No visa needed

Do citizens of Mauritius need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Mauritius don’t need a visa for Iran and can stay up to 15 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 Mauritius: the passport opens 94 countries visa-free; Port Louis — Tehran: ≈ 6,240 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 15 days

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

Yes, citizens of Mauritius don’t need a visa for Iran for up to 15 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iran visa rules at a glance

With a Mauritius passport you can visit 94 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 37 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mauritius passport ranks 61st of 199.
Mauritius passport: visa-free access to 94 countries; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Mauritius and Iran can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Georgia, Tunisia, Micronesia, Dominica, and Haiti.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Mauritius. Mauritius visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Port Louis — Tehran: about 6,240 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −0.5 hours.
Local time: Port Louis 12:00 — Tehran 11:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 54th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritius.