Who needs a visa for Iran?

Of 198 passports, 43 enter Iran without a visa, 145 get a visa on arrival, 0 apply online and 9 need a visa in advance.

Visa-free

145

Visa on arrival

e-Visa / eTA

Visa required

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel. Source: Passport Index dataset (MIT), refreshed Nov 9, 2026.

Visa-free43

Visa on arrival145

Albania30 days Algeria30 days Andorra30 days Angola30 days Antigua & Barbuda30 days Argentina30 days Australia30 days Austria30 days Bahamas30 days Barbados30 days Belgium30 days Belize30 days Benin30 days Bhutan30 days Bolivia30 days Botswana30 days Bulgaria30 days Burkina Faso30 days Burundi30 days Cameroon30 days Cape Verde30 days Central African Republic30 days Chad30 days Chile30 days Comoros30 days Costa Rica30 days Côte d’Ivoire30 days Cyprus30 days Czechia30 days Denmark30 days Djibouti30 days Dominica30 days Dominican Republic30 days DR Congo30 days Ecuador30 days El Salvador30 days Equatorial Guinea30 days Eritrea30 days Estonia30 days Eswatini30 days Ethiopia30 days Fiji30 days Finland30 days France30 days Gabon30 days Gambia30 days Germany30 days Ghana30 days Greece30 days Grenada30 days Guatemala30 days Guinea30 days Guinea-Bissau30 days Guyana30 days Haiti30 days Honduras30 days Hungary30 days Iceland30 days India30 days Ireland30 days Italy30 days Jamaica30 days Kenya30 days Kiribati30 days Kosovo30 days Laos30 days Latvia30 days Lesotho30 days Liberia30 days Libya30 days Liechtenstein30 days Lithuania30 days Luxembourg30 days Madagascar30 days Malawi30 days Maldives30 days Mali30 days Malta30 days Marshall Islands30 days Micronesia30 days Moldova30 days Monaco30 days Mongolia30 days Montenegro30 days Morocco30 days Mozambique30 days Myanmar30 days Namibia30 days Nauru30 days Nepal30 days Netherlands30 days New Zealand30 days Nicaragua30 days Niger30 days Nigeria30 days North Korea30 days North Macedonia30 days Norway30 days Palau30 days Palestine30 days Panama30 days Papua New Guinea30 days Paraguay30 days Philippines30 days Poland30 days Portugal30 days Republic of the Congo30 days Romania30 days Russia30 days Rwanda30 days Samoa30 days San Marino30 days São Tomé & Príncipe30 days Senegal30 days Sierra Leone30 days Slovakia30 days Slovenia30 days Solomon Islands30 days South Africa30 days South Korea30 days South Sudan30 days Spain30 days Sri Lanka30 days St. Kitts & Nevis30 days St. Lucia30 days St. Vincent & Grenadines30 days Sudan30 days Suriname30 days Sweden30 days Switzerland30 days Taiwan30 days Thailand30 days Timor-Leste30 days Togo30 days Tonga30 days Trinidad & Tobago30 days Turkmenistan30 days Tuvalu30 days Uganda30 days Ukraine30 days Uruguay30 days Vanuatu30 days Vatican City30 days Yemen30 days Zambia30 days

Visa required9

Afghanistan Bangladesh Canada Colombia Jordan Pakistan Somalia United Kingdom United States

No admission1

Israel

Frequently asked questions

Who needs a visa for Iran?

Of 198 passports, 43 enter Iran without a visa, 145 get a visa on arrival, 0 apply online and 9 need a visa in advance. Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Who can enter Iran without a visa?

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia…