How to apply for Iran tourist visa (visa type B)
Some agencies like us in Iran are authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to have a system to submit Iran visa grants.
Your travel agent in Iran submits your request to the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran (MFA). If your application is approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), they will download your grant visa from their system and send it to you.
- Therefore, first you need a visa grant letter from a travel agency in Iran.
- Second, the travel agency submits your application.
- Third, you can collect your visa at the Iranian Embassy/Consulate in the country or at one of the international airports where you want to enter Iran that you have already mentioned in your application as the “Place of issuing visa”.
Iran Visa invitation letter (Iran Visa Code)
If you are traveling to Iran as a tourist, you should contact a travel agency in Iran or a friend or relative who will host you. If you travel for business, the company you visit will be your host.
Your host in Iran will submit a request in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran (MFA). If your application is approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they will send you a visa code that you must have with other required documents to the Iranian Embassy/Consulate, or you can pick up your visa at any international airports of your choice in Iran, which you have already mentioned in your application under the name of “Place of issuing visa”.
How to Apply for Iran visa?
5 steps to apply a visa
- Click on apply now button.
- Fulfil the visa application form.
- Pay Iran visa price online.
- Write down the track code and wait for approving your visa (5-7 working days).
- Collect Iran visa at Iran Embassy or at the International airport.
Congratulation, you can travel to Iran now.
Iran Visa Requirements
Visa Application Documents
- Zip code
- Address
- Phone number
Passport
- Your passport should usually be valid for at least six.
- Only the first page.
- In color.
- All characters must be legible and clear.
- It should have a large size and resolution (Less than or equal to 1 MB).
- Photo format must be JPEG or PDF.
Photo
- In color.
- Taken in the last 6 months.
- With a white background.
- In the photo you have to face the camera.
- Have a neutral expression.
- Keep both eyes open.
- Glasses should not be used except for medical reasons.
- Photo size should be less than or equal to 1 MB.
- Photo format must be JPEG or PDF.
- The size of the photo should be 3 x 4 inches.
Trip Itinerary
The itinerary shows when and which city you want to visit. It is necessary for us, as an authorized agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to write your itinerary when applying for a visa. Therefore, when you want to apply for E-visa of Iran, you must upload your itinerary.
Iran Visa Price
Iran visa fee for all countries is 38 €, which is refundable. (If the application is rejected, we will refund you 20 €)
Iran visa fee for American, British and Canadian citizens is 149 €, which is refundable. (If the request is rejected, we will refund you 80 €)
Iran Visa Exempt Countries
Citizens of Turkey, Armenia and Georgia are exempted from applying for a visa to enter Iran. Citizens of Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Syria, Lebanon, Venezuela, Malaysia, China, Iraq, Oman, Russia and Egypt can receive a visa on arrival.
- Armenia – up to 90 days within a 180-day period
- Azerbaijan – up to 30 days
- Bolivia – up to 30 days
- China – up to 21 days
- Georgia – up to 45 days
- Iraq – up to 30 days
- Hong Kong – up to 21 days
- Lebanon – up to 30 days
- Macau – up to 21 days
- Malaysia – up to 15 days
- Oman – up to 30 days
- Syria – up to 90 days within a 180-day period
- Turkey – up to 3 months
- Venezuela – up to 15 days