Some visitors can obtain a tourist visa, valid for 7 days, on arrival at the following Iranian airports. 

• Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport
• Tehran Mehrabad Airport
• Mashad Airport
• Shiraz Airport
• Tabriz Airport
• Isfahan Airpor

Citizens of the following countries can, under certain circumstances, get a visa on arrival at the airport:

Albania , Armenia , Austria , Azerbaijan , Bahrain , Belarus , Belgium , Bosnia Herzegovina , Brazil , Brunei , Bulgaria , China (People’s Republic) , Colombia , Croatia , Cuba , Cyprus , Denmark , Finland , France , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Hungary , India , Indonesia , Italy , Japan , Kazakhstan  , Kuwait , Kyrgyzstan , Lebanon , Luxembourg , Malaysia , Mexico , Mongolia , Netherlands , New Zealand , North Korea , Norway , Oman , Palestine , Peru , Philippines , Poland , Portugal , Qatar , Romania , Russian Federation , Saudi Arabia (KSA) , Singapore  , Slovak (Rep.) , Slovenia , South Korea , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Syria , Tajikistan , Thailand , Turkmenistan , Ukraine , United Arab Emirates , Uzbekistan , Venezuela , Vietnam , Yugoslavia Fed. Rep.

Please note that this is a relatively new service offered by the airports in Iran. We would always recommend that visitors obtain a visa BEFORE they travel to Iran.

If you little time left before you intend to travel, we do not recommend that you rely on getting your visa at the airport. Instead, you should consider using an Iranian Visa Service who can arrange normally arrange visas at short notice.

1.  The applicant(s) should have a confirmed return ticket and a valid passport with at least 6 months validity and a photo to be attached to the application form.

2.  Visa fee is US$50.00 for the holder of the passport and US$10.00 for each one of the companions (if any).

3.  This type of visa is only for tourist purposes and the followings are not entitled to this visa facilitation.
3.1. Journalists and reporters on mission.
3.2. Applicants whose applications for Iran Visa have been rejected before.
3.3. Iranians holding foreign passports but still maintaining their Iranian nationality.

To relax and ease up visa issuance process, interested companies and travel agents can refer to the passport and visa section of the ministry of foreign affairs minimum 24 hours before arrival of the tourist(s) to file their applications  for visa issuance upon arrival.