FAQ List (Iran Visa)

Iran has more than 100 embassies and 30 consular representatives in the world. It has made it possible for foreigners to visit the embassies or consulates of Iran, to get their visa. However, citizens of several countries should go to Iranian embassies in nearby countries, to get the visa. Currently, citizens of the United States of America and Canada have to get a visa from Iranian embassies in other countries.

​Iran visa on arrival "Visa Upon Arrival" is available at selected Iranian Airports: Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad, Tabriz, Urmia، Bandar Abbas، Bushehr، Qeshm، Kerman, and Kish for about 70 nationalities. This method is quite convenient. Nationals of these countries holding ordinary passports and wishing to visit Iran mainland can obtain a 15-30 day Tourist Visa Upon Arrival at the airports. Many people prefer to pick up their visas in Iran airports because of the inconvenience of going to the embassy or consulates. But for getting an Iran visa upon arrival, it’s always better to have the authorization number before. To get the authorization number, you can ask travel agencies in Iran, and once you get the authorization code, the process will be faster. Please, keep in mind that an Iran visa, like all countries, requires a valid passport for at least six months from the moment of departure time.

Many tourists want to extend their Iran visa so that they can stay in Iran and visit Iran more. Fortunately, it’s quite easy to extend Iran visa. You can extend your Iran visa whether you have a tourist visa or work permit visa. The good news is that, it’s possible to extend a 30-day tourist visa to 60 days, but harder to extend again, up to 90 days. If you are picking up your visa at an Iranian embassy and have permission to stay in Iran for 30 days, the Police Aliens Affairs Dept. usually extends your visa for another 30 days. Extending Iran visa on arrival is a little difficult, you may only get a 15-day extension. Visa extensions are available at the Police Offices of Foreign Aliens in major Iranian cities like Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Tabriz. You can extend your Iran visa in other cities too but Plan your itinerary so that you can extend your visa in cities which are more familiar with tourists.
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Business Visa (Type A)
Business Visa will be issued to foreign nationals who are interested in having cooperation with Iranian companies. In this case an Iranian authorized company must be the host. 

 

Tourist visa (Type B)
Tourist visa is issued to foreign nationals who are interested in travel to Iran individually or with a group for the purpose of visiting Iran or their relatives. 

 

Transit visa (Type G)
A transit visa is issued for a limited period of time for foreigners who intend to pass through Iran to a third country.



Pilgrimage visa (Type C)
Pilgrimage visa is issued for foreign Muslim pilgrims for the purpose of visiting the sacred places in Iran. No Extra Required documents.



 Entry or transit visa for drivers carrying cargo (Type G)
This visa will be issued for foreign drivers carrying cargo to Iran or other countries. In these cases, it is necessary to coordinate in advance with the Diplomatic Missions of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Step 1: Prepare Iran visa requirements
Step 2: HiPersia will apply to the Iran ministry of foreign affairs
Step 3: Ministry’s answer
Step 4: Picking up your visa
Step 5: Welcome to Iran!

Citizens of Canada , USA , UK , Colombia , Jordan , Iraq , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Pakistan , Sri Lanka  and Somali cannot get Iran visa upon arrival.

Today about 70 nationalities can get Iran visas upon arrival. Iran visa on arrival "Visa upon Arrival" is available at Iranian Airports: Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad, and Tabriz. Nationals of these countries holding ordinary passports and wishing to visit Iran mainland can obtain a 15-30 day Tourist Visa upon Arrival at the airports.

Passport with empty pages (must have more than 6 months of validity left)
Proof of medical travel insurance. It is now compulsory and is available for sale from the immigration office at the airport.
Filling in a form
Two passport-sized photos (female travelers are required to provide a visa photo with their hair covered under a scarf)
scanned copy of your passport

Pay for the authorization number. (The cost depends on your nationality).

Medical tourism or health tourism is travel to other countries to undergo surgery, various types of medical and dental care, cosmetic surgery, benefit from natural health factors such as mineral springs, etc. Of course, medical tourism is not just providing medical services. Rather, this visa is based on the logic that medical treatment, along with rest, leisure, and travel from a foreign trip, can accelerate a person's recovery and health. Due to the high level of medical knowledge and ability of Iran in providing medical services and the existing potential in this field, and especially hard experience in the treatment and difficult treatments on the one hand and the land of Iran has many natural and tourist attractions on the other, it is necessary to Develop and develop powerful and useful programs and strategies in this regard.