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China visa requirements for Iran citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Iran citizens need a visa for China.
Entry details
Travelling to China on a Iran passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Iran passport currently ranks #182 of 199 worldwide, with 43 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
China is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 67 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #106 with 83 open destinations. Interestingly China citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, China citizens travelling to Iran face: visa-free for up to 21 days.
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