Passport Atlas

Entering Iran

Iran does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#23

Entry openness

188

Visa free

43

Visa required

9

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Country profile

Capital

Tehran

Population

86 million

Area

1,648,000 km²

Currency

Iranian rial IRR

Languages

Persian (Farsi)

Time zone

UTC+03:30

Foreign-born

3.8 million · 2024

Migrant share

4.2%

Ethnic groups

Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen, and Turkic tribes

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

—

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+98

Airports

IKA · MHD · SYZ · AWZ

Highlights

Persepolis
Susa
Damavand
Naqsh-e Jahan Square

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