No visa needed

Do citizens of Russia need a visa for Samoa?

Citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Samoa and can stay up to 90 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 — Apia: ≈ 14,720 km, about 19 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Samoa for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Samoa 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; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Russia and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 34 countries, for example: Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Palestine, China, Seychelles, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Philippines, Mauritius, Botswana, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, and Dominica.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, don’t need a visa for Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Moscow — Apia: about 14,720 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Apia 13:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 195th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.