A magnitude 5 earthquake hit Tabriz in Iran.

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.

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.