IRAN VISA
Almost all nationalities require a visa to visit Iran. Gashttour Agency will apply for a visa that the relevant Iranian Embassies/Consulates will issue.
Based on Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regulations, Tourist Visa is for those foreign nationalities interested in traveling to Iran individually or within a group. The purpose of this travel could be to visit their friends and relatives or to visit Iran.
The ministry issues an Iran Visa for a maximum duration of 30 days with the option of extensions.
Please take into account that, Gashttour Travel Agency will not be applying for the visas of individual applicants other than in the context of booking at least 3-night accommodations, a whole package, or a tailored tour organized by Gashttour Travel Agency.
Visa upon Arrival:
Citizens of most countries could apply for tourist visas upon arrival in the administrative visa office of the ministry of foreign affairs situated in Imam Khomeini (IKA), Shiraz, Tabriz, Isfahan, Kish, Qeshm, Mashhad, and Ahvaz Airport.
Applicants who wish to enter the Islamic Republic of Iran and intend to receive their visa through international airports in Iran to expedite the issuance of visas should take care of the following requirements at least two weeks before the trip.
Required documents for visa application in the embassy or upon arrival are:
1 – Complete and fill out all the columns of the visa form which we send you and then we submit the electronic visa application form through the electronic visa system
2 – Copy of the Passport
Your passport photos must be:
- In JPEG (.jpg or .jpeg) file format
- Equal to or less than 500 kB (kilobytes) in file size (less than 10 kB is not accepted)
- In a rectangular aspect ratio ( height must be less than width )
- Be sized in 800(minimum-width) x 600(minimum-height) pixels
- Only the first page. full-length images are not acceptable.
3 – Personal Photo
- In JPEG (.jpg or .jpeg) file format
- Equal to or less than 500 kB (kilobytes) in file size (less than 10 kB is not accepted)
- In a rectangular aspect ratio (height must be greater than width)
- Be sized in 400(minimum-width) x 600(minimum-height) pixels, with about 70-80% part of the photo must be filled by the applicant’s face
- Taken within the last 6 months
Attention
Gashttour cannot apply for a Visa on behalf of Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Somalia citizens, Because of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regulations.
According to these regulations, these nationalities have to apply for a visa directly/personally in one of the Iranian embassies or consulates.
Note: Citizens of Azerbaijan (30 Days), Bolivia (30 Days), Turkey (90 Days), Syria (90 Days), Lebanon (29 Days), Georgia (45 Days), Armenia (90 Days), Venezuela (15 Days), Egypt (20 Days), Malaysia (15 Days), and China (21 Days) will be subject to visa waiver laws. It means these people can obtain the necessary permits to enter the entry points according to the rules and conditions set without needing an Iran Visa. According to international law and interim agreements, this law only applies to the citizens of the aforementioned countries.
Note: At the moment these are the requirements for entering Iran in regards to the covid-19 restrictions:
Either a negative PCR test, no older than 72 hours before arrival Or the English certification paper of receiving at least two doses of an approved vaccine.