Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application form, is for temporary travel to the Islamic Republic of IRAN. The Application is submitted electronically to Evisa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs website via the Internet. Consular Officers use the information entered on the application to process the visa application and, may be combined with a personal interview, determine an applicant’s eligibility for a nonimmigrant visa.
Visa applicants must submit a completed Online Visa Application for all nonimmigrant visa categories, including Entry, Tourist, Work, Treatment, Press, Student, Family, and Investment visas. For more information, kindly check www.evisa.mfa.ir
Important Notice
Kindly note to answer all questions on the electronic visa application form accurately and completely; otherwise, you may have to reapply your application and reschedule your visa interview appointment.
Electronically submitting your online application is only the first step in the visa application process. Once you have electronically submitted your online visa application, you must contact the IR. IRAN Embassy or Consulate at which you wish to apply to confirm whether you need to be interviewed by a consular officer, and to schedule an interview. You can find a list of Islamic Republic of IRAN embassies and consulates on Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. If the embassy or consulate at which you apply informs that you must have a visa interview, the visa application process cannot be completed until you appear for an interview with a consular officer.
After completing online visa application, you must take these next steps below:
Print and keep the evisa application submission notice. This page will be appearing when you completed the email verification process after submitting your online visa application. (You will not need to print the full application.)
Verify your email address during online visa application submission. All communication about your visa application will be done through this address.
Attend a visa interview based on the appointment system will schedule for you.
Submit your original documents to IR. IRAN Embassy or Consulate as soon as possible.
Needed Documents
You should have the following documents available while you complete your online visa application:
Passport
Travel itinerary, if you have already made travel arrangements.
Résumé or Curriculum Vitae - You may be required to provide information about your current and previous education and work history.
digital personal photo in accordance with the requirements announced
digital image of your passport in accordance with the requirements announced
Other Information - Some applicants, depending on the intended visa types, will be asked to provide additional information when completing online visa application.
Photo Requirements
Your photo is a vital part of your visa application. To learn more, review the information below on how to provide a suitable photo. The acceptance of your photo is at the discretion of the IR. IRAN Embassy or consulate where you apply.
Your passport photos must be:
In color
In JPEG (.jpg) file format
Equal to or less than 240 kB (kilobytes) in file size (less than 10 kB is not accepted)
In a rectangular aspect ratio (height must be greater than width)
Be sized in 600(height) x 400(width) pixels, with about 70-80% part of the photo must be filled by the applicant’s face
Taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance
Taken in front of a plain white or off-white background
Taken in full-face view directly facing the camera
With a neutral facial expression and both eyes open
Taken in clothing that you normally wear on a daily basis. Uniforms should not be worn in your photo, except religious clothing that is worn daily.
Do not wear a hat or head covering that obscures the hair or hairline, unless worn daily for a religious purpose. Your full face must be visible, and the head covering must not cast any shadows on your face.
Headphones, wireless hands-free devices, or similar items are not acceptable in your photo.
Eyeglasses are not allowed in visa photos, except in rare circumstances when eyeglasses cannot be removed for medical reasons; e.g., the applicant has recently had ocular surgery and the eyeglasses are necessary to protect the applicant's eyes. A medical statement signed by a medical professional/health practitioner must be provided in these cases. If the eyeglasses are accepted for medical reasons:
The frames of the eyeglasses must not cover the eye(s).
There must not be glare on eyeglasses that obscures the eye(s).
There must not be shadows or refraction from the eyeglasses that obscures the eye(s).
Photos digitally scanned from driver’s licenses or other official documents are not acceptable. In addition, snapshots, magazine photos, low quality vending machine or mobile phone photos, and full-length photographs are not acceptable.
