Complete information about Iran Visa and how you can obtain it.
Visitors to Iran must obtain a visa from one of the Iranian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries eligible for a visa on arrival. All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months. Admission is refused to women not wearing Islamic head cover, scarf, long sleeves and stockings. Citizens of Israel are totally banned from entry to Iran. Iran plans to start issuing electronic visas in 2017. Furthermore, Iranian authorities are exploring a potential visa waiver program under which visa limitations for 60 countries will be lifted as part of Iran’s program to attract more tourists.
Below you can see a demographic map of different type of obtaining Iran Visa all over the world.
11 countries to visit Iran without a visa
Armenia – 90 days (within 180 days)
Azerbaijan – 30 days
Bolivia – 30 days
Egypt – 20 days
Georgia – 45 days
Lebanon – 30 days
Malaysia – 15 days
Serbia – 30 days (within 1 year)
Syria – 90 days (within 180 days)
Turkey – 3 months
Venezuela – 15 days
Countries with visa on arrival
You can get your visa on arrival on the entry points. This way you don’t need to go through paperwork to get your visa application reference number and collect your visa from an Iranian embassy/consulate. Nationalities of the following countries holding ordinary passports and wishing to visit Iran mainland can obtain a 30 days tourist visa upon arrival at the airports are listed below:
Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belarus
Belguim
Bosnia Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
China
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Palestine
Peru
The Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
The United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
ABC countries (American, British and Canadian) passport holders
People from these 3 countries cannot travel to Iran independently. Here you will find the rules and regulations: This information is intended for the American (US), British (UK) and Canadian nationals only. According to the rules and regulations of Iran. Visa procedure for the above passport holders is different with other nationalities. They need to be on a tour with an authorized guide and must apply for the visa via a registered travel agency. Their tour guide must be with them from the first to the end of their trip to Iran which means that they can NOT travel independently. It is recommended to book their trips at least two months before their flight date. This is the minimum required time to apply and process their visas. American passport holders must travel on a private tour but British and Canadian nationals can travel as a group or join a fixed group tour with a fixed itinerary.
Iran Visa for US Citizens
Iran Visa for UK Citizens
Iran Visa for Canadian Citizens
Iran's International Airports to get visa on arrival
Australia Embassy of Iran in Australia 25 Cologoa St. O’Malley Act 2606 P.O.Box: 3219 Canberra, Australia T: (00612) 62902168 – 62902427 F: (00612) 62902431 E: ambassador@iranembassy-wien.at E: iranembassycanberra@amil.com E : cultural@iranembassy.org.au
Austria Embassy of Iran in Austria Jauresgasse 9 A1030 Vienna, Austria T: (00431) 712-2657 F: (00431) 713-5733 E: public@iranembassy-wien.at E: cultural@iranembassy-wien.at
China Embassy of Iran in China SAN LI TUN DON LUI JIE, NO.13 BEIJING P.R OF CHINA T: (0086 10) 653-2487/653-2204/653-21881/653-22029 F: (0086 10) 65321403 E: IRAN-EMB@POP.NETCHINA.COM.CN Shanghai TEL: +86 21 64332997 or 64332998
Columbia Embassy of Iran in Columbia CALLE 96 NO.11A-16/20 BOGOTA-COLOMBIA T: (0057 1) 6103064-6102204 F: (0057 1) 6102556 E: EMBAJADAIRAN@ANDINET.COM
CROATIA PANTOVACAK 125 C 10000 CORVATIA ZAGREB, CROATIA TEL: +385 1 4578983-4578984-4578981-4578980
CYPRUS 8 ELIAS PAPAKYRIAKO STR. ACROPOLIS P.O.BOX: 8145 NICOSIA CYPRUS TEL: +35 72 314459-315896
The Czech Republic Embassy of Iran in the Czech Republic NA ZATOYCE 18-16000 PRAGUE 6 CZECHOSLOVAKIA T: (0042 0 2) 2057-0454/2057-0455 F: (0042 0 2) 3338-0255
ETHIOPIA P.O.BOX: 1144 JIMMA ROAD OLD AIRPORT AREA HOUSE NO.317/18 ADISS ABABA, ETHIOPIA TEL: +251 1 710037-710026-710369-204244
Finland Embassy of Iran in Finland Kulosaarentie 9 00570 Helsinki Finland T: (358 9) 6869 240 F: (358 9) 6869 2410 E: ambassador@iran.fi Cultural Attaché T: (358 9) 6869 2430 F: (358 9) 6869 2410 E: press-culture@iran.fi
France 4, AVENUE D’IENA 75116 PARIS France T: (+33)-[0]1-40697900 F: (+33)-[0]1-40700157 Service des affairs Sociales (T:) (+33)-[0]1-40697971 E: info@amb-iran.fr www.amb-iran.fr
Hungary Embassy of Iran in Hungary GABOR ARON 43 BUDAPEST II HUNGRY T: (0036 1) 3269209-3269210 F: (0036 1) 3268100 E: rahnama@iranembassy.hu E: embiran@iranembassy.hu
India Embassy of Iran in India 5 BARAKHAMBA ROAD NEW DELHI 110001 INDIA T: (0091 11) 3329600-3329601-3320491 F: (0091 11) 3325493 E: IRANEMIN@VSNL.COM
SWAPNALOK 1 FLOOR 47 LAXMIBAI JAGMOHANDAS ROAD BOMBAY 400026 INDIA TEL: +91 22 3630073-3634102-3631029 8-2-502/1 BANJARA HILLS, ROAD NO .7 HUDERABAD 500034 INDIA TEL: +91 40 3350728-3352722
Indonesia Embassy of Iran in Indonesia 110 JL.HOS-COKROAMINOTO , MENTENG JAKARTA PUSAT 10310 INDONESIA T: (0062 21) 331378/331391 F: (0062 21) 3107860 E: irembjakt@indo.or.id
LIBYA JAMAHIRIYA ST. NEXT TO THE NEW BRIDGE P.O.BOX : 6185 TRIPOLI, LIBYA TEL: +218 21 3609552
MADAGASCAR LOT 11 L 43 TER ANKADIVATO P.O.BOX : 3920 ANTANANARIO ( 101)MADAGASCAR TEL: +261 20 2228527-2228639
MALAYSIA 1 LORONG U THANT 1 OFF JALAN U THANT 55000 KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA TEL: +60 3 4514830-4514824
MALI HIPPO DROME AVE.AL QOODS P.O.BOX : 2136 BAMAKO, MALI TEL: +223 217638-213593-211726
Mexico Embassy of Iran in Mexico PASED DE LA REFORMA 2350 COL.LOMAS ALTAS MEXICO 10 DF T: (0052 5) 596-5399/596-5771 F: (0052 5) 251-0731
MOROCCO ROUTE DE ZAIR.ROUTE BIR KACEM SUISSI P.O.BOX: 490 RABATA, MOROCCO TEL: +212 3 7750353-7659121-7752167
The Netherlands The Embassy of Iran in The Hague Duinweg 20 2585JX Den Haag The Netherlands T: (070) 354 8483 E: info@iranembassy.nl
NIGER 11 RUE DE LA PRESIDENCE P.O.BOX: 10543 NIAMEY, NIGER TEL: +227 722198-722145
New Zealand Embassy of Iran in New Zealand 151-TE ANAU ROAD ROSENEATH WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND T: (0064 4) 386-2976/386-2983 F: (0064 4) 386-3065 E: EMBASSY.OF.IRAN@XTRA.CO.NZ
Norway Iranian Embassy in Norway Drammens veien 88 E 0244 Oslo Norway T: (+47) 23 27 29 60 F: (+47) 22 55 49 19 E: ambassador@iran-embassy-oslo.no
OMAN AL KHUWAIR P.O.BOX: 6155 MUSCAT, OMAN TEL: +968 696944-696947
ROMANIA 39 ,BD ANA IPATESCU SECTOR 1 P.O. BOX: 71277 BUCHAREST 71112, ROMANIA TEL: +40 1 3120493-3120612-3120494-3120495
Russia Embassy of Iran in Russia POKROVSKY BOULEVARD NO.7 RUSSIA MOSCOW T: (0070 95) 9177282-9178440-9170039-9179204 F: (0070 95) 2302897 SANCIMONE ST.NO.42 ASTRAKHAN, RUSSIA TEL: +78512 391911
SAUDI ARABIA AL-HAMRA DIST-AL IKHLAS ST. ALKARAM ST.NO.3 P.O.BOX: 14766 JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA TEL: +966 2 6659628-6675815 P.O.BOX: 94394 RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA TEL: +966 1 4881916-4881931-48840027
SENEGAL RUE AX8-POINT E BP 735 P.O.BOX: 735 DAKAR, SENEGAL TEL: +221 2 8252528-8252982-8240522 Serbia 9 PROLETERSKIH BRIGADA ST. 11000 BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA TEL: +381 11 338782-342975-3630073
Spain Embassy of Iran in Spain 28016 CALLE JERES, 5 MADRID SPAIN T: (0034) 91345011-913450113-91345012 F: (0034) 91345119
SRI LANKA 17 BULLERS DANE COLOMBO 7, SRI LANKA TEL: +94 1 580636-501137
SUDAN HOUSE NO.4 SQUARE 15 MOGHREN NEAR TO SUDANESE AGRICULTURE BANK P.O.BOX: 10229 KHARTOUM, SUDAN TEL: +249 11 781490-775808-778676-783066
Sweden Embassy of Iran in Sweden VASTRA YTTRINGE GARD ELFVIKS VAGEN 181 LIDINGO STOCKHOLM SWEDEN T: (0046 8) 7650829/7653174/766609/7677929 F: (0046 8) 7653119
Turkey Embassy of Iran in Turkey TEHRAN ST.NO.10 KAVAKLIDERE ANKARA TURKEY T: (0090 312) 468-2821 F: (0090 312) 468-2823 E: iranembassy_ankara@hotmail.com NO.1/2 ANKARA CAD.CAGALOGLOU
The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES KARAMA ST. DIPLOMATIC AREA ABU DHABI, U.A.E P.O.Box: 4080 TEL: +971 2 4447618-4447649-4447648-4447619
DIPLOMATIC AREA P.O.Box: 2832 DUBAI, U.A.E TEL: +971 4 3444717-3448040-3449995
The United Kingdom Iranian Embassy in the UK 16 Prince’s Gate, London SW7 1PT London T: (44) 020-7225 3000 F: ( +44)2075894440 E: info@iran-embassy.org.uk
United Nations PERMANENT DIPLOMATIC Office TO THE EUROPEAN Office OF U.N THE HEAD OF DIPLOMATIC Mr. MOHAMMAD REZA ALBORZI
18, CHEMIN DU PETIT SACONNEX 1209 GENEVA SUISSE T: (0041 22) 7333001-7333002-7333003-7333004 F: (0041 22) 7330203
The United States Iranian Interests Section Embassy of Pakistan 2209 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington DC 20007 T: (202) 965-4990 E: requests@daftar.org E: YAALIALI@AOL.COM