Iran

Visas are required by SA and all other passport holders.

STEP 1: Apply online at: evisa.mfa.ir/en

• Passport - valid for 6 months beyond travel date, with 2 opposite blank pages
• Travel itinerary, if you have already made travel arrangements.
• Résumé or Curriculum Vitae
• Digital personal photo
• Digital image of your passport
• You may be asked to provide additional information
• After submitting the application online, you may be requested to attend an interview.

STEP 2: After submitting all documents online, the following needs to be sent to the Embassy:

• The original passport
• Copy of online application form.
• Proof of payment
• Valid Travel insurance
• You may be asked for the following health tests: The Original Pathologist Test results, Report for HIV, TB Test, Hepatitis B & C Tests. These tests should not be older than one (1) month.
• Visa Grant Notice page with visa barcode (Authorization number).

Warning: Travelers with passports issued by occupied Palestine regime will not be granted entry into Iran.

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
245 Melk Street, New Muckleneuk, Brooklyn, Pretoria
Tel: 012 001 0555
Email: iranemb.pry@mfa.gov.ir
Web: pretoria.mfa.ir/en

Hours:
Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00

Collection and Submission Hours:
Monday to Friday 09:00 - 12:00

Approximately 10 working days

Advised during online application

SA Embassy
No 5 Yekta Street, Vali-E-Asr Avenue, Tajrish, Tehran
Tel: + 98 21 2270 2866 - 8
Email: tehran.consular@dirco.gov.za
Web: southafricanembassy.ir

Compulsory: Yellow Fever (Dependant on Country of Origin/Stopover)
Recommended Travel Vaccines: Hepatitis A & B, Rabies, Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio
Malaria Risk

2026: Jan 3, 17; Feb 3, 11; Mar 11, 19-21; Apr 1, 13; May 27; Jun 4-5, 24-25; Aug 4, 12, 14, 21, 30; Nov 13; Dec 23