Visa Service
All nationalities need visa to visit Iran, which the passenger is responsible. Visa terms vary depending on which country you are from. Following information is up to date and will be updated again if it changes due to changes in the rules. Kootook helps you in both coordination and planning to travel with Kootook. Note that the Iran visa, like all countries, requires a passport for at least 6 months from the departure moment. Although you can obtain visa yourself, using an agency is the safest option, especially for United States’ citizens, United Kingdom, and Canada.
The following content shows the types of nonimmigrant visas along with their uses. For more information, please contact the Islamic Republic of Iran agencies.
Obtain Iran visa in two ways
1. In Iranian embassies
You can apply to obtain Iran visa directly through the Iranian embassies or Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival in Iran at Iran's international airports and through Iranian travel agencies (safest way to obtain visa)
Visa Types
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Arrival Visa - A
Prerequisites
1. Obtain an invitation from requesting institutions
2. Complete the application information form
3. Possible interview at the agency
Potential applicants
• Faculty, cultural and researchers’ members
• Drivers who carry goods or passengers
• Members of m,0m 20, political, economic, artistic delegations, sports teams, and international and specialized organizations
• Known experts and businessmen
• UN staff and related bodies
• Reunification of family members of foreigners residing in Iran
Description
This visa is issued to foreign nationals who have invitations from reputable ministries, organizations, institutions and public and private companies & are going to Iran to negotiate, sign the contract, negotiate for investment, run the purchased devices, etc.
Tourist Visa - B-1
Prerequisites
1. Complete the application information form
2. Possible interview at the agency
Potential applicants
• Tourists
Description
Tourist visa is issued to foreign nationals who enter the country for tourism.
Pilgrimage (ziarat) Visa - C
Prerequisites
1. Complete the application information form
2. Possible interview at the agency
Potential applicants
• Muslim tourists
Description
Pilgrimage visa is issued to foreign Muslims who enter the country to visit the holy places.
Political & Military Service - D
Prerequisites
1. Political passport or military service
2. Complete the application information form
Potential applicants
• Temporary agents of political representations, consulates, and offices of international organizations residing in Iran
• Temporary guests of agents (Such as resident foreign diplomats and permanent agents)
• Holders of political and military service passports in form of staff, holding meetings, internships, execution of cultural and educational programs, etc.
• Holders of political and military service passports who intend to travel to Iran for tourism or pilgrimage.
Educational & Temporary Work Visa - E
Prerequisites
1. Receive academic admission from the Ministry of Science, Education or approved scientific centers
2. Complete the application information form
Potential applicants
• students
• Students
• researchers
• Workers
• Specialists of Industrial, medical and …
• Engineers
Description
Temporary Work visa is issued to foreign nationals who intend to work in Iran.
Educational visa is issued to students or students of religious sciences who intend to study in Iran.
Transit Visa - G
Prerequisites
1. Presentation of the destination country’ visa
2. Complete the application information form
Potential applicants
• Drivers
• Tourists
• Merchants
Description
Transit visa is issued to foreigners who intend to travel to third country through Iran.
Press Visa - H
Prerequisites
1. Complete the application information form
2. Obtain permission from the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy
Potential applicants
• Reporter
• producers
• Photographer
Description
Press visa are issued to members of foreign media, including audiovisual, audio, written, and digital media, and producers, producers, and those involved in any kind of report, film, etc., who enter the country to professional purposes.
Investment Visa - I
Prerequisites
1. Approval of the Investment and Economic and Technical Assistance Organization of Iran
2. Complete the application information form
Potential applicants
• Merchants
• Investors
Description
Investment visa are issued to those foreign nationals who have obtained an investment license from the Investment and Economic and Technical Assistance Organization of Iran using capital of foreign origin.
Family Sponsored Visa-M
Prerequisites
1. Presentation of father legal permission for children
2. Complete the application information form
Potential applicants
• Foreign men who are married to Iranian women.
• Foreign children who have Iranian mothers
Description
Relatives visa (Family Sponsored Visa) are issued to solve the Iranian women’ problems who have been married to foreign men in accordance with the law of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as to provide more facilities to their foreign spouses and joint children, with observance the conditions. Those who have not yet legally registered their marriage with the Iranian authorities should register their application through the ‘Relatives Visa’.
AccordiMedical Treatment Visa-T
Prerequisites
1. Admission to treatment from reputable medical centers
2. Complete the application information form
Potential applicants
• Physically ill
Description
Medical Treatment Visa are issued to foreign nationals who have been admitted to one of the most reputable medical centers in the country , which received the medical admission form.
Reasons for Not obtain Iran Visa On Arrival
- Many people find it easy to obtain Iran visa on arrival, but this is not the case. Duration that you have to wait to obtain Iran visa depends on your nationality. There are usually many people waiting in line to obtain Iran visa on arrival. Imagine that you arrived in Tehran at 3 AM (morning) and now you have to be in line to obtain visa, fill out the forms and wait for the visa application process to be completed! Sometimes the waiting time varies from 3 to 24 depending on your nationality). It only issues a 15-day tourist visa upon arrival (depending on your nationality). It is better to apply for an Iran visa on arrival, because if you already have a License No, the process of obtaining Iran visa on arrival is faster and easier. We can obtain Iran visa for you and receive a License No so that you can enter the license code at the counter when entering.
- License code: Obtaining Iran visa is faster and easier by having a license code on arrival. With this, you no longer have to wait in line and fill out forms. (You only need to provide your license and passport code) We assure you, you’ll not be rejected.
Which countries will obtain Iran visa on arrival?
Asia
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, China (People’s Republic), Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Saudi Arabia (KSA), Korea South, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Turkey, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
America
Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia.
Europe
Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland (representative), Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Portugal, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia (Rep.), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Federal Yugoslavia (representative).
Ocenain
Australia
New Zealand
Citizens of these countries with ordinary passports and wishing to visit the mainland of Iran can obtain tourist visa of 15-30 days on arrival at airports. Although many people prefer to obtain their visa on arrival at Iranian airports due to lack of access to embassies or consulates, it is better to have a license code to obtain Iran visa on arrival. To get the license code, you can ask us in Iran and after receiving it, the work process will be faster. Note that Iranian visas, like all countries, require a valid passport with at least six months’ validity from departure.
Required Documents
- Passport with blank pages and valid for at least 6 months
- Medical travel insurance. (It is now mandatory and available for sale from the immigration office at airport or you can buy it from us before arrive Iran
- Personal photo
- List of hotels you want to stay.
- Travel Itinerary
- Visa Fee (Depending on your nationality is usually between $ 60-70)
- License code
- Your passport with blank pages (Valid for at least 6 months)
- Travel health insurance (including medical coverage and return to the country)
- Pay the visa fee to the airport consulate. (Of course, we can pay your visa fee to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in advance and you can pay us after arrive Iran)
Terms and documents required to obtain Iran visa for American, Canadian and British citizens
Iran visa are issued to all US, Canadian and British citizens only if they enroll in a group or private tour program with a tour guide.
- Passport valid for at least 6 months
- Itinerary
- Scientific, work or professional resume
- Scan personal photos according to the declared requirements
- Scan the first page of the passport according to declared requirements
- Medical travel insurance. (It is now mandatory & available at the immigration office at the airport or you can buy it from us before entering Iran)
Important points to obtain Iran visa
- You must answer all the questions in the electronic visa application form accurately and completely. If the answer to be incorrect or incomplete, the request can be rejected
- The information on visa application form must be exactly the same as your passport information.
- Passport image sent to us must be clear and high quality.
- Personal photo sent to us must be clear and high quality.
- Embassy or consulate you choose in application form is the place where your visa is issued. Relocating a visa can be difficult, so make sure you choose the right one.
- Visit the website of embassy or consulate where you obtained your visa and match your documents with the correct documents for that embassy or consulate and make sure. Fortunately, in some embassies you can follow the visa process in full via email or postal service.
Important guides
Personal profile picture
Most important section in registering visa application is uploading the personal photo scan. Following information is useful to prepare a proper and acceptable scan. Acceptance of your personal photo scan is the responsibility of representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran that you select to obtain visa.
One of the professional photo editing software can be used to prepare personal photo scans due to required standards.
Note: Increased in quality or applying changes to the face through digital software not to be acceptable in any way.
Personal photo scan features:
- Be colored. Black and white and monochrome photos may be rejected.
- Must to be jpg or jpeg format
- Its size to be over 10 kilobytes and equivalent to or less than 500 kilobytes
- Be vertical (ie its height is greater than its width)
- Resolution 400×600
- Must have been taken in last 6 months and match the current look.
- Have a completely one-handed and clear background.
- Face should be directly in front of the camera.
- No special position on the face and with eyes open.
- Take photos with clothes that you use daily.
- Except for religious clothing that is worn daily, photos with uniforms will not be accepted.
- Be without a hat. The face should be perfectly clear. Headgear, such as a scarf, should not cover or cast a shadow on part of face.
- Not to use the headphones, wireless hands-free devices and the like in the photo.
- Not to use of glasses in the photo except in special medical conditions. If you use glasses for medical reasons, it is necessary to observe the following:
- Glasses should not cover the eyes.
- Glasses should not blur the eyes.
- Any shadow or reflection of flash light from glasses’ lens that makes the eyes blurred not be acceptable.
- Photos scanned from a passport, driver’s license, etc., and photos taken using low-quality cell phones or similar devices to be rejected.
Appearance Change
If your personal photo to be not match your current appearance, it will not be accepted even if it was taken in last 6 months and your visa application may be rejected.
Applicants who meet the following requirements must submit new photos in accordance with their current appearance:
- Whenever surgery is performed on the face or a wound that changes the face.
- Removal or make some changes such as tattoos or mole removal
- Too much weight change that has changed the face
Items such as beards and the like are not considered face changes and not to need to take a new photo. In any case, accepting your personal photo scan is the responsibility of representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran that you select to obtain visa.
Babies Photos
Photos of children and infants should not include another person and the child should look at the camera with open eyes.
Guide 1: Lay your baby on light blanket and make sure there is no shadow on baby’s face.
Guide 2: Cover a child seat with a light cover and take a picture while you place your child in the chair.
Passport photo, first page
Most important issue in visa application registration section is uploading visa’ the first page scan. Following information will help you prepare a proper and acceptable scan. However, accepting the scan of first page in your passport is responsibility of representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran that you select to obtain visa, and system will reject scans that do not comply with the following.
You can get help from professional photo editing software to prepare the scan of the first page in passport according to required standards.
Scanning the passport’ first page should:
- Be colored. Black and white and monochrome photos may be rejected.
- Must be in jpg or jpeg format.
- Its size to be over 10 KB and equivalent to or less than 500 KB.
- Only include the front page.
- Be horizontal (ie the width of the photo is greater than its height).
- Resolution 800 × 600
- To be high quality.
- Neither dark nor too light.
- Be horizontal, parallel to the edges of the screen.
- All writing on it should be clear. Any stains that distort the writing will be removed.
