Southern Asia
Southern AsiaIran visa requirements
Travellers from 110 of 198 countries can visit Iran easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
What 198 passports need to visit Iran
Find your own passport in the list below for the exact rule.
- No visa needed44 of 198 passportsJust show your passport at the border.
- Visa on arrival66 of 198 passportsGet it at the airport or border.
- eVisa78 of 198 passportsApply on the official website.
- Visa needed8 of 198 passportsApply at the embassy or consulate.
- Not allowed to enter2 of 198 passportsEntry is closed to this passport.
Types of Iran visa
- Tourist visa and visa-free visits7 optionsSome nationalities can visit without a visa. Other travellers can apply for a tourist visa for up to 30 days, with two possible 30-day extensions.
- Visa-free business visits1 optionsListed nationalities can enter Iran without a visa for business visits. A separate business visa process is not described.
- Family visa1 optionsAmerican and Canadian spouses of Iranian citizens can get a family visa for up to 90 days without using a travel agency.
- Iran online visa application1 optionsEligible travellers apply online for approval, which can be used to obtain a visa on arrival.
- Visa on arrival3 optionsEligible travellers can collect a visa on arrival, usually after online approval. Most nationalities can also apply at the airport without an advance application, but rejection is more likely.
Find your passport
198 of 198 passports
- ArmeniaVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- AzerbaijanVisa not requiredWestern Asia14 days
- BahrainVisa not requiredWestern Asia15 days
- BelarusVisa not requiredEastern Europe15 days
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe15 days
- BrazilVisa not requiredSouth America15 days
- BruneiVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia15 days
- CambodiaVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia15 days
- ChinaVisa not requiredEastern Asia21 days
- CroatiaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe15 days
- CubaVisa not requiredCaribbean15 days
- EgyptVisa not requiredNorthern Africa20 days
- GeorgiaVisa not requiredWestern Asia45 days
- Hong KongVisa not requiredEastern Asia21 days
- IndonesiaVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia15 days
- IraqVisa not requiredWestern Asia
- JapanVisa not requiredEastern Asia15 days
- KazakhstanVisa not requiredCentral Asia14 days
- KuwaitVisa not requiredWestern Asia15 days
- KyrgyzstanVisa not requiredCentral Asia15 days
- LebanonVisa not requiredWestern Asia15 days
- MacauVisa not requiredEastern Asia21 days
- MalaysiaVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia14 days
- MauritaniaVisa not requiredWestern Africa15 days
- MauritiusVisa not requiredEastern Africa15 days
- MexicoVisa not requiredNorth America15 days
- OmanVisa not requiredWestern Asia30 days
- PeruVisa not requiredSouth America15 days
- QatarVisa not requiredWestern Asia15 days
- RussiaVisa not requiredEastern Europe15 days
- Saudi ArabiaVisa not requiredWestern Asia15 days
- SerbiaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe15 days
- SeychellesVisa not requiredEastern Africa15 days
- SingaporeVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia15 days
- SyriaVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- TajikistanVisa not requiredCentral Asia30 days
- TanzaniaVisa not requiredEastern Africa15 days
- TunisiaVisa not requiredNorthern Africa15 days
- TürkiyeVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- United Arab EmiratesVisa not requiredWestern Asia15 days
- UzbekistanVisa not requiredCentral Asia15 days
- VenezuelaVisa not requiredSouth America30 days
- VietnamVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia15 days
- ZimbabweVisa not requiredSouthern Africa15 days
- AlgeriaVisa on arrivalNorthern Africa30 days
- AndorraVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe15 days
- AngolaVisa on arrivalMiddle Africa30 days
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- BahamasVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- BarbadosVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- BeninVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- BhutanVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- BotswanaVisa on arrivalSouthern Africa30 days
- Burkina FasoVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- BurundiVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- CameroonVisa on arrivalMiddle Africa30 days
- Cape VerdeVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- Central African RepublicVisa on arrivalMiddle Africa30 days
- ChadVisa on arrivalMiddle Africa30 days
- ComorosVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- CongoVisa on arrivalMiddle Africa30 days
- Costa RicaVisa on arrivalCentral America30 days
- DjiboutiVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- DominicaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- Dominican RepublicVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- Equatorial GuineaVisa on arrivalMiddle Africa30 days
- EritreaVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- EswatiniVisa on arrivalSouthern Africa30 days
- FijiVisa on arrivalMelanesia30 days
- GambiaVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- GhanaVisa on arrivalWestern Africa15 days
- GrenadaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- GuatemalaVisa on arrivalCentral America30 days
- GuineaVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- Guinea-BissauVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- GuyanaVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- HaitiVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- Ivory CoastVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- JamaicaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- KenyaVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- KiribatiVisa on arrivalMicronesia
- LesothoVisa on arrivalSouthern Africa30 days
- LiberiaVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- MalawiVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- MaliVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- Marshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesia30 days
- MonacoVisa on arrivalWestern Europe30 days
- NauruVisa on arrivalMicronesia
- NicaraguaVisa on arrivalCentral America30 days
- NigerVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- NigeriaVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- PalestineVisa on arrivalWestern Asia30 days
- ParaguayVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- RwandaVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- Saint Kitts and NevisVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- SamoaVisa on arrivalPolynesia30 days
- San MarinoVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- São Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalMiddle Africa30 days
- SenegalVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- Sierra LeoneVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- Solomon IslandsVisa on arrivalMelanesia30 days
- SudanVisa on arrivalNorthern Africa30 days
- Timor-LesteVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- TogoVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- TongaVisa on arrivalPolynesia30 days
- TurkmenistanVisa on arrivalCentral Asia30 days
- TuvaluVisa on arrivalPolynesia30 days
- UgandaVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- VanuatuVisa on arrivalMelanesia30 days
- Vatican CityVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- AlbaniaeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- ArgentinaeVisaSouth America30 days
- AustraliaeVisaAustralia and New Zealand30 days
- AustriaeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- BangladesheVisaSouthern Asia
- BelgiumeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- BelizeeVisaCentral America30 days
- BoliviaeVisaSouth America30 days
- BulgariaeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- ChileeVisaSouth America30 days
- CypruseVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- Czech RepubliceVisaCentral Europe30 days
- DenmarkeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- DR CongoeVisaMiddle Africa30 days
- EcuadoreVisaSouth America30 days
- El SalvadoreVisaCentral America30 days
- EstoniaeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- EthiopiaeVisaEastern Africa
- FinlandeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- FranceeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- GaboneVisaMiddle Africa30 days
- GermanyeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- GreeceeVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- HonduraseVisaCentral America30 days
- HungaryeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- IcelandeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- IndiaeVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- IrelandeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- ItalyeVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- KosovoeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- LaoseVisaSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- LatviaeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- LibyaeVisaNorthern Africa30 days
- LiechtensteineVisaWestern Europe30 days
- LithuaniaeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- LuxembourgeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- MadagascareVisaEastern Africa30 days
- MaldiveseVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- MaltaeVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- MicronesiaeVisaMicronesia30 days
- MoldovaeVisaEastern Europe30 days
- MongoliaeVisaEastern Asia30 days
- MontenegroeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- MoroccoeVisaNorthern Africa30 days
- MozambiqueeVisaEastern Africa30 days
- MyanmareVisaSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- NamibiaeVisaSouthern Africa30 days
- NepaleVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- NetherlandseVisaWestern Europe30 days
- New ZealandeVisaAustralia and New Zealand30 days
- North KoreaeVisaEastern Asia30 days
- North MacedoniaeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- NorwayeVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- PalaueVisaMicronesia30 days
- PanamaeVisaCentral America30 days
- Papua New GuineaeVisaMelanesia30 days
- PhilippineseVisaSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- PolandeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- PortugaleVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- RomaniaeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- Saint LuciaeVisaCaribbean30 days
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadineseVisaCaribbean30 days
- SlovakiaeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- SloveniaeVisaCentral Europe30 days
- South AfricaeVisaSouthern Africa30 days
- South SudaneVisaMiddle Africa30 days
- SpaineVisaSouthern Europe30 days
- Sri LankaeVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- SurinameeVisaSouth America30 days
- SwedeneVisaNorthern Europe30 days
- SwitzerlandeVisaWestern Europe30 days
- TaiwaneVisaEastern Asia30 days
- ThailandeVisaSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- Trinidad and TobagoeVisaCaribbean30 days
- UkraineeVisaEastern Europe30 days
- UruguayeVisaSouth America30 days
- YemeneVisaWestern Asia30 days
- ZambiaeVisaEastern Africa30 days
- AfghanistanVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- CanadaVisa requiredNorth America
- ColombiaVisa requiredSouth America
- JordanVisa requiredWestern Asia
- PakistanVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- SomaliaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- United KingdomVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- United StatesVisa requiredNorth America
- IsraelAdmission refusedWestern Asia
- South KoreaAdmission refusedEastern Asia30 days
Who can visit easily, by part of the world
For each part of the world: how many countries' travellers can come easily. Easy means no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
- Africa42 of 54 countries
- Oceania9 of 14 countries
- Asia31 of 49 countries
- Americas19 of 35 countries
- Europe9 of 46 countries
Questions
How many passports can enter Iran without a visa?
110 of 198 passports can enter without applying before travel.
What is the most common entry rule for Iran?
eVisa: it applies to 78 passports.
Which passports need an embassy visa for Iran?
8 passports, including United States, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Colombia Afghanistan, and 3 more.
Do India passport holders need a visa for Iran?
eVisa, for up to 30 days.
Do China passport holders need a visa for Iran?
No visa needed, for up to 21 days.
Do United States passport holders need a visa for Iran?
Visa needed.
Do Nigeria passport holders need a visa for Iran?
Visa on arrival, for up to 30 days.
Do Pakistan passport holders need a visa for Iran?
Visa needed.
Do Brazil passport holders need a visa for Iran?
No visa needed, for up to 15 days.
Which region's passports have the easiest access to Iran?
Africa: 42 of 54 passports enter without applying first.
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