What the Paraguay visa rules mean for Russia travellers
Russia citizens can enter Paraguay without a visa. You only need a valid Russia passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Paraguay applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The Dirección Nacional de Migraciones lists a valid passport as the travel document for non-resident foreigners and says that if you enter with a travel document close to expiry, the immigration authority grants the len…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Paraguay's health ministry requires a yellow fever vaccination certificate from foreigners aged 1 to 59 entering from the risk zones it lists: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Amazonas, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio Grande …
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Paraguay. The UK Foreign Office says to check before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected med…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward-ticket requirement for Paraguay. The Government of Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show them a return or onward ticket.
Paraguay entry rules compared
Paraguay lets 70 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 128. Russia citizens are treated the same way as Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and Croatia. Overall the Russia passport ranks #76 in the world with 81 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Russia passport you can also visit 28 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize and Chile.
In the other direction, Paraguay citizens can visit Russia visa-free for up to 90 days.
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