What the Iran visa rules mean for China travellers
China citizens can enter Iran without a visa and stay for up to 21 days. You only need a valid China passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 21-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Iran applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Iran's Foreign Ministry eVisa portal says that to apply for any electronic visa your passport should have at least six months of validity beyond your actual travel date, and its visa-on-arrival page says all visitors mu…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK Foreign Office says that to enter Iran you must have a certificate proving a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.
- Vaccinations: Polio: The UK Foreign Office says that to enter Iran you must have a certificate proving a polio vaccine if you are coming from a polio-affected country.
- Travel insurance: Iran's embassy in Berlin adds EUR 10 for travel insurance to every visa fee it charges, and Iran's Interests Section in Washington charges a non-refundable insurance fee of US$13 per visa application; no official source…
Iran entry rules compared
Iran lets 42 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 1 and requires an embassy visa from 154. China citizens are treated the same way as Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Overall the China passport ranks #115 in the world with 43 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a China passport you can also visit 11 countries in the region without a visa, including Brunei, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Oman, Philippines, Qatar and Singapore.
In the other direction, Iran citizens need a visa to visit China.
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