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B - Tourist Visa

IranShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a visa, electronic authorisation or visa on arrival is normally required.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Guidance differs between Iranian missions. The Embassy in Stockholm states that a visa with 90 days' validity gives the applicant 90 days to enter Iran and stay for the period of stay written on the visa; the maximum stay is 90 days for a single-entry visa and 30 days after each entry for a double-entry visa. The Embassy in Canberra announced that from 30 April 2025 the validity of single-entry visas it issues changes from 90 days to 45 days, so holders can enter Iran up to 45 days after the date of visa issuance, and that the duration of stay is up to 30 days depending on the type of visa issued. The official sources do not state a rolling-period rule.

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  • Recorded source · sweden.mfa.gov.ir
    اگر روادید صادر شده 90 روز اعتبار داشته باشد به این معنی است که متقاضی 90 روز فرصت دارد وارد ایران شده و بر اساس مدت اقامت درج شده، در ایران اقامت داشته باشد.
  • Recorded source · sweden.mfa.gov.ir
    حداکثر زمان اقامت جهت روادید یکبار ورود، 90 روز و برای روادید دو بار ورود، 30 روز پس از هر بار ورود می‌باشد.
  • Recorded source · canberra.mfa.ir
    The validity period of Single-entry visas issued by this embassy will be changed from 90 days to 45 days. Iranian visa holders will be able to enter Iran up to 45 days after the date of visa issuance.
  • Recorded source · canberra.mfa.ir
    It is important to note that the duration of stay has changed and is up to 30 days depending on the type of visa issued.
  • Recorded source · canberra.mfa.ir
    The change in the validity of Iranian visas from 90 days to 45 days will be implemented from 30/04/2025.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The documented requirements are a visa application and a possible interview at the consulate; no other border evidence (funds, accommodation, invitation) is stated.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Tourist visas are applied for online through the MFA e-visa system (Stockholm: via a tourism company in Iran, or personally with a hotel booking confirmation uploaded). A stay longer than the visa period is illegal; to extend, the visitor must apply to Iran's Department of Foreign Nationals Affairs.

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  • Conditions for granting an extension not stated
  • Iranian embassy/consulate page (MFA domain), practice of one mission; other missions may differ
  • Recorded source · sweden.mfa.gov.ir
    روادید گردشگری: اتباع خارجی که به قصد گردشگری عازم ایران می‌باشند، می‌بایست از طریق شرکت های گردشگری در ایران اقدام نمایند و یا شخصا با رزرو هتل و بارگزاری تاییدیه رزرو از سوی هتل در فرم درخواست روادید، درخواست خود را ثبت نمایند.
  • Recorded source · guangzhou.mfa.gov.ir
    e. A stay any longer than the period stated in applicants issued visa, is illegal according to the laws of the IRI.
  • Recorded source · guangzhou.mfa.gov.ir
    f. In the event that the applicant intends to prolong his/her visit to the IRI, regardless of the basis, s/he is required to refer to the Department of Foreign Nationals affairs of the IRI and to request an extension of their permitted stay as indicated in their visa.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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