Visa and entry
Japan: entry rules for Iranians
Visa required
Safety: Normal careupdated 28 August 2026Apply at an embassy or visa centre before travelling.
The visa waiver for ordinary Iranian passports has been suspended since 1992, so every Iranian tourist needs a visa, applied for at the Japan Visa Application Centre in Tehran.
Checked 7 November 2026
At a glance
- Fee
- 6,800,000 toman
How to apply: Read the document list for your visa type on the VFS Global Japan site for Iran, then hand in your passport and original documents in person (or through a representative with an authorisation letter) at the JVAC in Heravi Center, Tehran, Sunday to Thursday 8:00 to 15:00.
Official pageConditions
- Japan suspended visa exemption for ordinary Iranian passports on 15 April 1992; only diplomatic and official passports are still exempt.
- From 16 August 2026 applications in Iran go through the Japan Visa Application Centre (JVAC, run by VFS Global) in Tehran, with no appointment needed.
- The single-entry visa fee is 68,000,000 rials from 1 July 2026, plus a separate JVAC service fee.
- All documents must be originals issued within the last 3 months; fax or email copies are not accepted.
- The embassy does not explain refusals, and you cannot reapply for the same purpose for 6 months.
- The embassy may ask for more documents or an interview, so apply well before your trip.
Plan the trip
Tokyo (NRT)
Tokyo (HND)
Osaka (KIX)
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.