–Russia visa facilitation agreement is suspended in whole for Russian citizens (Council Decision (EU) 2022/1500). The European Commission says Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas, while allowing exceptions for limited and justified cases such as independent journalists and human rights defenders.
Russia citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Germany. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Schengen short-stay visa for Russian nationals, which costs 90 EUR with a processing time of —.
Whatever your visa status, Germany applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Germany lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Russia citizens are treated the same way as Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus. Overall the Russia passport ranks #76 in the world with 81 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Russia passport you can also visit 8 countries in the region without a visa, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia.
In the other direction, Germany citizens need evisa to visit Russia.
Entry requirements for GermanyUnder the Schengen Borders Code (Article 6(1)(a)), a non-EU visitor's passport must remain valid for at least 3 months after the intended date of departure from the Schengen Area (this may be waived in a justified case of emergency) and must have been issued within the previous 10 years.
Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), consolidated text 10 July 2024 — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
German Federal Foreign Office — Visa FAQ✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Schengen visa applicants must prove they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the Schengen Area for the whole intended stay, with minimum coverage of €30,000. The Federal Foreign Office advises visitors who do not need a visa to take out health insurance before the trip that also covers return transport to their home country.
Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Under the Schengen Borders Code, the non-exhaustive list of supporting documents a border guard may request (Annex I) includes, as regards return, a return or round-trip ticket. The UK government says British visitors may need to show a return or onward ticket at German border control.
Regulation (EU) 2016/399 — Schengen Borders Code (EUR-Lex)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Under the Schengen Borders Code (Article 6(1)(c)), non-EU visitors must have sufficient means of subsistence for the intended stay and for the return, or be in a position to acquire such means lawfully. Germany's Federal Foreign Office says proof may have to be provided, that the amount depends on the type and length of stay, and that there are no fixed daily rates.
Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), consolidated text 10 July 2024 — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The UK Foreign Office says that on short stays in the Schengen Area you may need to register biometric details such as fingerprints and a photo in the EU Entry/Exit System, that on your first visit you may be asked to do this at a special booth before the immigration desk, that there is no cost for EES registration, and that you need take no action before you arrive at the border.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Germany travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The 30 European countries covered by ETIAS will require visa-exempt travellers to have an ETIAS travel authorisation. It is currently not in operation and no applications are being collected; the EU will announce the start date several months before launch. The official ETIAS website is travel-europe.europa.eu.
ETIAS — Official EU website✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Whoever stays in Germany without the required residence title while enforceably obliged to leave, with no departure period granted or the period expired, and whose deportation is not suspended, is punishable by imprisonment of up to one year or a fine. Committing this negligently is an administrative offence punishable by a fine of up to three thousand euros.
gesetze-im-internet.de (Federal Ministry of Justice) — Residence Act § 95 Penal provisions✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Cash of €10,000 or more (or its equivalent in other currencies) must be declared to customs when entering or leaving the EU.
Your Europe (EU) — travelling with cash✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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