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Iran visa rules for China passport holders

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The answer

Yes. China passport holders can visit Iran visa-free.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

evisa.mfa.irMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran (E-Visa portal)Checked 31 Oct 2026

Citizens of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Syria, Georgia, Armenia, Egypt, China, Iraq, Oman, and Kazakhstan are subject to visa waiver rules.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

To apply for all types of electronic visas, your passport should have at least six months of validity, beyond your actual travel date.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Iran passport holders need to visit China.

Iran passport China

Visa needed

Article 15 In order to entering China, foreigners shall apply to the visa-issuing authorities stationed abroad for a visa, except as otherwise provided for in this Law.

Iran passport to China, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places China passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Tehran, nearest first.

  1. AzerbaijanBaku, about 540 km from TehranVisa-free · 30 days
  2. ArmeniaYerevan, about 780 km from TehranVisa-free · 90 days
  3. GeorgiaTbilisi, about 880 km from TehranVisa-free · 30 days
  4. OmanMuscat, about 1,510 km from TehranVisa-free · 14 days
  5. UzbekistanTashkent, about 1,660 km from TehranVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Tehran

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Tehran, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 9.1°CLow 1.5°CRain 32 mm
  2. FebHigh 11.8°CLow 3.5°CRain 32 mm
  3. MarHigh 17.5°CLow 8.1°CRain 41 mm
  4. AprHigh 22.3°CLow 12.7°CRain 34 mm
  5. MayHigh 29.0°CLow 18.3°CRain 16 mm
  6. JunHigh 34.9°CLow 22.9°CRain 2 mm
  7. JulHigh 37.5°CLow 25.5°CRain 2 mm
  8. AugHigh 35.9°CLow 24.4°CRain 1 mm
  9. SepHigh 32.0°CLow 20.8°CRain 1 mm
  10. OctHigh 25.1°CLow 15.1°CRain 14 mm
  11. NovHigh 15.9°CLow 7.8°CRain 33 mm
  12. DecHigh 10.4°CLow 3.0°CRain 31 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 17 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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