Entry restricted

Entry to the United States for citizens of Iran

Entry to the United States is currently restricted for citizens of Iran. Rules can change, so check with the destination’s embassy before you travel.

For citizens of Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Washington, D.C.: ≈ 10,180 km, about 13 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

Entry restricted

Can I travel to the United States without a visa on a Iran passport?

Entry to the United States is currently restricted for citizens of Iran. Check the rules with the embassy before you travel.

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; United States passport: 112.
Citizens of Iran and the United States can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of the United States, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Iran. Iran visa for citizens of the United States

Tehran — Washington, D.C.: about 10,180 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −12.5 hours.
Local time: Tehran 12:00 — Washington, D.C. 23:30.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Iran has an embassy in the United States — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.