Iran Visa (online: Requirement+Fee)

Iran Visa (online: Requirement+Fee) 

All nationalities require a visa to visit Iran. Please note that visas are the responsibility of the individual traveler. The visa requirements for your trip vary depending on where you are from.

Believe us getting an Iran visa is not that much difficult! The steps are easy but note that there is always a little chance of rejection. You can try to get Iran visa yourself but using an agency is the safest and the fastest option. Hipersia will apply for your visa whether you are planning to make your arrangements or plan to take a tour with Hipersia. Remind, Iran visa like all countries requires passports valid for at least six months from the departure time of the country. Please always start your visa process early, at least four weeks before you plan to come to Iran. Below you can see Iran visa information, requirements, and forms. If you are traveling to Iran with HiPersia, visa services will be free!

Visa Diagram

Iran visa process

You can see the whole Iran visa process in the chart above. But in general, there are five steps to get your visa approval number.

• Step 1: Prepare Iran visa requirements

It’s so simple! All you have to do is to:

1. filling in the form
2. Send us scanned copy of your passports (Send that to sales@hipersia.com)
3. Send us a scanned passport-sized photo (Send that to sales@hipersia.com)
4. Pay for your visa

Note: If you have a host the identity, document of your host is needed too.

• Step 2: Hipersia will apply to the Iran ministry of foreign affairs

We will send your request and your information to the Iran ministry of foreign affairs. Your request will be processed in 4 to 10 working days.
Please note that: for passports from the USA and UK and Canada, it takes more than 20 to 45 days.

• Step 3: Ministry’s answer

If your request is accepted, MFA will send us your visa authorization number. At this time, an authorization number will be sent to the Iranian embassy or the Iranian airport you nominated in your request form. Your authorization number is valid for 30 days.

Note: Iran visa is no longer issued as lable. 

• Step 4: Picking up your visa

By this step, you should go to the Iranian embassy (or airport if you apply for on arrival Iran visa) with your passport and your authorization number. Your visa will be issued in 1 to 10 working days, but it depends on your nationality.

Note, your visa is valid for three months from the date it is processed into your passport so don’t pick it up too early before you plan to travel to Iran.

• Step 5: Welcome to Iran!

The steps have  been done, now you can visit our 7000-year-old country. Hipersia wishes you a great trip.

Applying online for your authorization number

We will be in touch with you and support you from the first step to the last part of getting your Iran visa. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions. Also if you need to change the embassy location after the approval, you have to ask us for applying again.

Iran visa on arrival Yes or No?

Today about 70 nationalities can get Iran visa on arrival. Iran visa on arrival "Visa upon Arrival" is available at selected 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.

The Documents you need to get Iran visa on arrival:

• 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 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).

Do you have an authorization number?

The Iran visa upon arrival process is faster and more convenient if you have the authorization number before. We can apply for your Iran visa, and get the authorization number and you will give the authorization number to the airline counter at check-in. Airport office paperwork, take about 20-45 minutes to process your visa and if there is a large group waiting, then sometimes longer.
The Documents needed:

1. Your authorization number
2. Passport with empty pages (must have more than 6 months of validity left)
3. Proof of medical travel insurance (including evacuation and repatriation coverage)
4. Pay for the authorization number.

Visa Fee

There are two different Iran visa fees:

1. The amount we charge to receive your authorization number and letter of invitation. 

2. The other fee is the consular fee which you pay directly to the Iranian embassy or consulate where you will collect your visa. (usually between 60-70 USD, depending on your nationality)

Some important points to remember for Iran visa 

Sample of Iran visa grant

Sample of Iran electronic visa

Countries that can’t get Iran visa on arrival:
Citizens of Canada , USA , UK , Colombia , Jordan , Iraq , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Pakistan , Sri Lanka  and Somali  cannot get Iran visa upon arrival.

Iran Visa for Indian citizens 
Indian citizens can get an Iran visa upon arrival. Travel agencies can apply to Indian citizens. Now they can collect their visa in Iranian embassies and get a vis upon arrival. There are three Iranian embassies in India that Indian citizens can collect their visas from Hyderabad, Mumbai, and New Delhi.

Iran visa for Afghanistan citizens 
Afghanistan citizens cannot get Iran visa on arrival, and travel agencies cannot apply for them. They should apply for Iran visa at one of the Iranian embassies, but it depends on where their passport is issued. But in general, there are five Iran embassies in Afghanistan in Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif, and Jalalabad. 

Countries that travel agencies cannot apply for their Iran visa
Afghanistan  and Bangladesh  citizens must go to Iran’s embassies in their country for an Iranian Visa. The travel agency can not apply the visa for these countries.

Iran Visa for American , canadian & U.K .  

All citizens of America, Canada, and the UK must travel on a group or private tour with a registered guide to be allowed a visa to Iran.

Urgent Visa

Visas are available for pick up at Tehran (Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad, Tabriz) International Airport on arrival for about 70 nationalities if this method is more convenient.

Frequently asking questions (FAQ) about Iran visa:

 Where is Iran’s embassy in my country?
 Can I get Iran visa on arrival?
 How do I extend my Iran visa?
 I want business/ multiple/ tourist Iran visa

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