Iran visa

Important note to get Iran visa

Things that you should know before applying for Iran visa:

Iran visa is easy to achieve, and there are few things you should consider before applying.
Persons who may have dual nationality should announce their nationality based on the travel documents/passport that they wish to carry.
In case nationality printed on visa incompatible with nationality printed on passport, visa will be null and invalid.
An applicant may not granted visa unless his/her passport is valid for at least six months.
Most likely, you can’t enter Iran on a free visa because only 8 countries are eligible for that. These lucky countries are:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Georgia, Malaysia, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela

visa on arrival(VOA)

Except for citizens of:

Canada, UK, US, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Canada, Colombia, Iraq, Jordan, Nepal, Pakistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka

Everybody can get an Iran visa on arrival at several international airports in Iran.

Important! Of course, citizens of Israel can’t enter Iran.

The process of getting Iran visa

The process of issuing Iran visa takes two steps. First you need a visa grant which is a form of your information that the ministry of foreign affairs of Iran will issue it. Chiyakotravel will apply for your visa grant in advance to decrease waiting time at the airport.
step1:apply for Iran visa grant:
After filling our visa form on the platform and sending your passport and photo copy, our support team will start your visa grant process. It takes 3 to 5 working days to issue.

Note: While filling Iran visa form, you should consider uploading high-quality photo. This tool will help you out to compare your photos with the appropriate one.

standards for photo:

• It should be taken in last six months.
• It should be in jpg, jpeg format.
• With the resolution of (400*600) pixels less than 500 KB and more than 10 KB
• Be vertical (width should be less than height)

Standards of passport:

• It should be valid at least for next six months.
• It should be in jpg, jpeg format.
• With the resolution of (800*600) pixels less than 500 KB and more than 10 KB
• Be horizontal(height should be less than width)
• Just in one page

step2:get the authorization code:

After landing in IKA airport, applicant should go to the Iran visa office at the airport. The other main international airports such as follows:

IKA: Imam Khomeini Airport
TEH: Tehran Mehrabad Airport
SYZ: Shiraz International Airport
MHD: Mashhad International Airport
TBZ: Tabriz International Airport
ISF: Isfahan International Airport
KIH: Kish International Airport

If you want to ensure before your arrival, you can go to Iran embassy near the place of your living. Applicants should hold passport, travel insurance valid in trip duration, visa grant, and two photos in (300*400 px). Please notify that your photos should be taken recently without glasses or hat. The visa officer will check the documents and stamp visa grant to be validated. You should pay visa fee based on your nationality and table of visa fees.

What if my Iran visa is rejected?

If you prepare documents as what we mentioned above and do not have a political background against Iran, your visa will be issued easily. In some cases, it happened that Foreign affair ministry rejects some applications due to security issues. If you think that the rejection is not fair you can apply again for your Iran visa through a travel agency to make sure your visa does not stuck or reject without persuasive reason.