Visa requirements for Iranian citizens

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Visa requirements for Iranian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Iran.

As of 2026, Iranian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 40 countries and territories, ranking the Iranian passport 90th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

However, according to the most up-to-date list compiled on this wiki, Iranian passport holders can enter 98 countries (not counting dependent and partially unrecognized territories) with visa on arrival(11 countries), e-Visas(52 countries), visa on arrival or e-Visa(10 countries), ETA(Kenya and Sri Lanka) or complete visa free(26 countries).

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of ordinary passports traveling for tourist purposes:

Country / Region	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required^[2]		Not eligible for the e-Visa program available to most nationalities.^[3]
Albania	Visa required^[4]^[5]
Algeria	Visa required^[6]		Application for a tourist visa to Algeria must be accompanied either by a certificate of accommodation. Persons may be denied entry if entering with a passport containing visas or stamps issued by Israel. Visitors on tours organized to some southern regions by an approved travel agency may obtain a visa on arrival for up to 30 days.^[7]^[8]
Andorra	Visa required^[9]		Although officially no visa is required, at least a Double Entry Schengen visa is required to enter Andorra since it has no own airport facility.
Angola	eVisa^[10]^[11]	30 days	30 days and can be extended twice for the same period. Yellow Fever Vaccination(required). Proof of sufficient funds to cover your stay in Angola. Proof of accommodation(booking hotel, etc.). Travel Itinerary(return ticket).
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa^[12]^[13]		90 days with a valid visa or PR card for United States, Canada, United Kingdom or an EU Member State.^{[citation needed]} e-Visa can be obtained before departure. Passengers require a printed e-Visa confirmation.
Argentina	Visa required^[14]
Armenia	Visa not required^[15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Australia	Admission restriction^[16]^[17]		From March 26, 2026, entry into Australia by Australian visa (Subclass 600) holders residing overseas has been banned.^[18]
Austria	Visa required^[19]
Azerbaijan	eVisa^[20]^[21]	30 days
Bahamas	eVisa^[22]
Bahrain	Visa required^[23]
Bangladesh	Visa required^[24]
Barbados	Visa required^[25]
Belarus	Visa required^[26]
Belgium	Visa required^[27]
Belize	Visa required^[28]
Benin	eVisa^[29]^[30]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate. Three types of electronic visa are offered: the e-Visa valid for 30 days for a single entry (50 EUR), the e-Visa valid for 30 days for several (multiple) entries (75 EUR), and the e-Visa valid for 90 days to make several (multiple) entries (100 EUR).^[31]
Bhutan	eVisa^[32]^[33]	90 days	The Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) of 200 USD per person, per night for almost all visitors to Bhutan. Additionally, if payment is made in US dollars from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027, the SDF is 100 USD.^[34]
Bolivia	Online visa^[35]^[36]	30 days	Up to 90 days for online visa. Proof of return or onward travel. Hotel booking confirmation or invitation or letter from a host in Bolivia. Proof of sufficient funds (approximately 50 USD/day).
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required^[37]
Botswana	eVisa^[38]^[39]
Brazil	Visa required^[40]
Brunei	Visa required^[41]
Bulgaria	Visa required^[42]
Burkina Faso	eVisa^[43]^[44]	30 days	May extend by 60 days.
Burundi	Online Visa / Visa on arrival^[45]^[46]	1 month	Visa on arrival either at Bujumbura International Airport (Melchior Ndadaye) or at all land borders for a maximum stay of 1 month.
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[47]^[48]	30 days	e-Visa can be obtained before departure. Extendable 30-day visa on arrival.
Cameroon	eVisa^[49]^[50]	30 days	Proof of Yellow Fever Vaccination is required for all travelers to Cameroon. May extend by 60 days.
Canada	Visa required^[51]
Cape Verde	Visa required^[52]
Central African Republic	Visa required^[53]
Chad	eVisa^[54]^[55]	30 days
Chile	Visa required^[56]
China	Visa required^[57]		24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China (except Ürümqi), allows domestic travel through different airports.^{[Note 1]}
Colombia	Online Visa^[59]^[60]
Comoros	Visa on arrival^[61]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Online Visa required^[62]		Travelers must obtain a visa from the Republic of the Congo embassy. However, they can also apply for the visa online at the website of at the Republic of the Congo embassy in France.^[63]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required^[64]^[65]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required^[66]		30 days with a valid multi entry US / Canada / UK visa.^{[citation needed]}
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa^[67]^[68]	90 days	Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate.
Croatia	Visa required^[69]
Cuba	evisa^[70]^[71]	90 days	The tourist visa is valid for a single entry to Cuba, for a stay of 90 days, extendable for 90 days.
Cyprus	Visa required^[72]
Czech Republic	Visa required^[73]
Denmark	Visa required^[74]
Djibouti	eVisa^[75]^[76]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required^[77]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required^[78]		90 days with a valid US / Canada / UK / EU visa.^{[citation needed]}
Ecuador	Online Visa^[79]^[80]
Egypt	Visa required^[81]		Entry visas must be endorsed by Security Approval from Security of State^[81]
El Salvador	Visa required^[82]		30 days with a valid residence of several countries(UK, The USA, EU and etc.)
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa^[83]^[84]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Malabo International Airport.
Eritrea	Visa required^[85]
Estonia	Visa required^[86]
Eswatini	Visa required^[87]
Ethiopia	eVisa^[88]^[89]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji	Online Visa^[90]^[91]
Finland	Visa required^[92]
France	Visa required^[93]
Gabon	eVisa^[94]^[95]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive at Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required^[96]
Georgia	Visa not required^[97]	45 days	Must have return ticket. Hotel reservation, insurance and sufficient funds required. If arriving by ground border, obtain approval by local officer.
Germany	Visa required^[98]
Ghana	Visa required^[99]
Greece	Visa required^[100]
Grenada	Visa required^[101]
Guatemala	Visa required^[102]
Guinea	eVisa^[103]^[104]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival^[105]	90 days
Guyana	eVisa^[106]^[107]
Haiti	Visa not required^[108]	90 days
Honduras	Visa required^[109]
Hungary	Visa required^[110]
Iceland	Visa required^[111]
India	Visa required^[112]
Indonesia	eVisa^[113]^[114]	60 days	Need a guarantor to obtain an online Indonesian visa. Therefore, you cannot obtain a Bali e-visa directly. The travel agency acts as your sponsor during the visa issuance process, and Indonesia issues the visa on behalf of the tourism company.
Iraq	Visa not required^[115]	30 days	Visa-free to Kurdistan region for 15 days.
Ireland	Visa required^[116]
Israel	Visa required^[117]		Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry required before visa issued.^[118]
Italy	Visa required^[119]
Jamaica	Visa required^[120]		Permanent residents of Canada and cruise passengers of any nationality who intend to remain in the island during the stay of the vessel by which they arrived and to depart on the same vessel, are not required to hold visa.^[121]
Japan	Visa required^[122]
Jordan	Visa required^[123]		Normal passport holders must obtain security approval prior to arrival.
Kazakhstan	Visa not required^[124]	14 days
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation^[125]^[126]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is 32.50 USD. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa required^[127]
North Korea	Visa required^[128]
South Korea	Visa required^[129]
Kuwait	Visa required^[130]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa^[131]^[132]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).
Laos	Visa required^[133]
Latvia	Visa required^[134]
Lebanon	Visa required^[135]
Lesotho	Visa required^[136]
Liberia	e-VOA^[137]^[138]	3 months
Libya	Admission refused^[139]
Liechtenstein	Visa required^[140]
Lithuania	Visa required^[141]
Luxembourg	Visa required^[142]
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[143]^[144]	90 days	Arrival at Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo and all other airports with international connections (such as Antsiranana, Toamasina, Tuléar). For stays of 61 to 90 days, the visa fee is 59 USD.
Malawi	eVisa^[145]^[146]	30 days
Malaysia	Visa not required^[147]	30 days	from 03 September, 2025 Islamic Republic of Iran and Malaysia has agreed to extend the eligibility period for entrance visa for citizens of both countries from 14 days to 30 days.
Maldives	Free visa on arrival^[148]	30 days
Mali	Visa required^[149]
Malta	Visa required^[150]
Marshall Islands	Visa required^[151]
Mauritania	eVisa^[152]^[153]	30 days	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.^{[citation needed]} e-Visa is available for the following durations: 30 days, 90 days, 360 days
Mauritius	Visa on arrival^[154]	14 days
Mexico	Visa required^[155]		180 days with a valid visa issued by Canada, Japan, United States, United Kingdom or an EU Member State.^[156] Entry may be refused by immigration officials for individuals who were previously denied a US visa, even if holding a valid Mexican visa.
Micronesia	Visa not required^[157]	30 days	Extension of stay is possible up to 60 days.
Moldova	Visa required^[158]		Citizens holding a residence permit or a valid visa issued by one of the member states of the European Union or one of the parties to the Schengen Agreement can apply for an electronic visa.^[159]
Monaco	Visa required^[160]
Mongolia	Visa required^[161]
Montenegro	Visa required^[162]		30 days with a valid visa issued by Ireland, United States, United Kingdom or an EU Member State.
Morocco	Visa required^[163]
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[164]^[165]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required^[166]
Namibia	eVisa^[167]^[168]	3 months
Nauru	Visa required^[169]
Nepal	Visa required^[170]^[171]
Netherlands	Visa required^[172]
New Zealand	Visa required^[173]		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[174]
Nicaragua	Visa required^[175]
Niger	Visa required^[176]
Nigeria	eVisa^[177]^[178]	30 days
North Macedonia	Visa required^[179]		15 days with a valid multi entry Schengen visa.
Norway	Visa required^[180]
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa^[181]^[182]	14 days / 30 days	Require hotel reservation, health insurance and return ticket.
Pakistan	eVisa^[183]^[184]	3 months	Visa fee of 25 USD for single entry and less than 3 months. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.
Palau	Free visa on arrival^[185]	30 days	The visa is valid for a maximum stay of 30 days but can be extended twice for a fee. In order to obtain a visa on arrival visitors are required to have a proof of sufficient funds (200 USD per week)
Panama	Visa required^[186]		30 days with a valid Australia / Canada / US / UK visa.
Papua New Guinea	eVisa^[187]^[188]	60 days	Starting October 1, 2025, all travelers entering Papua New Guinea will be required to complete a digital arrival card called the “PNG Digital Arrival Card (PNG DAC).”
Paraguay	Visa required^[189]		May submit the visa application online, but must later go to a Paraguayan embassy or consulate to complete the process.
Peru	Visa required^[190]
Philippines	Visa required^[191]
Poland	Visa required^[192]
Portugal	Visa required^[193]
Qatar	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[194]^[195]	30 days	Hotel reservation via Discover Qatar must be confirmed. A tourist visa for an expatriate for one month (not extendable) for a fee of (QR 100) Confirmed round-trip ticket.
Romania	Visa required^[196]
Russia	Visa not required (conditional) / eVisa^[197]^[198]	15 days / 30 days	Visa not required for 15 days for travelling as part of an accredited tour group (5 ~ 50 people).
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[199]^[200]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa^[201]^[202]	30 days
Saint Lucia	Visa required^[203]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa required^[204]
Samoa	Entry permit on arrival^[205]	90 days	Passport valid 6 months, return or onward ticket, bank statement, never deported.
San Marino	Visa required^[206]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa^[207]^[208]		15 days with a valid multi entry Schengen visa.
Saudi Arabia	Visa required^[209]
Senegal	Visa required^[210]
Serbia	eVisa^[211]^[212]	90 days	Certificate of travel health insurance. Evidence of the amount of funds available for maintenance during the intended stay. Book a return or multi-trip ticket/driver's license, vehicle insurance if traveling by private car.
Seychelles	Electronic Border System^[213]^[214]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[215]^[216]	3 months / 30 days
Singapore	Visa required^[217]		Visa application can be submitted online using the 'e-Service' through a strategic partner or a local contact in Singapore.^[218]
Slovakia	Visa required^[219]
Slovenia	Visa required^[220]
Solomon Islands	Visa required^[221]		May obtain a visa on arrival if they have a pre-arranged visa approval.
Somalia	eVisa^[222]^[223]	30 days
South Africa	eVisa^[224]^[225]		e-Visa holders must arrive at O. R. Tambo International Airport.^[226]
South Sudan	eVisa^[224]^[227]		Obtainable online 30 days single entry for 100 USD, 90 days multiple entry for 200 USD and 180 days multiple entry for 350 USD. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa required^[228]
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival^[229]^[230]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required^[231]
Suriname	Visa not required^[232]^[233]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival.^[234] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.^[235]
Sweden	Visa required^[236]
Switzerland	Visa required^[237]
Syria	Permission required^[238]^[239]		Can only enter the country with prior authorization from the Syrian authorities.
Tajikistan	Visa not required / eVisa^[240]^[241]	30 days / 60 days	Applicable only by air travel between Dushanbe and Tehran. Up to 90 days per year. e-Visa for 60 days within 90 days for 30 USD.^[242]
Tanzania	eVisa^[243]^[244]	90 days
Thailand	eVisa^[245]^[246]	60 days	Must pay at Embassy in Tehran only (40 USD). Can apply at Thai Embassy in other countries if you have resident permit for that country.
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival^[247]	30 days	Visa on arrival at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or at the Dili Sea Port. Single entry visa valid for up to 30 days is granted for fee of 30 USD.
Togo	eVisa^[248]^[249]	15 days	Extension of stay is possible for additional 90 days.
Tonga	Visa required^[250]
Trinidad and Tobago	eVisa^[251]^[252]	90 days
Tunisia	Visa not required^[253]	15 days	15 days every 180 days. Hotel booking and return ticket required.
Turkey	Visa not required^[254]	90 days	90 days during one trip, no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.
Turkmenistan	Visa required^[255]		10-day visa on arrival if holding a letter of invitation provided by a company registered in Turkmenistan with a prior approval from the Foreign Ministry. Visitors can apply to extend their stay for an additional 10 days.^[256] When transiting between two non-bordering countries, visitors can obtain a Turkmenistan transit visa for a five-day stay. This must be applied for in advance at the Turkmenistan Embassy. Visitors must also submit copies of the visas for the country of entry into Turkmenistan and the country of departure from Turkmenistan. Visa fee is 20 USD.^[257]^[258]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival^[259]	1 month	Visa fee is 100 AUD.
Uganda	eVisa^[260]^[261]	3 months	Verified at port of entry. Can also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Kenya or Rwanda. The fee for this visa is 100 USD.
Ukraine	Visa required^[262]
United Arab Emirates	Admission refused^[263]		Following Iranian strikes on the UAE, Iranian passport holders are no longer allowed to enter or transit through the country.^[264]
United Kingdom	Visa required^[265]
United States	Admission refused^[266]		Effective June 9, 2025, U.S. visas will no longer be issued to citizens of 12 countries, with certain exemptions.^[267] Iranian citizens can apply for immigrant visas if they face ethnic or religious persecution in their country.^[267]
Uruguay	Visa required^[268]		Prior authorisation required before issuing visa.^[269]
Uzbekistan	eVisa^[270]^[271]	30 days
Vanuatu	eVisa^[272]^[273]	120 days	Visa fee is 5150 VUV (40 USD).
Vatican City	Visa required^[274]
Venezuela	Visa not required^[275]	15 days	May extend by 15 days. Return ticket or proof of next destination.
Vietnam	eVisa^[276]^[277]		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Return tickect is required. Only Phú Quốc (PQC) island has visa exemption for up to 30 days.^[278]
Yemen	Visa required^[279]^[280]		Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.).^[281]
Zambia	eVisa^[282]^[283]	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[284]^[285]	1 months

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required^[286]^[287]	Below are the requirements for receiving an entry permit to the Republic of Abkhazia: Copy of passport (sent by e-mail or by fax). Please make sure that your passport is valid for at least 6 months after your planned entry to Abkhazia. Filled electronic application. You should complete all sections of the application. If any necessary information is missing, the application will not be considered. An entry permit letter for visiting the Republic of Abkhazia will be sent to the email address from which the application was sent or to the fax number stated in the application.^[287] Must have double entry or multiple Russian visas to come to Abkhazia (it is a mandatory requirement, since the Russian Embassy in Abkhazia will not issue transit visas to the citizens of Iran).
Kosovo	Visa required^[288]	Visa is not required for holders of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)^[289]
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required^[290]	TRNC Immigration Police Officer at the ports of entry is authorized to issue a maximum of 90 days to enter and stay if the responses to his/her questions are satisfactory. The visitors who intend to stay longer than the permitted period should apply before the visa expiry date to the Immigration Department of the Police Headquarters for an extension. Visitors who stay longer than the expiry date without an extension of stay will be given a notice of “visa penalty” fine at the port of departure. The fine will be paid by the visitor at the re-entry to the TRNC^[291]
State of Palestine	Visa required^[292]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.^[293]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival^[294]^[295]
South Ossetia	Visa not required	To enter South Ossetia, visitors must have a multiple-entry visa for Russia and register their stay with the Migration Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs within 3 days.^[296]^[297]
Taiwan	Online Visa^[298]^[299]	Return ticket is required. Iranian citizens can apply online and in the nearest embassies in different countries can pay for the visa.
Transnistria	Visa not required^[300]	Registration required after 24h.^[301]^[302]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	eVisa^[303]
Macau	Visa on arrival^[304]	30 days and visa fee is 25 USD.
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa required
Greenland	Visa required
France
Clipperton Island	Special permit required^[305]
French Guiana	Visa required^[306]
French Polynesia	Visa required^[307]
Guadeloupe	Visa required
Martinique	Visa required
Saint Barthélemy	Visa required
Saint Martin	Visa required
Mayotte	Visa required^[308]
New Caledonia	Visa required^[309]
Réunion	Visa required^[310]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa required^[311]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa required^[312]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required^[313]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Schengen Member State (‘C’ or ‘D’ visa) do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory.^[314]
Bonaire	Visa required^[315]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Schengen Member State (‘C’ or ‘D’ visa) do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory.^[314]
Sint Eustatius	Visa required	Holders of a valid visa issued by Schengen Member State (‘C’ or ‘D’ visa) do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory.^[314]
Saba	Visa required	Holders of a valid visa issued by Schengen Member State (‘C’ or ‘D’ visa) do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory.^[314]
Curaçao	Visa required^[316]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Schengen Member State (‘C’ or ‘D’ visa) do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory.^[314]
Sint Maarten	Visa required^[317]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Schengen Member State (‘C’ or ‘D’ visa) do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory.^[314]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required^[318]	31 days. By mid-September 2025, the Cook Islands will launch an online electronic visa and permit application system in a bid to simplify its travel formalities for more than 31 days of stay and fee price is NZ$470.00 and the provision of certain documents, such as a form, a valid exit ticket and proof of sufficient funds for the extended duration of stay.
Niue	Visa not required^[319]	30 days. Not required by bona fide tourists staying less than 30 days with return or onward tickets and sufficient funds for length of stay. Extensions are available by applying to the Immigration Office before arrival: PO Box 67, Alofi, Niue Island. Phone (683) 4349 for enquiries.^[320]
Tokelau	Permit required^[321]
Norway
Jan Mayen	Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours^[322] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.^[323]
Svalbard	Visa not required	Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty.^[324] Everyone may, in principle, travel to Svalbard, and foreign citizens do not need a visa or a work or residence permit from Norwegian authorities in order to settle in Svalbard. Foreign citizens with visa requirements to the Schengen area do, however, need a valid Schengen visa if they travel through Schengen on their way to or from Svalbard. It is required with two entries in the traveller's visa to be able to return to the Schengen area (mainland Norway) after the stay at Svalbard.^[325]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa required^[326]
Anguilla	Visa required^[327]^[328]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa for 3 months.
Bermuda	Visa required^[329]
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required^[330]
British Virgin Islands	Visa required^[331]	Holders of UK, US or Canada visas and are visiting the BVI for Business or tourism related matters, to enter and remain for a period of less than six months, without the need for a visa.
Cayman Islands	Visa required^[332]
Falkland Islands	Visa required^[333]
Gibraltar	Visa required^[334]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.
Montserrat	eVisa^[335]	A Montserrat e-Visa is equivalent to a conventional visa, but no paper is inserted in your passport and there is no need for you to visit a British Consulate to submit an application. Applications for eVisas are submitted online, verified online, and in most cases, eVisas will be approved and issued online within 24 Hours. Having a valid eVisa authorizes you to travel to Montserrat; but you are still subject to the normal immigration checks upon arrival.^[336]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa-free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.^[337]^[338]^[339] There is no need for prior entry clearance if your visit is for 14 days or less and you intend to arrive and depart on the same vessel, and you may obtain leave to enter on arrival at Pitcairn. You must ensure you can adequately maintain and accommodate yourself without recourse to public funds and meet the other criteria in Part III Para 6 of the Immigration Control Ordinance 2014. If your visit is for longer than 14 days but less than six months you must complete an entry clearance application form well in advance of your visit (at least 3 months is recommended). The application form should be submitted electronically to the Pitcairn Immigration Officer on immigration@pitcairn.gov.pn and copied to the Pitcairn Islands Office on admin@pitcairn.gov.pn. If you do not get an acknowledgement within two weeks, telephone on (649) 366 0186 to confirm your application has been received. If your visit is for professional or business reasons, you should follow the same visa application procedure but the conditions for any visit to the island will be as described in Part III Para 8 of the Immigration Control Ordinance 2014.^[338]
Saint Helena	eVisa^[340]^[341]
Ascension Island	Admission refused^[342]^[343]	From May 2015, the Ascension Island Government does not issue entry visas including eVisas to nationals of Iran.^[344]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.^[345]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[346]^[347]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required^[348]^[349]
United States
American Samoa	Entry permit required^[350]
Guam	Visa required^[351]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required^[352]
Puerto Rico	Visa required^[353]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required^[354]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.^[355]^[356]^[357]^[358]^[359]^[360]^[361]^[362]^[363]^[364]^[365]^[366]

Territory	Visa requirement	Notes
Iraqi Kurdistan	eVisa^[367]	30 days
Sabah and Sarawak	Visa not required^[368]	Visitor passes issued for entry into Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah are not valid for entry into Sarawak. Fresh visit passes must be obtained on arrival at the point of entry in Sarawak. However, subject to conditions stipulated, visit passes issued by the Immigration Authorities in Sabah and Sarawak are valid for Peninsular Malaysia. For long-term Peninsular Malaysia pass holders visiting Sabah, a fresh pass must be obtained. The pass has a validity of 14 days for tourism, the same as Peninsular Malaysia. In case a Peninsular Malaysia visit pass is used for Sabah, the validity of the Peninsular Malaysia visit pass shall apply. Visit passes to Sarawak can be issued for up to 30 days at the discretion of the immigration officer. Return tickets to overseas destination or Peninsular Malaysia and hotel bookings are required and will be inspected upon arrival.^[368]
Phú Quốc	Visa not required^[369]	In September 2005 the government passed regulations specifically in relation Phu Quoc Island entry, exit and residence of foreigners or Vietnamese holding foreign passports. These regulations are provided below in more detail. Under this Decision, foreigners and Vietnamese holding foreign passports who are, entering, exiting from, and residing in Phu Quoc Island for a stay period not exceeding 15 days are exempt from visas. The following section provides a summary of those regulations.^[369]
Tibet Autonomous Region	TTP is required^[370]	As Tibet is under the jurisdiction of China, tourist will need to obtain the first document, Chinese Visa, for the purpose of entering China. Tourists can apply for it in a Chinese Embassy overseas or in Hong Kong. The Tibet Travel Permit is issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB). It is also called Tibet visa, for the purpose of entering Tibet. Travelers need to have Tibet Travel Permit to enter into Lhasa or any other parts of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. It is obtained through tour operators for most tourists. When you take a flight or train to Lhasa, you will be asked to show this permit during check-in. Furthermore, the permit is also needed by groups traveling by road. But this will be arranged by the travel agency organizing the trip.^[370]

v t e Visa policy by country
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine³ Philippines Qatar Russia (history)² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia (history)² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh⁷
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁷ Unrecognized state.

v t e Visa requirements by citizenship
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kong Macau Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian² San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green card
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. ⁴ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁵ Partially recognized. Immigration law

Visa requirements for Iranian citizens

Visa requirements

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