--- title: Visa requirements for Iran passport holders description: "Citizens of Iran can visit 14 of 181 destinations visa-free and 71 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival." canonical: https://nowah.xyz/visa/passport/iran lastModified: 2026-09-05 --- # Visa requirements for Iran passport holders Citizens of Iran can visit 14 of 181 destinations visa-free and 71 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival. Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel. ## Visa-free (14) No visa needed — just go - [Armenia](/visa/armenia/iran) - [Dominica](/visa/dominica/iran) - [Georgia](/visa/georgia/iran) - [Iraq](/visa/iraq/iran) - [Kazakhstan](/visa/kazakhstan/iran) - [Malaysia](/visa/malaysia/iran) - [Micronesia](/visa/micronesia/iran) - [Oman](/visa/oman/iran) - [Russia](/visa/russia/iran) - [Suriname](/visa/suriname/iran) - [Tajikistan](/visa/tajikistan/iran) - [Tunisia](/visa/tunisia/iran) - [Türkiye](/visa/turkey/iran) - [Venezuela](/visa/venezuela/iran) ## eTA (3) Electronic travel authorization (online) - [Kenya](/visa/kenya/iran) - [Seychelles](/visa/seychelles/iran) - [Sri Lanka](/visa/sri-lanka/iran) ## Visa on arrival (14) Get your visa at the border - [Burundi](/visa/burundi/iran) - [Cambodia](/visa/cambodia/iran) - [Comoros](/visa/comoros/iran) - [Guinea-Bissau](/visa/guinea-bissau/iran) - [Madagascar](/visa/madagascar/iran) - [Maldives](/visa/maldives/iran) - [Mauritius](/visa/mauritius/iran) - [Mozambique](/visa/mozambique/iran) - [Qatar](/visa/qatar/iran) - [Samoa](/visa/samoa/iran) - [Sierra Leone](/visa/sierra-leone/iran) - [Timor-Leste](/visa/timor-leste/iran) - [Tuvalu](/visa/tuvalu/iran) - [Zimbabwe](/visa/zimbabwe/iran) ## Pre-approval + VOA (4) Approve online, collect at arrival - [Côte d'Ivoire](/visa/ivory-coast/iran) - [DR Congo](/visa/dr-congo/iran) - [Jordan](/visa/jordan/iran) - [Palau](/visa/palau/iran) ## eVisa (50) Fully online — no office visit - [Afghanistan](/visa/afghanistan/iran) - [Angola](/visa/angola/iran) - [Antigua and Barbuda](/visa/antigua-and-barbuda/iran) - [Azerbaijan](/visa/azerbaijan/iran) - [Bahamas](/visa/bahamas/iran) - [Barbados](/visa/barbados/iran) - [Benin](/visa/benin/iran) - [Bhutan](/visa/bhutan/iran) - [Botswana](/visa/botswana/iran) - [Burkina Faso](/visa/burkina-faso/iran) - [Cameroon](/visa/cameroon/iran) - [Colombia](/visa/colombia/iran) - [Cuba](/visa/cuba/iran) - [Djibouti](/visa/djibouti/iran) - [Ecuador](/visa/ecuador/iran) - [Equatorial Guinea](/visa/equatorial-guinea/iran) - [Ethiopia](/visa/ethiopia/iran) - [Fiji](/visa/fiji/iran) - [Gabon](/visa/gabon/iran) - [Ghana](/visa/ghana/iran) - [Guinea](/visa/guinea/iran) - [Guyana](/visa/guyana/iran) - [Indonesia](/visa/indonesia/iran) - [Kyrgyzstan](/visa/kyrgyzstan/iran) - [Libya](/visa/libya/iran) - [Malawi](/visa/malawi/iran) - [Mauritania](/visa/mauritania/iran) - [Moldova](/visa/moldova/iran) - [Namibia](/visa/namibia/iran) - [New Zealand](/visa/new-zealand/iran) - [Nigeria](/visa/nigeria/iran) - [Pakistan](/visa/pakistan/iran) - [Papua New Guinea](/visa/papua-new-guinea/iran) - [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/visa/saint-kitts-and-nevis/iran) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](/visa/sao-tome-and-principe/iran) - [Serbia](/visa/serbia/iran) - [Singapore](/visa/singapore/iran) - [Somalia](/visa/somalia/iran) - [South Africa](/visa/south-africa/iran) - [South Sudan](/visa/south-sudan/iran) - [Tanzania](/visa/tanzania/iran) - [Thailand](/visa/thailand/iran) - [Togo](/visa/togo/iran) - [Trinidad and Tobago](/visa/trinidad-and-tobago/iran) - [Uganda](/visa/uganda/iran) - [Uzbekistan](/visa/uzbekistan/iran) - [Vanuatu](/visa/vanuatu/iran) - [Vietnam](/visa/vietnam/iran) - [Yemen](/visa/yemen/iran) - [Zambia](/visa/zambia/iran) ## eVisa + biometrics (1) Apply online, then a biometrics appointment - [Paraguay](/visa/paraguay/iran) ## Embassy / VFS (93) In-person at an embassy or visa center - [Albania](/visa/albania/iran) - [Algeria](/visa/algeria/iran) - [Andorra](/visa/andorra/iran) - [Argentina](/visa/argentina/iran) - [Austria](/visa/austria/iran) - [Bahrain](/visa/bahrain/iran) - [Bangladesh](/visa/bangladesh/iran) - [Belarus](/visa/belarus/iran) - [Belgium](/visa/belgium/iran) - [Bolivia](/visa/bolivia/iran) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/visa/bosnia-and-herzegovina/iran) - [Brazil](/visa/brazil/iran) - [Brunei](/visa/brunei/iran) - [Bulgaria](/visa/bulgaria/iran) - [Canada](/visa/canada/iran) - [Cape Verde](/visa/cape-verde/iran) - [Central African Republic](/visa/central-african-republic/iran) - [Chile](/visa/chile/iran) - [China](/visa/china/iran) - [Costa Rica](/visa/costa-rica/iran) - [Croatia](/visa/croatia/iran) - [Cyprus](/visa/cyprus/iran) - [Czech Republic](/visa/czech-republic/iran) - [Denmark](/visa/denmark/iran) - [Dominican Republic](/visa/dominican-republic/iran) - [Egypt](/visa/egypt/iran) - [El Salvador](/visa/el-salvador/iran) - [Eritrea](/visa/eritrea/iran) - [Estonia](/visa/estonia/iran) - [Eswatini](/visa/eswatini/iran) - [Finland](/visa/finland/iran) - [France](/visa/france/iran) - [Gambia](/visa/gambia/iran) - [Germany](/visa/germany/iran) - [Greece](/visa/greece/iran) - [Grenada](/visa/grenada/iran) - [Guatemala](/visa/guatemala/iran) - [Honduras](/visa/honduras/iran) - [Hungary](/visa/hungary/iran) - [Iceland](/visa/iceland/iran) - [India](/visa/india/iran) - [Ireland](/visa/ireland/iran) - [Israel](/visa/israel/iran) - [Jamaica](/visa/jamaica/iran) - [Japan](/visa/japan/iran) - [Kiribati](/visa/kiribati/iran) - [Laos](/visa/laos/iran) - [Latvia](/visa/latvia/iran) - [Lebanon](/visa/lebanon/iran) - [Lesotho](/visa/lesotho/iran) - [Liberia](/visa/liberia/iran) - [Liechtenstein](/visa/liechtenstein/iran) - [Lithuania](/visa/lithuania/iran) - [Luxembourg](/visa/luxembourg/iran) - [Mali](/visa/mali/iran) - [Malta](/visa/malta/iran) - [Marshall Islands](/visa/marshall-islands/iran) - [Mexico](/visa/mexico/iran) - [Mongolia](/visa/mongolia/iran) - [Montenegro](/visa/montenegro/iran) - [Morocco](/visa/morocco/iran) - [Myanmar](/visa/myanmar/iran) - [Nauru](/visa/nauru/iran) - [Nepal](/visa/nepal/iran) - [Netherlands](/visa/netherlands/iran) - [Nicaragua](/visa/nicaragua/iran) - [Niger](/visa/niger/iran) - [North Korea](/visa/north-korea/iran) - [North Macedonia](/visa/north-macedonia/iran) - [Norway](/visa/norway/iran) - [Panama](/visa/panama/iran) - [Philippines](/visa/philippines/iran) - [Poland](/visa/poland/iran) - [Portugal](/visa/portugal/iran) - [Republic of the Congo](/visa/republic-of-the-congo/iran) - [Romania](/visa/romania/iran) - [Saint Lucia](/visa/saint-lucia/iran) - [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/visa/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/iran) - [San Marino](/visa/san-marino/iran) - [Saudi Arabia](/visa/saudi-arabia/iran) - [Senegal](/visa/senegal/iran) - [Slovakia](/visa/slovakia/iran) - [Slovenia](/visa/slovenia/iran) - [Solomon Islands](/visa/solomon-islands/iran) - [South Korea](/visa/south-korea/iran) - [Spain](/visa/spain/iran) - [Sudan](/visa/sudan/iran) - [Sweden](/visa/sweden/iran) - [Switzerland](/visa/switzerland/iran) - [Turkmenistan](/visa/turkmenistan/iran) - [United Kingdom](/visa/united-kingdom/iran) - [Uruguay](/visa/uruguay/iran) - [Vatican City](/visa/vatican-city/iran) ## Not permitted (2) Entry currently not allowed - [United Arab Emirates](/visa/united-arab-emirates/iran) - [United States](/visa/united-states/iran)