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Iran visa requirements

Capital: TehranPersian, KurdishUpdated October 2026
44of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Iran?

Holders of 44 passports can visit Iran without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

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Visa required for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
GermanyVisa on arrival
FranceVisa on arrival
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa on arrival
IndiaVisa-free, 15 days
ChinaVisa-free, 21 days
JapanVisa-free, 15 days
South KoreaVisa on arrival
BrazilVisa-free, 15 days
PhilippinesVisa on arrival
NigeriaVisa on arrival
South AfricaVisa on arrival
MexicoVisa-free, 15 days
RussiaVisa on arrival

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa on arrival
AlgeriaVisa on arrival
AndorraVisa on arrival
AngolaVisa on arrival
Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrival
ArgentinaVisa on arrival
ArmeniaVisa-free, 90 days
AustraliaVisa on arrival
AustriaVisa on arrival
AzerbaijanVisa-free, 14 days
BahamasVisa on arrival
BahrainVisa-free, 15 days
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosVisa on arrival
BelarusVisa-free, 15 days
BelgiumVisa on arrival
BelizeVisa on arrival
BeninVisa on arrival
BhutanVisa on arrival
BoliviaVisa on arrival
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free, 15 days
BotswanaVisa on arrival
BrazilVisa-free, 15 days
BruneiVisa-free, 15 days
BulgariaVisa on arrival
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival
BurundiVisa on arrival
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival
CambodiaVisa-free, 15 days
CameroonVisa on arrival
CanadaVisa required
Central African RepublicVisa on arrival
ChadVisa on arrival
ChileVisa on arrival
ChinaVisa-free, 21 days
ColombiaVisa required
ComorosVisa on arrival
Costa RicaVisa on arrival
CroatiaVisa-free, 15 days
CubaVisa-free, 15 days
CyprusVisa on arrival
Czech RepublicVisa on arrival
DR CongoVisa on arrival
DenmarkVisa on arrival
DjiboutiVisa on arrival
DominicaVisa on arrival
Dominican RepublicVisa on arrival
EcuadorVisa on arrival
EgyptVisa-free, 21 days
El SalvadorVisa on arrival
Equatorial GuineaVisa on arrival
EritreaVisa on arrival
EstoniaVisa on arrival
EswatiniVisa on arrival
EthiopiaVisa on arrival
FijiVisa on arrival
FinlandVisa on arrival
FranceVisa on arrival
GabonVisa on arrival
GambiaVisa on arrival
GeorgiaVisa-free, 45 days
GermanyVisa on arrival
GhanaVisa on arrival
GreeceVisa on arrival
GrenadaVisa on arrival
GuatemalaVisa on arrival
GuineaVisa on arrival
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
GuyanaVisa on arrival
HaitiVisa on arrival
Hondurase-Visa before you go
Hong KongVisa-free, 21 days
HungaryVisa on arrival
IcelandVisa on arrival
IndiaVisa-free, 15 days
IndonesiaVisa-free, 15 days
IraqVisa-free, 30 days
IrelandVisa on arrival
IsraelNo admission
ItalyVisa on arrival
Ivory CoastVisa on arrival
JamaicaVisa on arrival
JapanVisa-free, 15 days
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa-free, 14 days
KenyaVisa on arrival
KiribatiVisa on arrival
KosovoVisa on arrival
KuwaitVisa-free, 15 days
KyrgyzstanVisa-free, 15 days
LaosVisa on arrival
LatviaVisa on arrival
LebanonVisa-free, 30 days
LesothoVisa on arrival
LiberiaVisa on arrival
LibyaVisa on arrival
LiechtensteinVisa on arrival
LithuaniaVisa on arrival
LuxembourgVisa on arrival
MacauVisa-free, 21 days
MadagascarVisa on arrival
MalawiVisa on arrival
MalaysiaVisa-free, 14 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival
MaliVisa on arrival
MaltaVisa on arrival
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival
MauritaniaVisa-free, 15 days
MauritiusVisa-free, 15 days
MexicoVisa-free, 15 days
MicronesiaVisa on arrival
MoldovaVisa on arrival
MonacoVisa on arrival
MongoliaVisa on arrival
MontenegroVisa on arrival
MoroccoVisa on arrival
MozambiqueVisa on arrival
MyanmarVisa on arrival
NamibiaVisa on arrival
NauruVisa on arrival
NepalVisa on arrival
NetherlandsVisa on arrival
New ZealandVisa on arrival
NicaraguaVisa on arrival
NigerVisa on arrival
NigeriaVisa on arrival
North KoreaVisa on arrival
North MacedoniaVisa on arrival
NorwayVisa on arrival
OmanVisa-free, 90 days
PakistanVisa required
PalauVisa on arrival
PalestineVisa on arrival
PanamaVisa on arrival
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival
ParaguayVisa on arrival
PeruVisa-free, 15 days
PhilippinesVisa on arrival
PolandVisa on arrival
PortugalVisa on arrival
QatarVisa-free, 15 days
Republic of the CongoVisa on arrival
RomaniaVisa on arrival
RussiaVisa on arrival
RwandaVisa on arrival
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa on arrival
Saint LuciaVisa on arrival
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa on arrival
SamoaVisa on arrival
San MarinoVisa on arrival
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa on arrival
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free, 15 days
SenegalVisa on arrival
SerbiaVisa-free, 15 days
SeychellesVisa-free, 15 days
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival
SingaporeVisa-free, 15 days
SlovakiaVisa on arrival
SloveniaVisa on arrival
Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival
SomaliaVisa required
South AfricaVisa on arrival
South KoreaVisa on arrival
South SudanVisa on arrival
SpainVisa on arrival
Sri LankaVisa on arrival
SudanVisa on arrival
SurinameVisa on arrival
SwedenVisa on arrival
SwitzerlandVisa on arrival
SyriaVisa-free, 90 days
TaiwanVisa on arrival
TajikistanVisa-free, 30 days
TanzaniaVisa-free, 15 days
ThailandVisa on arrival
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival
TogoVisa on arrival
TongaVisa on arrival
Trinidad and TobagoVisa on arrival
TunisiaVisa-free, 15 days
TurkeyVisa-free, 90 days
TurkmenistanVisa on arrival
TuvaluVisa on arrival
UgandaVisa on arrival
UkraineVisa on arrival
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free, 15 days
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
UruguayVisa on arrival
UzbekistanVisa-free, 15 days
VanuatuVisa on arrival
Vatican CityVisa on arrival
VenezuelaVisa-free, 15 days
VietnamVisa-free, 15 days
YemenVisa on arrival
ZambiaVisa on arrival
ZimbabweVisa-free, 15 days

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