An Iran tourist visa is required for most foreign nationals who wish to travel to Iran for tourism purposes. However, from the beginning on February 4, 2023, Iran expanded its visa-free access, allowing citizens from 28 countries to enter with just a valid passport. Here is the comprehensive list of Visa-Free Countries for Travel to Iran:

United Arab Emirates (15 days), Saudi Arabia (15 days), Qatar (15 days), Kuwait (15 days), Bahrain (15 days), India (15 days, by air only), Japan (15 days), Indonesia (15 days), Singapore (15 days), Vietnam (15 days), Cambodia (15 days), Uzbekistan (15 days), Kyrgyzstan (15 days), Brunei (15 days), Croatia (15 days), Serbia (15 days), Bosnia and Herzegovina (15 days), Belarus (15 days), Tanzania (15 days), Mauritania (15 days), Zimbabwe (15 days), Mauritius (15 days), Seychelles (15 days), Tunisia (15 days), Brazil (15 days), Mexico (15 days), Peru (15 days), Cuba (15 days), Turkey (90 days), Armenia (90 days), Azerbaijan (14 days), Bolivia (30 days), Georgia (45 days), Malaysia (15 days), Syria (90 days), Venezuela (15 days), Russia (15 days, In a tour group only).

The Iran tourist visa is usually valid for up to 30 days, and it can be extended up to 90 days.

The required documents for an Iran tourist visa vary depending on the applicant's nationality, but generally, applicants need a valid passport, a completed visa application form, and a passport-sized photo.

Yes, you can extend your Iran tourist visa while you are in Iran by visiting the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs` office. Read more

For most Canadians and Americans, you’ll have to mail your visa application and passport to the Iranian Interests Section of the Pakistan Embassy. Pakistan’s embassy operates as the representation for Iran, as there’s no Iranian embassy in the United States. To obtain the visa, you’ll need to provide the following items in your mailed package, and send to 1250 23rd St. N.W. Suite # 200 Washington, DC 20037:

– Visa application forms (Download)
– Authorization code (provided by Orienttrips)
– Colour passport photo
– Valid passport with minimum six months validity
– Insurance policy: In order to collect your visa directly, you must carry your travel insurance policy that covers you whilst in Iran. You can buy from Orienttrips
– $120 USD money order for visa processing fee and return mailing fee

– Return envelope

After you mail your paperwork, it typically takes 2-3 weeks to process and arrive in your mailbox again. You can also pay an additional fee to expedite the process, if necessary.

If you’re lucky enough to live in or near Washington DC, you can simply bring your authorization code, visa application forms, passport photos, passport, and $90 USD money order (no mailing fee needed) to the Pakistan Embassy yourself, located at 1250 23rd St NW #200, on any weekday from 8-11 AM or 2-4 PM.

After you dropped your passport off, it took approximately 4 days for them to process the visa and return the passport to you. You can pick it up at the same office where you dropped it off.

Currently, visas are issued only in person. After receiving the visa verification code, British citizens should submit their documents in person to the Iranian Embassy in London at 150 Kensington Court London W8 5DD, on any weekday from 9-12 AM, Tel: +44 (20) 722-53000 – email: [email protected]

British passport holders will need to apply for a travel authorization number from a licensed tour operator (Like Orienttrips). This will require submitting the following information:

– Authorization code (provided by Orienttrips)
– Two recently taken photos
– Valid passport with minimum six months validity
– Completed application form (Download)
– Visa fee (£165)