QuickTravelTools Visa requirements for Iran
Most visitors need an e-Visa for Iran, applied for online before travel. 38 enter visa-free.
Rules by passport
Visa-free (38)
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Egypt
- Georgia
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Oman
- Peru
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Syria
- Tanzania
- the Seychelles
- the United Arab Emirates
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Zimbabwe
Checked against Iran MFA e-visa portal on October 10, 2026.
Visa on arrival (3)
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Venezuela
Checked against Iran MFA e-visa portal on October 10, 2026.
E-Visa (157)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- the Bahamas
- the Central African Republic
- the Comoros
- the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- the Dominican Republic
- the Gambia
- the Maldives
- the Marshall Islands
- the Netherlands
- the Philippines
- the Republic of the Congo
- the Solomon Islands
- the United Kingdom
- the Vatican City
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Yemen
- Zambia
Checked against Iran MFA e-visa portal on October 10, 2026.
Visa required (1)
- the United States
Checked against Iran MFA e-visa portal on October 10, 2026.
Visa fees for Iran
E-Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. The official portal shows visa types but no fee schedule in readable text; fees are shown per-applicant during the application flow Checked: Iran MFA e-visa portal.
Visa on arrival fee: No official source publishes this information. No official VOA fee statement found in readable text Checked: Iran MFA e-visa portal.
Processing times
E-Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No official processing-time statement in readable text; portal advises applying at least two days before travel for airport VOA facilitation Checked: Iran MFA e-visa portal.
Apply through official channels
Start the official Iran e-Visa portal (MFA) official Ministry of Foreign Affairs e-visa application portal
Travel insurance for Iran
Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Iran, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.
Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Iran and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Iran it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.
Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.
Sources and verification
199 of 199 passport rules verified against Iran MFA e-visa portal, 0 with no official source publishing the rule.
- Iran MFA e-visa portal (checked October 10, 2026)
Common questions
Do I need a visa for Iran?
It depends on your passport. 38 of 199 passports enter Iran visa-free, 3 can get a visa on arrival; 158 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.
Do I need travel insurance for Iran?
No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Iran, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.