What you need to enter Iran with a Spanish passport

With a passport from Spain

Not needed when coming from Spain. Foreigners with a work permit need an exit authorisation every time they leave, arranged by their employer; Spain's Foreign Ministry warns that some Iranian companies keep Spanish workers' passports.

Authorisation system

Visa with online pre-application

A visa valid for the whole stay is required. Iran stopped issuing visas at the border during the pandemic and has not officially announced their return; in any case an online pre-application must be made first, and the authorities may admit or refuse entry. Non-tourist trips (work, study, sport, journalism) and diplomatic or service passports need a visa from the Iranian Embassy in the country of residence, with prior authorisations that lengthen the process.

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Required documents

• Passport with more than six months' validity and no Israeli visas or stamps: with them, entry is refused.
• Visa pre-application made on the official website before travel.
• Minors travel with a passport, visa and parental permission.

Transit rules

Iran does not recognise dual nationality, according to the UK Government. Anyone transiting through Iran to another country must already hold that country's visas.