Note :- Indian National can get one week Visa on Arrival for Tourist Purpose at the Imam Khomeini (RA), Mehrabad, Mashhad, Shiraz, and Tabriz Airports

Must hold :-
- Passport valid at least six months,
- Return confirm ticket,
- 3 photographs with white background,
- Onward or final destination valid documents

The one week tourist visa at the above mentioned airports is issued according to the following conditions :-
1 Only holders of ordinary passports who are visiting Iran for tourist purposes can avail this facility.
2 The holders of the diplomatic and service passports can not avail this facility, except in case they must have already applied to Foreign Ministry and necessary instructions should have been issued to the Passport and Visa offices for issuing the airport visa.
3 Journalists and reporters can not enter the country by availing this facility and do the reporting work. In case of violation, the violator would be expelled from the country.
4 Persons whose visa application may have been rejected for any reason

It should be mentioned that all companies and tourist agencies, with a view to expedite the arrival of the tourists, should contact the Passport and Visa offices, 24 hours in advance and make a request for the issuance of a one week visa so that their visa is sent to the concerned airport.

Tourist

This is issued to foreign nationals individually or in a group (through authorized tour operators) for purposes of sight seeing and visiting relatives and friends. Documents required are:

A passport valid for at least 6 months.
Visa application (form no. 128) in duplicate.
Three recent passport-size photographs (30 X 40 mm).
Payment slip of visa charges.
Two-way ticket and details concerning place of stay in Iran.
If required personal presence of the Applicant may be requested.
Visa is refused to holders of passports or travel documents containing a visa/stamp for Israel or any data that passenger has been to Israel or indication of any connection with the State of Israel.
British, Canadian and United States nationals are required to be escorted by a government approved guide at all times. Independent travel for these citizens has been banned since March 2014.

Note: Please note personal presence for all the Applicants is mandatory. The visa may be granted at the discretion of the Visa Counsellor.

Visa is issued to Muslims only.
Applicant should hold a passport with a minimum validity of six months.
Cases are usually referred to Iran except in some special cases deemed not necessary by the Visa Consular.
An Invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 3-page Performa (form no.136).
Visa is refused to holders of passports or travel documents containing a visa/stamp for Israel or any data that passenger has been to Israel or indication of any connection with the State of Israel.
British, Canadian and United States nationals are required to be escorted by a government approved guide at all times. Independent travel for these citizens has been banned since March 2014.