Russia visa for Iranian citizensUnified e-Visa
- Fee
- Not published
- Processing
- up to 4 days
- Validity
- 120 days
- Stay per entry
- 30 days
- Entries
- single
When to apply: Apply no earlier than 86 days and no later than 4 days before the expected date of entry.
Russia visa for Iranian citizens
What Iranian citizens need to enter Russia, with the official source for every fact.
eVisaMaximum stay: 30 days
Verified Oct 7, 2026 · Source: kdmid.ru (opens in a new tab)How to apply
When to start: Allow at least 4 days: that is the longest processing time the authority publishes.
Driving on a Iran license
Russia and Iran are both party to the 1968 Vienna Convention, so an International Driving Permit issued in Iran is one Russia is bound to recognize.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Aug 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Other entry requirements
- Passport validity — Russia's Foreign Ministry says e-visa applicants need a machine-readable passport issued by their country of nationality, valid for at least 6 months from the date the e-visa application is submitted, with sufficient space for border crossing stamps. For a regular visa it says the passport must have at least two blank pages for visas and, as a rule, must not expire earlier than six months after the visa expires.
- Travel insurance — Required
- Staying past your permitted stay — Penalties in Russia, compared with every country
- Registering your presence after arrival — Required. Registration rules in Russia, compared with every country
- Migration card — Russia's Foreign Ministry says migration card forms are handed to arriving foreigners by the crew (air, sea or river), the train crew, the bus driver or, for private transport or on foot, border control officials. The exit part (coupon B) is kept for the whole stay and handed to border control officials on departure. The UK government says you must register with the local authorities if you are staying anywhere for more than 7 working days, and that your hotel will do this automatically.
No official source states a rule on: onward or return ticket and proof of funds.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Russia entry requirements
The other way round
Russian citizens travelling to Iran: Embassy visa.
Nationalities treated exactly the same
Russia applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Iranian citizens and to holders of these passports:
KenyaCompare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Russia has a row in each.
- What staying past your permitted stay costs, country by country
- Compulsory government charges beyond the visa, country by country
- Registering your presence after arrival, country by country
- Digital arrival cards and entry declarations
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- Countries that require travel insurance to enter
- Which International Driving Permit each country recognizes
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All Russia entry requirements · Everywhere Iranian citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do Iranian citizens need a visa for Russia?
Yes — an eVisa, applied for online before travelling.
How long can Iranian citizens stay in Russia?
Up to 30 days per entry.
How far in advance should Iranian citizens apply?
Allow at least 4 days: that is the longest processing time the authority publishes.
Sources & verification
- Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia — migration card (opens in a new tab)
- Russian MFA Consular Department — Conditions of entry for foreign citizens (per-country visa regime table, as of September 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Russian MFA Consular Department — Medical insurance policy (visa requirement) (opens in a new tab)
- Russian MFA Consular Department — unified e-visa: characteristics and conditions of issue (opens in a new tab)
- UN Treaty Collection — Convention on Road Traffic (Vienna, 1968), status of parties (opens in a new tab)
Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949 (UNTS vol. 125, p. 3); Convention on Road Traffic, Vienna, 8 November 1968 (UNTS vol. 1042, p. 17)
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