No visa needed

Do citizens of Iran need a visa for Armenia?

Citizens of Iran don’t need a visa for Armenia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Yerevan: ≈ 780 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Armenia without a visa on a Iran passport?

Yes, citizens of Iran don’t need a visa for Armenia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Armenia visa rules at a glance

With a Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Armenia passport: 33.
Citizens of Iran and Armenia can travel together visa-free to 8 countries, for example: Georgia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Iran and Armenia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Armenia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Armenia

Travelling to Armenia: good to know

Tehran — Yerevan: about 780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +0.5 hours.
Local time: Tehran 12:00 — Yerevan 12:30.
Local currency: Armenian Dram.
Languages: Armenian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AMD 363.
Armenia is the 5th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Iran.