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Russia visa requirements for Ivory Coast citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Ivory Coast citizens need a visa for Russia.
Entry details
Holders of a Ivory Coast passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Russia. The Ivory Coast passport currently ranks #157 of 199 worldwide, with 53 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Russia is relatively guarded about who it admits, admitting 63 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #78 with 117 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — Russia citizens enter Ivory Coast more easily (eta required).
In the opposite direction, Russia citizens travelling to Ivory Coast face: eta required.
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