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H - Media Visa

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The H - Media Visa is for foreign media (radio, print, digital, press) and directors and producers of films and reports travelling to Iran to work in their profession; listed applicant categories are reporters, producers and cameramen.

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  • https://evisatraveller.mfa.ir/en/request/visa_types/
    H - Media Visa for foreign media, including members of the radio, prints, digital, press, as well as directors and producers of films, reports, … traveling to Iran to work in their profession. Reporters Producers Cameraman

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Applicants must obtain a permit from the Media & Public Diplomacy Center in addition to the visa application; this permit functions as the required official approval gate. The official source does not otherwise describe an employer, sponsor or transfer relationship.

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Limits of the record
  • No employer/sponsor relationship beyond the Media & Public Diplomacy Center permit is described.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The media visa is for everyone working in foreign mass media (TV, radio, print, digital, film and report producers, media technical staff); such people must apply for a press visa even when travelling for tourism, pilgrimage or transit. Applicants provide a letter from their media outlet setting out the purpose of the trip in detail and samples or links of previous work.

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Limits of the record
  • Iranian embassy/consulate page (MFA domain), practice of one mission; other missions may differ

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Correspondents of foreign news agencies and press are exempt from the Labour Law's work-permit requirement, on condition of reciprocity and confirmation by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. Whether family can accompany is not stated.

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Limits of the record
  • Family accompaniment not stated
  • English translation in ILO NATLEX

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The media visa is a short-term visa. The Iranian embassy in Stockholm states a maximum stay of 90 days for a single-entry visa and 30 days per entry for a double-entry visa. No renewal or longer-term route is stated.

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Limits of the record
  • Iranian embassy/consulate page (MFA domain), practice of one mission; other missions may differ
  • No renewal or long-term direction stated

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

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