Visa Information for Iran

Visa Information for Iran
Visa Information
Required by all except nationals of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey (for a stay not exceeding 3 months). Requirements are subject to change at short notice, and you are advised to contact the appropriate Embassy or Consular Section.
Visas can be extended for up to three months.

A 7 day visa is available on arrival at the following airports.
IKA : Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport THR : Tehran Mehrabad Airport MHD : Mashad Airport SYZ : Shiraz Airport TBZ : Tabriz Airport ISF : Isfahan Airport
The visa is only good for visitors from the following countries;
Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Belgium Bosnia Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Bulgaria China Colombia Croatia Cuba Cyprus Denmark Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary India Indonesia Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand North Korea Norway Oman Palestine Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yugoslavia Fed. Rep.

If you are crossing overland you will need to arrange a visa in advance.

Some information for the visa on arrival

Iranian embassies

Foreign Embassies in Iran

If you look around on the internet you will find services which will arrange a visa for you. You can do this yourself simply by filling out a form and faxing it to an embassy.
Last updated: 12 Jan 2010