Visa requirements for Iranian citizens

An Iranian passport

Visa requirements for Iranian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Iran by the authorities of other states. According to the Visa Restrictions Index, in 2016 holders of an Iranian passport can visit 37 countries visa-free or with visa on arrival, ranking the Iranian passport 98th in the world (tied with Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nepal, Palestine and Sudan).^[1]

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Visa requirements for Iranian citizens

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Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa required[3]
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa required[5]	Multiple Schengen Visa is required to enter Andorra.
Angola	Visa required[6]
Antigua and Barbuda	Electronic Entry Visa[7]
Argentina	Visa required[8]
Armenia	Visa on arrival[9]	120 days
Australia	Visa required[10]	May apply online.[11]
Austria	Visa required[12]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[13]	Citizens of Iran can obtain a 15-day visa on arrival only for the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.[14]
Bahamas	Visa required[15]
Bahrain	Visa required[16]
Bangladesh	Visa required[17]
Barbados	Visa required[18]
Belarus	Visa required[19]
Belgium	Visa required[20]
Belize	Visa required[21]
Benin	Visa required[22]
Bhutan	Visa required[23]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[24]	30 days; only at Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz airports
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[25]
Botswana	Visa required[26]
Brazil	Visa required[27]
Brunei	Visa required[28]
Bulgaria	Visa required[29]
Burkina Faso	Visa required[30]
Burundi	Visa required[31][32]
Cambodia	Visa required[33]
Cameroon	Visa required[34]
Canada	Visa required[35]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[36]
Central African Republic	Visa required[37]
Chad	Visa required[38]
Chile	Visa required[39]
China	Visa required[40]
Colombia	Visa required[41]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[42]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[43]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[44]
Costa Rica	Visa required[45]
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required[46]
Croatia	Visa required[47]
Cuba	Visa required[48]
Cyprus	Visa required[49]
Czech Republic	Visa required[50]
Denmark	Visa required[51]
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[52]
Dominica	Visa not required[53]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[54]
Ecuador	Visa not required[55]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required[56]
El Salvador	Visa required[57]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[58]
Eritrea	Visa required[59]
Estonia	Visa required[60]
Ethiopia	Visa required[61]
Fiji	Visa required[62]
Finland	Visa required[63]
France	Visa required[64]
Gabon	eVisa[65]	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[66]
Georgia	Visa not required[67]	45 days
Germany	Visa required[68]
Ghana	Visa required[69]
Greece	Visa required[70]
Grenada	Visa required[71]
Guatemala	Visa required[72]
Guinea	Visa required[73]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[74]	90 days
Guyana	Visa on arrival[75]	90 days (a letter of invitation from sponsor or host required)[76]
Haiti	Visa not required[77]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[78]
Hungary	Visa required[79]
Iceland	Visa required[80]
India	Visa required[81]
Indonesia	Visa required[82]
Iraq	Visa required[83]	Visa on arrival at Erbil (EBL) and Sulaymaniyah (ISU) for a max stay of 15 days is available.[84]
Ireland	Visa required[85]
Israel	Visa required[86]
Italy	Visa required[87]
Jamaica	Visa required[88]
Japan	Visa required[89]
Jordan	Visa required[90]
Kazakhstan	Visa required[91]
Kenya	eVisa[92]	3 months; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015
Kiribati	Visa required[93]
North Korea	Visa required[94]
South Korea	Visa required[95]
Kuwait	Visa required[96][97]
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required[98]
Laos	Visa on arrival[99]	30 days
Latvia	Visa required[100]
Lebanon	Visa on arrival[101]	1 month extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	Visa required[102]
Liberia	Visa required[103]
Libya	Visa required[104]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[105]
Lithuania	Visa required[106]
Luxembourg	Visa required[107]
Macedonia	Visa required[108]
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[109]	90 days
Malawi	Visa required[110]
Malaysia	Visa not required[111]	14 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival[112]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[113]
Malta	Visa required[114]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[115]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[116]
Mauritius	Visa required[117]
Mexico	Visa required[118]
Micronesia	Visa not required[119]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[120]
Monaco	Visa required[121]
Mongolia	Visa required[122]
Montenegro	Visa required[123]
Morocco	Visa required[124]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[125]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[126]
Namibia	Visa required[127]
Nauru	Visa required[128]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[129]	90 Days (25 - 100 US$)
Netherlands	Visa required[130]
New Zealand	Visa required[131]
Nicaragua	Visa not required[132]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[133]
Nigeria	Visa required[134]
Norway	Visa required[135]
Oman	Visa required[136]
Pakistan	Visa required[137]
Palau	Visa on arrival[138]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[139]
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[140]
Paraguay	Visa required[141]
Peru	Visa required[142]
Philippines	Visa required[143]
Poland	Visa required[144]
Portugal	Visa required[145]
Qatar	Visa required[146]
Romania	Visa required[147]
Russia	Visa required[148]
Rwanda	Visa required[149]	Visa is obtained online.[150]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa required[151]
Saint Lucia	Visa required[152]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa required[153]
Samoa	Entry Permit on arrival[154]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[155]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa required[156]	Visa is obtained online.[157]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[158]
Senegal	Visa required[159]
Serbia	Visa required[160]	Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states and the United States.
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival[161]	1 month
Sierra Leone	Visa required[162]
Singapore	Visa required[163]	May obtain online.[164]
Slovakia	Visa required[165]
Slovenia	Visa required[166]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[167]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[168]	30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
South Africa	Visa required[169]
South Sudan	Visa required[170]
Spain	Visa required[171]
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[172]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[173]
Suriname	Visa required[174]
Swaziland	Visa required[175]
Sweden	Visa required[176]
Switzerland	Visa required[177]
Syria	Visa required[178]
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival[179]	45 days
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[180]	3 months
Thailand	Visa required[181]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[182]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[183]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[184]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[185]
Tunisia	Visa required[186]
Turkey	Visa not required[187]	90 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required[188]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[189]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[190]
Ukraine	Visa required[191]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[192]
United Kingdom	Visa required[193]
United States	Visa required[194]	Visa required even for dual citizens of countries under the Visa Waiver Program.[195]
Uruguay	Visa required[196]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[197]
Vanuatu	Visa required[198]
Vatican City	Visa required[199]
Venezuela	Visa not required[200]	15 days
Vietnam	Visa required[201]	30 days for nationals of all countries arriving at Phu Quoc (PQC)[202]
Yemen	Visa required[203]
Zambia	eVisa[204][205]
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[206]	3 months

See also

• Iranian passport
• Visa policy of Iran

References

1. "Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2016" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
11. "Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications". Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
14. Iranian tourists can get Nakhichevan visa at border
31. MINISTERE DE LA SECURITE PUBLIQUE, DIRECTION GENERALE DE LA POLICE NATIONALE, COMISSARIAT GENERAL DE LA POLICE DE L'AIR, DES FRONTIERES ET DES ETRANGERS NOTE CIRCULAIRE DU 17/02/2015
65. Gabon e-Visa
67. საგარეო საქმეთა მინისტრის მოადგილე დავით ჯალაღანია საქართველოში ირანის ისლამური რესპუბლიკის ელჩს შეხვდა
92. Republic of Kenya - eCitizen portal
164. Submission of Application for Visa Electronically (SAVE)
195. DHS Announces Further Travel Restrictions for the Visa Waiver Program
206. "Visa Information for Zimbabwe: Holders of Normal Passports from Iran, Islamic Republic of". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 12 February 2016.