Visa Assistance

Iran

Visa requirements, fees, validity and documents for travel to Iran.

  • 3 visa types
  • Official — not published
  • Checked 24 Sept 2026

1. Visa Types

Open a type to see processing time, stay, fees, and documents.

Processing time

Not published on the official portal or the New Delhi tourist page

Stay period

As issued. The portal says stay cannot exceed the days you request.

Validity

As printed on the visa sticker. Travel inside that window or apply again.

Visa Fees and Charges

Single entry

Official — not published

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About This Visa

Indian ordinary-passport holders need a visa. They are not visa-free. The Embassy in New Delhi (19 November 2025) and MEA (from 22 November 2025) both say an ordinary Indian passport needs a visa to enter or transit Iran.

The MFA portal is the first step, not a download-and-fly e-Visa. Apply on https://evisa.mfa.ir (form at https://evisatraveller.mfa.ir/en/request/apply/). Choose Tourist, nationality India, ordinary passport, and a Place of Issue in India: Embassy New Delhi, Consulate General Mumbai, or Consulate General Hyderabad.

After approval, collect the sticker at that mission. The New Delhi tourist page is for sightseeing or visiting relatives, alone or in a group through an authorised tour operator. Some files need an interview. The nationality on the form must match the passport they travel on.

Documents Required

Portal (first step) — https://evisa.mfa.ir

  • Passport valid at least 6 months beyond the travel date
  • Digital photo and passport bio-page as on the Image Tool (JPEG only)
  • Working email — the portal authenticates it

Embassy New Delhi — tourist — https://iran-embassy.org.in/consular/visa/tourist.htm

  • Visa application form in duplicate (Form No. 225)
  • Original passport, minimum 6 months validity
  • Three recent photographs, 3 × 4 cm
  • Payment slip of visa charges
  • Two-way ticket and details of the place of stay in Iran
  • Interview if they ask for one

Processing time

Start the portal file at least 2 days before the flight

Stay period

As issued / as stamped

Validity

As issued

Visa Fees and Charges

Single entry

Official — not published

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About This Visa

Indian ordinary-passport holders can start this on the same MFA portal. They still need a visa. This is not a walk-up with no file. Choose an Iranian international airport as Place of Issue (for example Imam Khomeini — Tehran, or Mashhad).

The visa-arrival page: apply at least two days before travel, print the Grant Notice from the approval email or Check Application Status, and take it to the VOA counter. The apply form also calls the printout a Submission Notice once the form is complete. Carry whichever notice the portal has issued that day.

Pay the visa fee in euros at the airport bank. Refugee / travel-document holders cannot use VOA. A visa is still not guaranteed — confirm the airline will board on the notice alone.

Documents Required

  • Passport or travel document valid 6 months at departure
  • Printed Grant Notice / Submission Notice from the official portal
  • Euros for the airport bank counter (if VOA is granted)

Processing time

Not published on the official portal

Stay period

As issued

Validity

As issued

Visa Fees and Charges

Single entry

Official — not published

Check applicable fees
EntryLabelFee
Single entryOfficial — not publishedCheck applicable fees

About This Visa

Indian ordinary-passport holders need a visa even to transit. MEA says the waiver no longer covers entry or transit on an ordinary Indian passport.

Transit is a type on the official apply form. Use it only when Iran is a stop on the way to another country. Same portal first step as Tourist. Do not treat airside waiting as visa-free unless a mission confirms it for that routing on the day.

Documents Required

Portal (first step) — https://evisa.mfa.ir

  • Passport valid at least 6 months beyond the travel date
  • Digital photo and passport bio-page as on the Image Tool (JPEG only)
  • Working email — the portal authenticates it

2. Good to Know

Rules and notes that apply to every visa type

How to apply

  1. Open https://evisa.mfa.ir and start a new application (https://evisatraveller.mfa.ir/en/request/apply/).
  2. Select visa type (Tourist for a normal trip), nationality India, ordinary passport, and Place of Issue (New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, or an airport for VOA).
  3. Confirm the email. Upload photo and passport page that pass the Image Tool.
  4. Keep the reference number. Track on Check Application Status (reference or passport + date of birth + email).
  5. Mission path: take Form 225 and the New Delhi document list (or what Mumbai / Hyderabad ask) and collect the sticker.
  6. Airport path: print the Grant Notice / Submission Notice and pay in euros at the airport bank if VOA is granted.

Who can apply

  • Indian ordinary-passport holders need a visa. They are not visa-free.
  • The e-Visa homepage visa-waiver and 15-day tourism lists do not include India.
  • MEA: ordinary-passport waiver suspended from 22 November 2025. Embassy New Delhi notice (19 November 2025): Indian citizens need a visa.
  • Usual staff path: Tourist on https://evisa.mfa.ir, then sticker at New Delhi / Mumbai / Hyderabad, or VOA at an airport if the portal and airline allow it.
  • MEA diplomatic-passport table: India–Iran, diplomatic passports, 30 days. Ordinary / official passports are not on that row.

Embassy

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, New Delhi (iran-embassy.org.in)
5, Barakhamba Rd., New Delhi 110001
Tel. 23329600 / 23329601 / 23329602
iran-embassy.org.in working hours: 09:00–17:00
india.mfa.ir: Embassy Monday–Friday 08:30–16:30. Consular for non-Iranians Monday–Friday 09:30–13:30. Consular for Iranians 09:00–15:00.

Consulate General — Mumbai (official Place of Issue; mumbai.mfa.ir)
Consular section: Monday–Friday 09:00–16:00. Street address is not on that page — confirm with the mission.

Consulate General — Hyderabad (official Place of Issue; hyderabad.mfa.ir)
Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00. Street address is not on that page — confirm with the mission.

How to track

Check Application Status on https://evisa.mfa.ir with the application reference, or passport number, date of birth and email. The portal contact block lists mission phones for France, Oman and UAE — it does not publish a New Delhi visa desk number there. Use the Embassy / consulate contacts above for sticker files.

Photo and uploads

  • Personal photo: JPEG only; 10 KB–500 KB; taller than wide; at least 400 × 600 px; face about 70–80% of the frame; taken in the last 6 months
  • Passport copy: JPEG only; 10 KB–500 KB; wider than tall; at least 800 × 600 px; first page only — not a full-length scan
  • Embassy New Delhi sticker file: three recent 3 × 4 cm prints
  • Acceptance of the photo is always at the discretion of the mission

Visa-free lists (not India)

evisa.mfa.ir homepage: visa waiver for Azerbaijan, Turkey, Syria, Georgia, Armenia, Egypt, China, Iraq, Oman and Kazakhstan. Lebanon, Venezuela and Malaysia get permits on arrival under their own rules.

A separate 15-day, non-extendable tourism stay once every six months is listed for 27 countries. India is not on that list. Do not quote visa-free for an Indian ordinary passport.

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