Visa requirements for Iran
Who can enter Iran, by nationality. Tourism. Data as of September 4, 2026.
Passport holders from 239 countries can enter Iran without a visa in advance. 28 have full visa-free access; 211 more can get a visa on arrival or use an electronic travel authorisation. Everyone else needs a visa, or an e-visa where one is offered, before travelling.
- 28 visa-free
- 211 on arrival
- 0 eTA
- 0 e-visa
- 10 visa required
Visa-free entry
28 nationalities
Bahrain15 days
Belarus15 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina15 days
Brazil15 days
Brunei15 days
Cambodia15 days
Croatia15 days
Cuba15 days
India15 days
Indonesia15 days
Japan15 days
Kuwait15 days
Kyrgyzstan15 days
Mauritania15 days
Mauritius15 days
Mexico15 days
Peru15 days
Qatar15 days
Saudi Arabia15 days
Serbia15 days
Seychelles15 days
Singapore15 days
Tanzania15 days
Tunisia15 days
United Arab Emirates15 days
Uzbekistan15 days
Vietnam15 days
Zimbabwe15 days
Visa on arrival
211 nationalities
Åland Islands30 days
Albania30 days
Algeria30 days
American Samoa30 days
Andorra30 days
Angola30 days
Anguilla30 days
Antarctica30 days
Antigua and Barbuda30 days
Argentina30 days
Armenia30 days
Aruba30 days
Australia30 days
Austria30 days
Azerbaijan30 days
Bahamas30 days
Barbados30 days
Belgium30 days
Belize30 days
Benin30 days
Bermuda30 days
Bhutan30 days
Bolivia30 days
Botswana30 days
Bouvet Island30 days
British Indian Ocean Territory30 days
British Virgin Islands30 days
Bulgaria30 days
Burkina Faso30 days
Burundi30 days
Cameroon30 days
Cape Verde30 days
Caribbean Netherlands30 days
Cayman Islands30 days
Central African Republic30 days
Chad30 days
Chile30 days
China30 days
Christmas Island30 days
Cocos (Keeling) Islands30 days
Comoros30 days
Cook Islands30 days
Costa Rica30 days
Côte d’Ivoire30 days
Curaçao30 days
Cyprus30 days
Czechia30 days
Denmark30 days
Djibouti30 days
Dominica30 days
Dominican Republic30 days
DR Congo30 days
Ecuador30 days
Egypt30 days
El Salvador30 days
Equatorial Guinea30 days
Eritrea30 days
Estonia30 days
Eswatini30 days
Ethiopia30 days
Falkland Islands30 days
Faroe Islands30 days
Fiji30 days
Finland30 days
France30 days
French Guiana30 days
French Polynesia30 days
French Southern Territories30 days
Gabon30 days
Gambia30 days
Georgia30 days
Germany30 days
Ghana30 days
Gibraltar30 days
Greece30 days
Greenland30 days
Grenada30 days
Guadeloupe30 days
Guam30 days
Guatemala30 days
Guernsey30 days
Guinea30 days
Guinea-Bissau30 days
Guyana30 days
Haiti30 days
Heard Island and McDonald Islands30 days
Honduras30 days
Hong Kong30 days
Hungary30 days
Iceland30 days
Ireland30 days
Isle of Man30 days
Israel30 days
Italy30 days
Jamaica30 days
Jersey30 days
Kazakhstan30 days
Kenya30 days
Kiribati30 days
Kosovo30 days
Laos30 days
Latvia30 days
Lebanon30 days
Lesotho30 days
Liberia30 days
Libya30 days
Liechtenstein30 days
Lithuania30 days
Luxembourg30 days
Macau30 days
Madagascar30 days
Malawi30 days
Malaysia30 days
Maldives30 days
Mali30 days
Malta30 days
Marshall Islands30 days
Martinique30 days
Mayotte30 days
Micronesia30 days
Moldova30 days
Monaco30 days
Mongolia30 days
Montenegro30 days
Montserrat30 days
Morocco30 days
Mozambique30 days
Myanmar30 days
Namibia30 days
Nauru30 days
Nepal30 days
Netherlands30 days
New Caledonia30 days
New Zealand30 days
Nicaragua30 days
Niger30 days
Nigeria30 days
Niue30 days
Norfolk Island30 days
North Korea30 days
North Macedonia30 days
Northern Mariana Islands30 days
Norway30 days
Oman30 days
Palau30 days
Palestine30 days
Panama30 days
Papua New Guinea30 days
Paraguay30 days
Philippines30 days
Pitcairn Islands30 days
Poland30 days
Portugal30 days
Puerto Rico30 days
Republic of the Congo30 days
Réunion30 days
Romania30 days
Russia30 days
Rwanda30 days
Saint Barthélemy30 days
Saint Helena30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis30 days
Saint Lucia30 days
Saint Martin30 days
Saint Pierre and Miquelon30 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30 days
Samoa30 days
San Marino30 days
São Tomé and Príncipe30 days
Senegal30 days
Sierra Leone30 days
Sint Maarten30 days
Slovakia30 days
Slovenia30 days
Solomon Islands30 days
South Africa30 days
South Georgia30 days
South Korea30 days
South Sudan30 days
Spain30 days
Sri Lanka30 days
Sudan30 days
Suriname30 days
Svalbard and Jan Mayen30 days
Sweden30 days
Switzerland30 days
Syria30 days
Taiwan30 days
Tajikistan30 days
Thailand30 days
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo30 days
Tokelau30 days
Tonga30 days
Trinidad and Tobago30 days
Turkey30 days
Turkmenistan30 days
Turks and Caicos Islands30 days
Tuvalu30 days
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands30 days
U.S. Virgin Islands30 days
Uganda30 days
Ukraine30 days
Uruguay30 days
Vanuatu30 days
Vatican City30 days
Venezuela30 days
Wallis and Futuna30 days
Western Sahara30 days
Yemen30 days
Zambia30 days
Visa required in advance
10 nationalities
Visa rules change frequently and can depend on your specific circumstances. This site is compiled from public government sources and is provided for general information only. Always confirm requirements with the official immigration authority or a consulate of your destination before you travel.