Russian Federation to Puerto Rico visa requirements

Russian ordinary passport holders need a US B-2 visitor visa to travel to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is an unincorporated US territory, so US immigration law applies exactly as for the US mainland. Russia is NOT in the Visa Waiver Program, so ESTA is not available. You must apply for a B-2 visa via DS-160 and attend an in-person interview. Note: US consular services in Russia are suspended, so Russians apply at a US embassy abroad (commonly Warsaw, Poland or Astana, Kazakhstan). Puerto Rico is a US territory and is fully governed by United States federal immigration policy; there is no separate Puerto Rican visa. Because Russia is not a member of the US Visa Waiver Program, Russian citizens cannot use ESTA and must obtain a nonimmigrant B-2 (tourism/pleasure) visa before travel. The process requires completing the online DS-160 form, paying the MRV application fee, and attending an in-person consular interview. As of May 30, 2026 the nonimmigrant visa application fee rose to US $205 (it was US $185 through May 29, 2026). A significant complication for Russian applicants is that the US Embassy in Moscow has not processed routine nonimmigrant visas since 2021; Russian nationals must travel to a third-country US mission (most often Warsaw, Poland or Astana, Kazakhstan) for their interview. Wait times for appointments and overall processing can be long and variable. Puerto Rico is NOT in the Schengen area, so Schengen 90/180 and ETIAS rules do not apply; the relevant framework is US admission, where a CBP officer at the port of entry grants the authorized period of stay (typically up to 6 months for B-2). Conservatively and accurately, the verdict is visa-required.