Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Iranian passport holders 15
AngolaVisa required→eVisa
CongoVisa required→eVisa
CubaVisa required→eVisa
FijiVisa required→eVisa
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
SerbiaVisa required→eVisa
RussiaeVisa30 days→Visa-free15 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
SyriaNo admission→Visa required
TurkmenistanVisa required→eVisa
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
TaiwanVisa required→eVisa
UzbekistanVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Iranian passport holders 17
United Arab EmirateseVisa→No admission
AlbaniaeVisa→Visa required
BahraineVisa→Visa required
DR CongoeVisa7 days→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
LebanonVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
Sri LankaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
MoldovaeVisa→Visa required
NepalVisa on arrival150 days→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
SingaporeeVisa→Visa required
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Iran 80
- AlbaniaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
ArgentinaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
AustriaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
AustraliaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
BangladeshVisa required→eVisa
BelgiumVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
BulgariaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
BoliviaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
BelizeVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa- DR CongoVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
SwitzerlandVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
ChileVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
CyprusVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
CzechiaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
GermanyVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
DenmarkVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
EcuadorVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
EstoniaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
SpainVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
EthiopiaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
FinlandVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
MicronesiaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
FranceVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
GabonVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
GreeceVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
HondurasVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
HungaryVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
IrelandVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
IndiaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
IcelandVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
ItalyVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
North KoreaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa- South KoreaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LaosVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
Saint LuciaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LiechtensteinVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa- Sri LankaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LithuaniaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LuxembourgVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LatviaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes