How many countries can Iran passport holders visit visa-free?

Iran passport holders can enter 90 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 13 fully visa-free, plus 77 with visa on arrival, eVisa, or eTA, out of 198 destinations in our dataset.

How many countries require a visa for Iran passport holders?

105 destinations require Iran passport holders to arrange a visa before travelling. They are shown in red on the map above.

What is the Iran passport ranking?

The Iran passport ranks #70 in the world by the number of destinations reachable without a prior visa, according to passportindex.org data.

Is this visa information up to date?

The data is from passportindex.org and was last updated 2026-02-18. Entry rules can change at short notice, so always confirm with the official embassy or consulate before booking.

Iran Passport Visa Requirements

With a Iran passport you can visit 90 of 198 destinations without getting a visa first. That puts it at #70 in the world.

13visa-free

77on arrival / eVisa

105visa required

Visa-free
Visa on arrival / eVisa
Visa required
Not admitted

All destinations for Iran passport holders

Africa54

AlgeriaVisa required
AngolaVisa required
BeninVisa on arrival / eVisa
BotswanaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival / eVisa
BurundiVisa on arrival / eVisa
CameroonVisa on arrival / eVisa
Cape VerdeVisa on arrival / eVisa
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa on arrival / eVisa
ComorosVisa on arrival / eVisa
CongoVisa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival / eVisa
DR CongoVisa on arrival / eVisa
EgyptVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa on arrival / eVisa
EritreaVisa required
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
GabonVisa on arrival / eVisa
GambiaVisa required
GhanaVisa required
GuineaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival / eVisa
Ivory CoastVisa on arrival / eVisa
KenyaVisa on arrival / eVisa
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
LibyaNot admitted
MadagascarVisa on arrival / eVisa
MalawiVisa on arrival / eVisa
MaliVisa required
MauritaniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MauritiusVisa on arrival / eVisa
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa on arrival / eVisa
NamibiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa on arrival / eVisa
RwandaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa on arrival / eVisa
SenegalVisa required
SeychellesVisa-free
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival / eVisa
SomaliaVisa on arrival / eVisa
South AfricaVisa on arrival / eVisa
South SudanVisa on arrival / eVisa
SudanVisa required
TanzaniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
TogoVisa on arrival / eVisa
TunisiaVisa-free
UgandaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ZambiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ZimbabweVisa on arrival / eVisa

Asia48

AfghanistanVisa required
ArmeniaVisa-free
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival / eVisa
BahrainVisa on arrival / eVisa
BangladeshVisa required
BhutanVisa on arrival / eVisa
BruneiVisa required
CambodiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ChinaVisa required
GeorgiaVisa-free
Hong KongVisa on arrival / eVisa
IndiaVisa required
IndonesiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
IraqVisa-free
IsraelVisa on arrival / eVisa
JapanVisa required
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa-free
KuwaitVisa required
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival / eVisa
LaosVisa required
LebanonVisa on arrival / eVisa
MacaoVisa on arrival / eVisa
MalaysiaVisa-free
MaldivesVisa on arrival / eVisa
MongoliaVisa required
MyanmarVisa required
NepalVisa on arrival / eVisa
North KoreaVisa required
OmanVisa on arrival / eVisa
PakistanVisa on arrival / eVisa
PalestineVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
QatarVisa on arrival / eVisa
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SingaporeVisa on arrival / eVisa
South KoreaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Sri LankaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SyriaNot admitted
TaiwanVisa required
TajikistanVisa-free
ThailandVisa on arrival / eVisa
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival / eVisa
TurkmenistanVisa required
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival / eVisa
UzbekistanVisa required
VietnamVisa on arrival / eVisa
YemenVisa required

Europe47

AlbaniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
AndorraVisa required
AustriaVisa required
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BulgariaVisa required
CroatiaVisa required
CyprusVisa required
Czech RepublicVisa required
DenmarkVisa required
EstoniaVisa required
FinlandVisa required
FranceVisa required
GermanyVisa required
GreeceVisa required
HungaryVisa required
IcelandVisa required
IrelandVisa required
ItalyVisa required
KosovoVisa required
LatviaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa required
LithuaniaVisa required
LuxembourgVisa required
MaltaVisa required
MoldovaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MonacoVisa required
MontenegroVisa required
NetherlandsVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa required
PolandVisa required
PortugalVisa required
RomaniaVisa required
RussiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
San MarinoVisa required
SerbiaVisa required
SlovakiaVisa required
SloveniaVisa required
SpainVisa required
SwedenVisa required
SwitzerlandVisa required
TurkeyVisa-free
UkraineVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
VaticanVisa required

North America23

Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrival / eVisa
BahamasVisa on arrival / eVisa
BarbadosVisa required
BelizeVisa required
CanadaVisa required
Costa RicaVisa required
CubaVisa required
DominicaVisa-free
Dominican RepublicVisa required
El SalvadorVisa on arrival / eVisa
GrenadaVisa required
GuatemalaVisa required
HaitiVisa-free
HondurasVisa required
JamaicaVisa required
MexicoVisa required
NicaraguaVisa required
PanamaVisa required
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa on arrival / eVisa
Saint LuciaVisa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required
United StatesNot admitted

Oceania14

AustraliaVisa on arrival / eVisa
FijiVisa required
KiribatiVisa required
Marshall IslandsVisa required
MicronesiaVisa-free
NauruVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
PalauVisa on arrival / eVisa
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Solomon IslandsVisa required
TongaVisa required
TuvaluVisa on arrival / eVisa
VanuatuVisa on arrival / eVisa

South America12

ArgentinaVisa required
BoliviaVisa on arrival / eVisa
BrazilVisa required
ChileVisa required
ColombiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
EcuadorVisa on arrival / eVisa
GuyanaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa required
SurinameVisa on arrival / eVisa
UruguayVisa required
VenezuelaVisa-free

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