• Business

Iran business or trading visa is sorted in entry visa type and suitable for foreign travelers who visit Iran to participate in cultural, economics, sports, and or exhibition events. The maximum due date of this Iran visa type is 30 days and holding an invitation from the contractor company including ministries, institutions, public and private companies and organizations is necessary.

Who can apply:

• Educational & cultural Faculty members and researchers

• Common Carriers, transporting goods and people

• Officials, political, and economic members, art and sports teams, international organizations, and specialists

• Internationally Recognized merchants and experts

• The United Nations employees and affiliates

• Relatives of the foreign citizens residing in Iran

Business visa requirements:

1. Valid invitation
2. E-Visa application
3. Possible interview at the consulate

• Pilgrimage

Visa for Muslim foreigners with the intention of pilgrimage to holy places in Iran such as Imam Reza Holy Shrine.

Who can apply:

• Muslim Tourists

Pilgrimage visa requirements:

1. Visa application
2. Possible interview at the consulate

• Diplomatic

D – Diplomatic

S – Service

This Iran visa type is applicable for foreign travelers who have diplomatic agendas for visiting Iran.

Who can apply:

• Temporary agents of diplomatic and consular offices and international organizations offices

• Temporary guests of diplomats or official employees residing in Iran.

• Diplomatic or Official passport holders attending conferences, apprenticeship, cultural & educational programs, …

• Diplomatic or Official passport holders with tourist or pilgrimage purposes

Diplomat visa requirements:

1. Official or Diplomatic Passport
2. Visa Application

• Education

Foreign students or religious scholars who intend to study in Iran can apply for this Iran visa type.

Who can Apply:

• School students

• Student

• Researchers

Education visa requirements

1. Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status from the science ministry, education ministry, or an accredited academic institution
2. E-Visa application

• Temporary Work

A temporary work visa is issued for the foreigners who intend to work in Iran, with a job admission from an employer working in Iran, confirmed by the Ministry of Labor.

Who can apply:

• Skilled workers

• Specialists in the fields of medical, industrial, …

• Engineers

Temporary work visa requirements:

1. Obtaining the labor certificate from a sponsor employer in Iran, approved by the labor ministry
2. Visa application

• Transit

A transit visa is an Iran visa type that is issued for foreigners who want to travel to a third country through Iranian soil with no intention of stay.

Who can apply:

• Drivers

• Tourists

• Merchants

Transit visa requirements:

1. Declaring visa to the destination
2. E-Visa application

• Media

This visa is valid for foreign media members, including members of radio, prints, and digital media, press, as well as directors and producers and agents of any type of report, film, documentary, etc. traveling to Iran to work in their professional field.

Who can apply:

• Reporters

• Producers

• Cameraman

Media visa requirements:

1. E-Visa application
2. Obtaining the permit from the Media & Public Diplomacy center

• Investment

This type of Iran visa is issued for foreign investors who intend to invest in Iran. The investors should hold the investment permission approved by the Organization for Investment Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran.

Who can apply:

• Merchants

• Investors

Investment visa requirements:

1. Approval letter from the Organization for Investment Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran
2. E-Visa application

• Marital

This is the type of Iran visa that is issued for foreign men who are married to Iranian women, as well as their offspring. If the marriage has not been registered within the Iranian legal system yet, Entry Visa (Relatives) may be applicable.

Who can apply:

• Foreign men married to Iranian women.

• Children of such a family

Marital visa requirements:

1. Father’s official permission regarding the children’s trip to Iran
2. E-Visa application

• Medical

Iran visa authorities issue this type of visa for foreign citizens who demand to travel to Iran with the aim of treatment and medical purposes.

Travelers should hold an approval letter from one of the authorized medical centers before they apply for this Iran visa type.

Who can apply:

• Patients with physical illnesses

Medical visa requirements

1. Approval letter from one of the authorized medical centers
2. E-Visa application

Now that you know which Iran visa type suits your best interest and will help to fulfill your wishes to visit Iran, you can apply for your Iran visa through Iran E-Visa Online Application.