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Iran Visa

Travel to Iran without Visa

44 nationalities are visa-exempt to travel to Iran meaning that citizens can enter Iran without a visa and stay between 14 to 90 days, during 6 months depending on their nationality 

ContinentCountryIran VisaVisa Duration
AfricaMauritaniaVisa-Free15 Days
MauritiusVisa-Free15 Days
SeychellesVisa-Free15 Days
TanzaniaVisa-Free15 Days
TunisiaVisa-Free15 Days
ZimbabweVisa-Free15 Days
AsiaBruneiVisa-Free15 Days
CambodiaVisa-Free15 Days
ChinaVisa-Free21 Days
Hong KongVisa-Free21 Days
IndiaVisa-Free15 Days
IndonesiaVisa-Free15 Days
JapanVisa-Free15 Days
MacaoVisa-Free21 Days
MalaysiaVisa-Free14 Days
SingaporeVisa-Free15 Days
VietnamVisa-Free15 Days
EuropeArmeniaVisa-Free90 Days
AzerbaijanVisa-Free14 Days
BelarusVisa-Free15 Days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-Free15 Days
CroatiaVisa-Free15 Days
GeorgiaVisa-Free45 Days
KazakhstanVisa-Free14 Days
KyrgyzstanVisa-Free15 Days
Russia (in group >5 PAX)Visa-Free 
SerbiaVisa-Free15 Days
TurkeyVisa-Free90 Days
UzbekistanVisa-Free15 Days
Middle EastBahrainVisa-Free15 Days
EgyptVisa-Free20 Days
Iraq Visa-Free30 Days
KuwaitVisa-Free15 Days
LebanonVisa-Free30 Days
OmanVisa-Free90 Days
QatarVisa-Free15 Days
Saudi ArabiaVisa-Free15 Days
SyriaVisa-Free90 Days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-Free15 Days
 AmericaCubaVisa-Free15 Days
MexicoVisa-Free15 Days
BrazilVisa-Free15 Days
PeruVisa-Free15 Days
VenezuelaVisa-Free15 Days

Travel to Iran with an Airport/Consulate Visa

If you are from one of the following countries, you need a visa to travel to Iran.

You can get your visa upon arrival at some airports across the country or collect it at the Iran embassy in your country or any other country that you prefer.

An airport visa is obtainable at the following airports in Iran.

  • Tehran >> Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) in
  • Isfahan >> Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)
  • Shiraz >> Shahid Dastgheib International Airport Airport (SYZ)
  • Tabriz >> Shahid Madani International Airport Airport (TBZ)
  • Mashhad >> Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport (MHD)

 

***NOTE: Iran visa fees are in EURO.

ContinentCountryVisa on arrivalAirport Visa Fees (EUR)Consulate Visa Consulate Visa Fees (EUR) Visa Duration
AfricaCameroonAllowed60Allowed40up to 90 Days
ChadAllowed100Allowed70up to 90 Days
KenyaAllowed60Allowed40up to 90 Days
MoroccoAllowed30Allowed20up to 90 Days
NigeriaAllowed55Allowed40up to 90 Days
SenegalAllowed50Allowed30up to 90 Days
South AfricaAllowed80Allowed40up to 90 Days
UgandaAllowed100Allowed70up to 90 Days
ZambiaAllowed100Allowed70up to 90 Days
America (Central America)El SalvadorAllowed60Allowed40up to 90 Days
PanamaAllowed55Allowed40up to 90 Days
America (South America)ArgentinaAllowed70Allowed35up to 90 Days
ChileAllowed120Allowed90up to 90 Days
EcuadorAllowed40Allowed25up to 90 Days
ParaguayAllowed50Allowed35up to 90 Days
AsiaBhutanAllowed30Allowed25up to 90 Days
MongoliaAllowed70Allowed45up to 90 Days
NepalAllowed40Allowed25up to 90 Days
PhilippinesAllowed55Allowed40up to 90 Days
South KoreaAllowed50Allowed25up to 90 Days
Sri LankaAllowed60Allowed25up to 90 Days
TaiwanAllowed100Allowed85up to 90 Days
ThailandAllowed75Allowed45up to 90 Days
EuropeAustriaAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
BelgiumAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
BulgariaAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
CyprusAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
Czech RepublicAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
DenmarkAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
EstoniaAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
FinlandAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
FranceAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
GermanyAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
GreeceAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
HungaryAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
IcelandAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
IrelandAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
ItalyAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
LuxembourgAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
NetherlandsAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
NorwayAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
PolandAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
PortugalAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
RomaniaAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
Russia (Individual)Allowed70Allowed40up to 90 Days
SlovakiaAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
SloveniaAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
SpainAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
SwedenAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
SwitzerlandAllowed75Allowed50up to 90 Days
UkraineAllowed80Allowed55up to 90 Days
Middle EastLibyaAllowed60Allowed30up to 90 Days
OceaniaAustraliaAllowed145Allowed100up to 90 Days
New ZealandAllowed150Allowed120up to 90 Days

 

The following nationalities can obtain the Iran visa only at the consulate and are not allowed to get an airport visa.

 

ContinentCountryVisa on arrivalAirport Visa Fees (EUR)Consulate Visa Consulate Visa Fees (EUR) Visa Duration
AsiaAfghanistanNot AllowedN/AAllowed25up to 90 Days
BangladeshNot AllowedN/AAllowed25up to 90 Days
PakistanNot AllowedN/AAllowed40up to 90 Days
EuropeUnited KingdomNot AllowedN/AAllowed180up to 90 Days
Middle EastJordanNot AllowedN/AAllowed50up to 90 Days
 AmericaCanadaNot AllowedN/AAllowed50up to 90 Days
United StatesNot AllowedN/AAllowed60up to 90 Days
ColombiaNot AllowedN/AAllowed80up to 90 Days

Visa Application Process

Iran Visa Requirements:

  1. An image of the first page of your passport (according to the sample size below) that has been valid for at least six months.
  2. A colored photo of your face (according to the size in the sample below).
  3. Filled-in application form (Downloadable at the bottom of this page).

Procedure:

  • Submitting the visa application to MFA: New Horizon submits your visa application at the MFA Portal and provides the other supported documents, such as hotel reservations and itineraries.
  • Reviewing the application by MFA: It takes about 7-10 working days for MFA to review your application and get the approval code.

The review time for UK, US, and Canadian passport holders is almost 1 month.

  • Getting Visa Approval Code: A visa authorization/reference/approval code is issued for the visa applicant to collect their visa. New Horizon receives the code.
  • Obtaining the visa at the airport or consulate. 

*** Notes:

  1. Thursdays and Fridays are weekends in Iran and are not working days.
  2. The visa approval code for a consulate visa is valid for 2 months to collect the visa.
  3. The visa approval code for an airport visa is valid for 3 months to collect the visa.
  4. After obtaining your visa, you can stay up to 45 days and extend it to 90 days under the MFA rules.

Visa Application Form

***The application form for American, Canadian, and British passport holders has some extra fields. **

Iran Visa Application Form for American, British, and Canadian Passport Holders
Iran Visa Application Form for other nationalities