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title: Iran visa requirements by passport
description: "Visa rules for Iran for 195 passports: 44 can visit visa-free, 143 can get an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival and 8 must apply in person or give biometrics."
canonical: https://nowah.xyz/visa/iran
lastModified: 2026-09-05
---

# Iran visa requirements by passport

Visa rules for Iran for 195 passports: 44 can visit visa-free, 143 can get an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival and 8 must apply in person or give biometrics.

Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel.

## Visa-free (44)

No visa needed — just go

- [Armenia](/visa/iran/armenia)
- [Azerbaijan](/visa/iran/azerbaijan)
- [Bahrain](/visa/iran/bahrain)
- [Belarus](/visa/iran/belarus)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/visa/iran/bosnia-and-herzegovina)
- [Brazil](/visa/iran/brazil)
- [Brunei](/visa/iran/brunei)
- [Cambodia](/visa/iran/cambodia)
- [China](/visa/iran/china)
- [Croatia](/visa/iran/croatia)
- [Cuba](/visa/iran/cuba)
- [Egypt](/visa/iran/egypt)
- [Georgia](/visa/iran/georgia)
- [Hong Kong](/visa/iran/hong-kong)
- [Indonesia](/visa/iran/indonesia)
- [Iraq](/visa/iran/iraq)
- [Japan](/visa/iran/japan)
- [Kazakhstan](/visa/iran/kazakhstan)
- [Kuwait](/visa/iran/kuwait)
- [Kyrgyzstan](/visa/iran/kyrgyzstan)
- [Lebanon](/visa/iran/lebanon)
- [Macau](/visa/iran/macau)
- [Malaysia](/visa/iran/malaysia)
- [Mauritania](/visa/iran/mauritania)
- [Mauritius](/visa/iran/mauritius)
- [Mexico](/visa/iran/mexico)
- [Oman](/visa/iran/oman)
- [Peru](/visa/iran/peru)
- [Qatar](/visa/iran/qatar)
- [Russia](/visa/iran/russia)
- [Saudi Arabia](/visa/iran/saudi-arabia)
- [Serbia](/visa/iran/serbia)
- [Seychelles](/visa/iran/seychelles)
- [Singapore](/visa/iran/singapore)
- [Syria](/visa/iran/syria)
- [Tajikistan](/visa/iran/tajikistan)
- [Tanzania](/visa/iran/tanzania)
- [Tunisia](/visa/iran/tunisia)
- [Türkiye](/visa/iran/turkey)
- [United Arab Emirates](/visa/iran/united-arab-emirates)
- [Uzbekistan](/visa/iran/uzbekistan)
- [Venezuela](/visa/iran/venezuela)
- [Vietnam](/visa/iran/vietnam)
- [Zimbabwe](/visa/iran/zimbabwe)

## Visa on arrival (62)

Get your visa at the border

- [Algeria](/visa/iran/algeria)
- [Andorra](/visa/iran/andorra)
- [Angola](/visa/iran/angola)
- [Antigua and Barbuda](/visa/iran/antigua-and-barbuda)
- [Bahamas](/visa/iran/bahamas)
- [Barbados](/visa/iran/barbados)
- [Benin](/visa/iran/benin)
- [Bhutan](/visa/iran/bhutan)
- [Botswana](/visa/iran/botswana)
- [Burkina Faso](/visa/iran/burkina-faso)
- [Burundi](/visa/iran/burundi)
- [Cameroon](/visa/iran/cameroon)
- [Cape Verde](/visa/iran/cape-verde)
- [Chad](/visa/iran/chad)
- [Comoros](/visa/iran/comoros)
- [Costa Rica](/visa/iran/costa-rica)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](/visa/iran/ivory-coast)
- [Djibouti](/visa/iran/djibouti)
- [Dominica](/visa/iran/dominica)
- [Dominican Republic](/visa/iran/dominican-republic)
- [Equatorial Guinea](/visa/iran/equatorial-guinea)
- [Eritrea](/visa/iran/eritrea)
- [Eswatini](/visa/iran/eswatini)
- [Fiji](/visa/iran/fiji)
- [Gambia](/visa/iran/gambia)
- [Ghana](/visa/iran/ghana)
- [Grenada](/visa/iran/grenada)
- [Guatemala](/visa/iran/guatemala)
- [Guinea](/visa/iran/guinea)
- [Guinea-Bissau](/visa/iran/guinea-bissau)
- [Guyana](/visa/iran/guyana)
- [Haiti](/visa/iran/haiti)
- [Jamaica](/visa/iran/jamaica)
- [Kenya](/visa/iran/kenya)
- [Kiribati](/visa/iran/kiribati)
- [Lesotho](/visa/iran/lesotho)
- [Liberia](/visa/iran/liberia)
- [Malawi](/visa/iran/malawi)
- [Mali](/visa/iran/mali)
- [Marshall Islands](/visa/iran/marshall-islands)
- [Monaco](/visa/iran/monaco)
- [Nauru](/visa/iran/nauru)
- [Nicaragua](/visa/iran/nicaragua)
- [Nigeria](/visa/iran/nigeria)
- [Palestine](/visa/iran/palestine)
- [Paraguay](/visa/iran/paraguay)
- [Republic of the Congo](/visa/iran/republic-of-the-congo)
- [Rwanda](/visa/iran/rwanda)
- [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/visa/iran/saint-kitts-and-nevis)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](/visa/iran/sao-tome-and-principe)
- [Senegal](/visa/iran/senegal)
- [Sierra Leone](/visa/iran/sierra-leone)
- [Solomon Islands](/visa/iran/solomon-islands)
- [Sudan](/visa/iran/sudan)
- [Timor-Leste](/visa/iran/timor-leste)
- [Togo](/visa/iran/togo)
- [Tonga](/visa/iran/tonga)
- [Turkmenistan](/visa/iran/turkmenistan)
- [Tuvalu](/visa/iran/tuvalu)
- [Uganda](/visa/iran/uganda)
- [Vanuatu](/visa/iran/vanuatu)
- [Vatican City](/visa/iran/vatican-city)

## Pre-approval + VOA (3)

Approve online, collect at arrival

- [Central African Republic](/visa/iran/central-african-republic)
- [Niger](/visa/iran/niger)
- [San Marino](/visa/iran/san-marino)

## eVisa (78)

Fully online — no office visit

- [Albania](/visa/iran/albania)
- [Argentina](/visa/iran/argentina)
- [Australia](/visa/iran/australia)
- [Austria](/visa/iran/austria)
- [Bangladesh](/visa/iran/bangladesh)
- [Belgium](/visa/iran/belgium)
- [Belize](/visa/iran/belize)
- [Bolivia](/visa/iran/bolivia)
- [Bulgaria](/visa/iran/bulgaria)
- [Chile](/visa/iran/chile)
- [Colombia](/visa/iran/colombia)
- [Cyprus](/visa/iran/cyprus)
- [Czech Republic](/visa/iran/czech-republic)
- [DR Congo](/visa/iran/dr-congo)
- [Ecuador](/visa/iran/ecuador)
- [El Salvador](/visa/iran/el-salvador)
- [Estonia](/visa/iran/estonia)
- [Ethiopia](/visa/iran/ethiopia)
- [Finland](/visa/iran/finland)
- [France](/visa/iran/france)
- [Gabon](/visa/iran/gabon)
- [Germany](/visa/iran/germany)
- [Greece](/visa/iran/greece)
- [Honduras](/visa/iran/honduras)
- [Hungary](/visa/iran/hungary)
- [India](/visa/iran/india)
- [Ireland](/visa/iran/ireland)
- [Italy](/visa/iran/italy)
- [Kosovo](/visa/iran/kosovo)
- [Laos](/visa/iran/laos)
- [Latvia](/visa/iran/latvia)
- [Libya](/visa/iran/libya)
- [Liechtenstein](/visa/iran/liechtenstein)
- [Lithuania](/visa/iran/lithuania)
- [Luxembourg](/visa/iran/luxembourg)
- [Madagascar](/visa/iran/madagascar)
- [Maldives](/visa/iran/maldives)
- [Malta](/visa/iran/malta)
- [Micronesia](/visa/iran/micronesia)
- [Moldova](/visa/iran/moldova)
- [Mongolia](/visa/iran/mongolia)
- [Montenegro](/visa/iran/montenegro)
- [Morocco](/visa/iran/morocco)
- [Mozambique](/visa/iran/mozambique)
- [Namibia](/visa/iran/namibia)
- [Nepal](/visa/iran/nepal)
- [Netherlands](/visa/iran/netherlands)
- [New Zealand](/visa/iran/new-zealand)
- [North Korea](/visa/iran/north-korea)
- [North Macedonia](/visa/iran/north-macedonia)
- [Norway](/visa/iran/norway)
- [Pakistan](/visa/iran/pakistan)
- [Palau](/visa/iran/palau)
- [Panama](/visa/iran/panama)
- [Papua New Guinea](/visa/iran/papua-new-guinea)
- [Philippines](/visa/iran/philippines)
- [Poland](/visa/iran/poland)
- [Portugal](/visa/iran/portugal)
- [Romania](/visa/iran/romania)
- [Saint Lucia](/visa/iran/saint-lucia)
- [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/visa/iran/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines)
- [Slovakia](/visa/iran/slovakia)
- [Slovenia](/visa/iran/slovenia)
- [South Africa](/visa/iran/south-africa)
- [South Korea](/visa/iran/south-korea)
- [South Sudan](/visa/iran/south-sudan)
- [Spain](/visa/iran/spain)
- [Sri Lanka](/visa/iran/sri-lanka)
- [Suriname](/visa/iran/suriname)
- [Sweden](/visa/iran/sweden)
- [Switzerland](/visa/iran/switzerland)
- [Taiwan](/visa/iran/taiwan)
- [Thailand](/visa/iran/thailand)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](/visa/iran/trinidad-and-tobago)
- [Ukraine](/visa/iran/ukraine)
- [Uruguay](/visa/iran/uruguay)
- [Yemen](/visa/iran/yemen)
- [Zambia](/visa/iran/zambia)

## eVisa + biometrics (1)

Apply online, then a biometrics appointment

- [Denmark](/visa/iran/denmark)

## Embassy / VFS (7)

In-person at an embassy or visa center

- [Afghanistan](/visa/iran/afghanistan)
- [Canada](/visa/iran/canada)
- [Israel](/visa/iran/israel)
- [Jordan](/visa/iran/jordan)
- [Somalia](/visa/iran/somalia)
- [United Kingdom](/visa/iran/united-kingdom)
- [United States](/visa/iran/united-states)