Iran Visa information

All foreign visitors require a visa to enter Iran except for citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Bolivia, Slovenia and Turkey. If you plan to visit Iran for less than 30 days and would like to get a tourist visa, the nationals of 50 countries holding an ordinary passport, visiting mainland Iran can obtain their 30 days tourist visa upon arrival. This list of countries not needing a visa is subject to change, please check validity at your time of booking.

 - The list of countries with visa on arrival

Albania 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 Netherlands New Zealand North Korea Norway Oman Plaestine Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam - The list of airports for visa on arrival IKA : Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport MHD : Mashhad Airport SYZ : Shiraz Airport TBZ : Tabriz Airport ISF : Isfahan Airport BUZ: Bushehr Airport KIH: kish Airport KSH: Kerman Shah Airport - ABC countries (American, British and Canadian) passport holders 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 authorised guide and must apply for visa via a registered travel agency. Their tour guide must be with them from the entry point to Iran until the departure. This 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 fixed itinerary.