What the Iran visa rules mean for Egypt travellers
Egypt citizens can enter Iran without a visa. You only need a valid Egypt passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
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. Egypt citizens are treated the same way as Mauritania, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania and Tunisia. Overall the Egypt passport ranks #170 in the world with 20 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Egypt passport you can also visit 4 countries in the region without a visa, including Hong Kong, Jordan, Macau and Malaysia.
In the other direction, Iran citizens need a visa to visit Egypt.
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