Visa and entry

Germany: entry rules for Iranians

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Apply at an embassy or visa centre before travelling.

Visa required in advance under the common EU rule; the German Foreign Office pages could not be opened on the check date, so the details above come from the EU visa pages.

Checked 5 November 2026Partly official

What we could not confirm

The German Federal Foreign Office and the German embassy in Tehran pages could not be opened on the check date; the current Tehran application channel (embassy appointment system, VisaMetric or TLScontact) and its waiting list were not verified.
Annex I of Regulation 2018/1806 itself could not be loaded from EUR-Lex; Iran's listing is taken from the EU pages that point to it.

At a glance

Maximum stay: 90 days in any 180
Fee: 90 EUR

How to apply: Fill in the application on the German Federal Foreign Office visa portal, book an appointment with the German embassy in Tehran, then attend in person with your passport, documents and insurance to give fingerprints and pay the fee.

Official page

Conditions

Iran is on the EU list of countries whose nationals need a visa (Annex I of Regulation 2018/1806), so a short-stay Schengen visa must be obtained before travel.
Apply at the German embassy in Tehran (or the external service provider it names) with an appointment; you can apply at the earliest 6 months before the trip and at the latest 15 days before.
Fingerprints and a photo are taken at the appointment unless you gave fingerprints for a Schengen visa in the last 59 months.
EU rule for processing: normally 15 calendar days, extendable to 45 days when more checks are needed; appointment waiting times in Tehran come on top.
Fee 90 EUR per adult (45 EUR for children aged 6 to 11, free under 6) plus any service-provider fee; the fee is not refunded if the visa is refused.
Travel medical insurance of at least 30,000 EUR covering all Schengen states is mandatory.

Plan the trip

Before you book

Your passport should be valid for at least six months after the trip; many borders refuse less.
Exit tax is paid before leaving Iran; the amount depends on how many trips you made this year.
Iranian bank cards do not work abroad: plan cash or a card from outside Iran.