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Iran: restrictions and entry requirements 2023
Iran: country’s borders status
Borders are open with restrictions.
Coronavirus information
Passengers must have:
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in English showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; OR
- a negative COVID-19 PCR or RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival.
This rule does not apply to:
- children under 12.
Arriving people could be subject to COVID-19 test at their own expense.
Requirements for vaccination and recovery certificates
The vaccination certificate considering valid if:
- it is in English, showing that:
- passenger was fully vaccinated at least 14 days and at most 9 months before arrival; or
- fully vaccinated and received a booster dose.
- Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience, Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac and Sputnik V.
- Passengers traveling to Isfahan (IFN) must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate with a QR code.
News — Iran
23.03.2023
11:00
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Gorgan in northern Iran.
Several people were slightly injured.
20.03.2023
18:40
Nordwind has rescheduled flights from Kazan to Tehran.
The tentative date for the resumption of flights is 16 May.
17.03.2023
18:20
A magnitude 5 earthquake hit Tabriz in Iran.
Minor damage was recorded.
15.03.2023
17:30
Nordwind will fly from Kazan to Tehran on Tuesdays and Fridays from 28 March.
Nordwind will fly from Kazan to Tehran on Tuesdays and Fridays from 28 March.
15.03.2023
13:00
Mass protests erupted in Iran.
In the east of the country, clashes with police escalated into shootings.
13.03.2023
11:00
Iran and Saudi Arabia will resume diplomatic relations.
Ties between the states were severed in 2016 following an attack on the kingdom’s embassy in Tehran.
National holidays in Iran in 2023
Public holidays and festivals in Iran in 2023. Non-working days:
- Saturday, 4 February: Birthday of Imam Ali (ولادت امام علی);
- Saturday, 11 February: Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution (سالگرد انقلاب اسلامی);
- Saturday, 18 February: Mabaat (مبعث);
- Wednesday, 8 March: Birthday of Imam Mahdi (ولادت امام مهدی);
- Sunday, 19 March: Oil Nationalization Day (روز ملی شدن نفت);
- from March 21 to March 24, from Tuesday to Friday: Novruz holiday (تعطیلات نوروز);
- Saturday, 1 April: Islamic Republic Day (روز جمهوری اسلامی);
- Sunday, 2 April: Sizda Bedar (سیزده بیدار);
- Wednesday, 12 April: Martyrdom of Imam Ali (شهادت امام علی);
- Saturday, April 22: Eid al-Fitr (عید فطر);
- Sunday, April 23: Eid al-Adha (تعطیلات عید فطر);
- Tuesday, 16 May: Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq (شهادت امام صادق);
- Saturday, 3 June: Death of Imam Khomeini (ارتحال امام خمینی);
- Monday, 5 June: Khordad National Uprising (1963) (قیام ملی خرداد (۱۳۴۲));
- Thursday, June 29: Eid al-Fitr (عید قربان);
- Friday, July 7: Eid al-Fitr (عید غدیر);
- Thursday, 27 July: Tassua (تاسوعا);
- Friday, 28 July: Ashura (عاشورا);
- Wednesday, 6 September: Arbaeen (اربعین);
- Thursday, 14 September: Death of the Prophet Muhammad (رحلت حضرت محمد);
- Thursday, 14 September: Martyrdom of Imam Hassan (شهادت امام حسن);
- Saturday, 16 September: Martyrdom of Imam Reza (شهادت امام رضا);
- Sunday, September 24: Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asghari (شهادت امام حسن عسگری);
- Tuesday, 3 October: Birthday of Imam Sadeq (ولادت امام صادق);
- Tuesday, 3 October: Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (میلاد حضرت محمد);
- Sunday, 17 December: Martyrdom of Hazrat Fatima (شهادت حضرت فاطمه).
The official day off is Friday. Most government offices are also closed on Thursday.
