Visa requirement
Iran visa for Croatian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Croatian citizens do not need a visa for Iran for up to 15 days in any 180.
Last verified: (yesterday)
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- 15 days / 180
- Varies — see notes
- Nothing required before departure
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Nothing required before departure Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 15 days / 180
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 Passport validity passport valid for at least 6 months after arrival; 1 blank page; Iran MFA's eVisa homepage says passports should have at least six months of validity beyond the actual travel date for electronic visa applications; this matrix uses six months as the conservative ordinary-passport buffer. Validity source (opens in a new tab)
- 5 Transit airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; Iran MFA's traveller application includes a transit visa type, and border/airline handling depends on route, airport and whether the traveller enters Iran. Verify the exact itinerary before travel. Transit source (opens in a new tab)
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Croatian citizens do not need a visa for Iran for up to 15 days in any 180. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
No single visa fee is encoded for the waiver route; non-visa costs such as insurance, transport or itinerary documents can still apply.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- passport valid for at least 6 months after arrival; 1 blank page; Iran MFA's eVisa homepage says passports should have at least six months of validity beyond the actual travel date for electronic visa applications; this matrix uses six months as the conservative ordinary-passport buffer.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; Iran MFA's traveller application includes a transit visa type, and border/airline handling depends on route, airport and whether the traveller enters Iran. Verify the exact itinerary before travel.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Croatian ordinary passport valid for at least six months as a conservative buffer
- Tourism-only itinerary that fits the non-extendable 15-day / once-per-six-month waiver
- Return or onward travel evidence if requested by the carrier or border officer
- Accommodation details, travel insurance or funds if requested
Why this verdict
Croatian citizens are encoded from Iran MFA eVisa's current excluded-citizenship, application and visa-eligibility wording for ordinary short visitor travel. This destination-wave matrix record is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, residence, study, family, transit, press, diplomatic/service passports, dual nationality, prior travel history, Israeli stamps/links, political/diplomatic eligibility, mission interview, airline checks, border discretion and regional security disruption can change the practical answer. Reconfirm on the official Iran MFA eVisa portal or the relevant Iranian mission before booking.
Conditional rules
- Non-tourism purpose, extension or repeated entry inside six months eVisa
Iran MFA says the 15-day waiver is tourism-only, non-extendable and once every six months. Other purposes, longer stays or more frequent entries require the normal visa route.
- Other visa type or longer stay Visa required
Iran MFA's eVisa pages list separate visa types such as entry, tourist, transit, press, family, trading, diplomatic and service. Work, residence, study, family, press or longer stays should not be treated as this short tourist/visitor route.
- Interview, in-person mission handling or political/diplomatic eligibility Conditional
Iran MFA says some visa applicants may need a visa interview, some types for citizens of some countries may need to be applied for only in person through an Iranian embassy, and some citizens may not be issued visas due to political or diplomatic considerations.
- Dual nationality or incompatible visa nationality Conditional
The Iran MFA traveller application page says dual nationals should use the nationality on the travel document they will carry and that a visa is void if the visa nationality is incompatible with the passport nationality.
- Transit through Iran Conditional
The Iran MFA traveller application includes a transit visa type. Airside or landside transit should be checked against the exact airport, route and carrier rather than assumed visa-free.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Croatian citizens need a visa for Iran?
- Croatian citizens do not need a visa for Iran for up to 15 days in any 180. (Visa-free.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Croatian passport holders stay in Iran?
- Up to 15 days within any 180.
- How much does the Iran entry cost for Croatian citizens?
- The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.