No visa needed

Do citizens of Vietnam need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Vietnam 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 Vietnam: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; Hanoi — Tehran: ≈ 5,500 km, about 7.5 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 Vietnam passport?

Yes, citizens of Vietnam 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 Vietnam passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vietnam passport ranks 161st of 199.
Vietnam passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Vietnam and Iran can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Micronesia, Seychelles, Haiti, and Dominica.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Vietnam. Vietnam visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Hanoi — Tehran: about 5,500 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3.5 hours.
Local time: Hanoi 12:00 — Tehran 08:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 34th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vietnam.