To apply for an Iran tourist visa, fill up the visa application form on our website. We will submit your request on the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) website and we will inform you as it is accepted by sending you the authorization code (visa grant notice) which is a PDF document that confirms your information, the place where you will collect your visa, the validation of this code and you will have it when you are collecting your visa, for extending your visa in Iran you will need it too, so you should keep it.
You must prepare the scan of your passport and your photo, recommend to be the photo that you used in your passport), in advance. They must have the following specifications:
For most nations, It takes about 2-7 working days to receive an Iran Visa Code (visa grant notice) from the travel agency. For the citizens of the US, UK, Canada, and Colombia it may take around 1-3 months. If you collect your visa at Embassy and consulate it will take a few days as well, depending on your nationality. If you receive the visa at Iran airports, it will take just a few hours when you have the visa grant notice.
These nationalities don’t need any prior paperwork to enter Iran:
You can collect your visa at any Iran embassy or consulate, and International Airports:
You can collect your visa at any Iran embassy or consulate, and International Airports:
to enter Iran you must collect your visa in advance from Iran Embassy and consulates, so when you submit your visa request you can choose the embassy of Iran in the country where you will pass the border from. These are the most popular embassies and consulates in neighboring countries:
Citizens of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Colombia must get an Iran visa in advance and can’t apply for the VOA.
The Citizens of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Jordan, Nepal, Pakistan, Somalia, and Sri Lanka must apply in advance, and for some of them, they must apply at the Iran Embassy in their country.
Needless to say: citizens of Israel can’t enter Iran.
According to MFA, if there is any evidence on your passport that you’ve been in Israel, getting the Iran visa will be granted as long as your last visit to Israel was more than 12 months ago. If you have the Israel visa stamp on your passport It is recommended to renew your passport.
The Iranian tourist visa is valid for 30 days, but You can extend your Iran visa easily twice for 30 days, which means you can stay in Iran for up to 90 days.
To extend your visa, head for Passport Immigration Police or the Police Department of Aliens Affairs. The offices are open from Saturday to Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. except on holidays. The offices are usually crowded and officers are busy so it is better to start the process early in the morning, it may take 2-3 days so it is better to apply 2-3 days before your visa expiration.
The extension of your visa is based on the initial duration: if you had a 30-day visa, you can extend it for an additional 30 days. If you had a 15-day visa, then you can only extend it for another 15 days, and so on.
To find the location search “Edare Gozarnameh” of the city that you want to extend the visa on Google Maps.
The MFA requires American, Canadian, and British passport holders to make a tour from arrival to departure, essentially this means they must book a guided tour to Iran through a licensed travel agency in Iran. Your tour guide will restrict you by checking and controlling all the time and you will have free time to explore on your own.
First of all, agencies will help you to prepare a confirmed itinerary including hotels and sites you will see in Iran.
Then you will fill up the Iran visa form and send them a resume about your job and your education status.
And the process of getting the Iran visa will start with the agency and It takes about 30 working days to get your Iran visa grant notice which you can collect your Iran visa easily in Iran Embassies (consulates).
From May 2022, Irish passport holders also need to be accompanied by a licensed guide
There are some exceptions for travelers to get Iran Visa on arrival, so travelers have to or in some cases prefer to get their Iran visa grant notice in advance;
1- Enter Iran from Iran’s borders
If you pass the Iran borders (Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, or Turkmenistan, Turkey) to enter Iran you must apply for getting your Iran visa in advance.
2 – Don’t prefer to spend several hours at the airport
If you already have your Iran visa, you can pass the gates immediately. The process of getting the Iran visa on arrival (VOA) takes much more time depending on how crowded is the airport when you arrive.
3 – Reduce the risk of rejection when you want to get the visa
There are some reports from travelers who claimed that their Iran visa on arrival (VOA) was not granted because they didn’t have a return flight ticket or because the authorities could not contact their host or any other excuse.
The percentage of people in this situation is very low but still, there might be some small risk. If you want to make sure, get your Iran visa in advance.
Since the Covid-19 time, the risk of rejection for an Iran visa on arrival has increased and many people informed that airlines didn’t let them check in without the visa approval so it is more logical to fill up the Iran visa application.
4 – American, British, or Canadian Passport holders
If you are a passport holder of these three countries, you are not eligible for an Iran visa on arrival (VOA), so you will have to arrange to get your Iran visa via a travel agency.
However, it takes less than one week to have your visa but it is better to start the process at least one month before your arrival.
Getting a visa for Citizens of the US, UK, and Canada took 2-3 months so they should start earlier.
You can Visit Kish and Qeshm islands for up to 14 days without a visa you just must obtain hotel reservations before your arrival. Americans, Canadians, and Brits are required to have a certified guide who accompanies them on these Islands.
Iran’s Travel charges just 20 Euro to get your Iran Visa Grant notice which is the cheapest price among agencies.
Iran’s Travel receives the payment after we registered for your Iran visa and MFA issued your Authorization code (Iran Visa Grant notice), so if your Iran visa request is rejected for any reason we won’t charge you any money
No. All Iran tourist visas are single-entry. The only multiple-entry visas are business and student visas.
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