Iran, on a Chinese passport

Visa-free entry.

Length of stay — 21 days.

All visa-free countries with a Chinese passport

What changed

Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa-free, 21 days.

The official portal

Applications go through Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran. It is the only source that counts.

Open the official portal

Staying longer

No dedicated nomad stay scheme is documented in this country.

The other way round

A Iran passport travelling to China: visa required.

Same region, same passport

Middle East: with a Chinese passport, 5 of the 18 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Visa-free (5): Armenia (180 d), Azerbaijan (30 d), Georgia (30 d), Palestine, United Arab Emirates (90 d)
Visa on arrival (6): Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
e-visa (4): Iraq, Israel, Syria, Turkey
Consulate visa (3): Cyprus, Kuwait, Yemen

Once you are there

The country guide What a stay costs When to go

Cities rated for working there

Ispahan 64 Chiraz 62 Kashan 62 Tabriz 62 Téhéran 62 Yazd 62

The same country, on another passport

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What this page does not replace

Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.

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