No visa needed

Do citizens of Russia need a visa for Palau?

Citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Palau and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Russia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Moscow — Ngerulmud: ≈ 9,750 km, about 12.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Palau without a visa on a Russia passport?

Yes, citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Palau for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Palau visa rules at a glance

With a Russia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 61 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Russia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Russia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Palau passport: 68.
Citizens of Russia and Palau can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Moldova, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Palestine, Seychelles, Angola, Malaysia, Philippines, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, and Belize.
Citizens of Palau, in turn, don’t need a visa for Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Palau

Travelling to Palau: good to know

Moscow — Ngerulmud: about 9,750 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Ngerulmud 09:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English and Palauan.
Palau is the 164th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.