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Iran General Foreign Residence Permit

10 facts quoted from the official source

Information-only record of the residence-permit status referenced by Iranian authority guidance, pending a current public application inventory.

Route type
Residence-based status
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
4
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Accepted Residence DocumentsThe legal-employment guidance expressly lists residence permits, residence booklets and residential passports.
  • Competent OfficesThe current public guidance directs foreign nationals to the competent immigration and service offices.
  • Foreign National StatusThe official guidance refers to legal residence held by foreign nationals.
  • Work Right Depends On Residence TypeA residence permit supports work authorisation only if work is allowed by that type of residence.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryThe official guidance refers to legal residence held by foreign nationals.
  • Manual Official Confirmation RequiredThe applicable residence ground and procedure require manual confirmation with the competent authority.
  • Official source basisThe official guidance refers to legal residence held by foreign nationals.
  • Public Application Criteria IncompleteThe reviewed official pages do not provide a complete general residence-permit application checklist.
  • Report summaryThe official guidance refers to legal residence held by foreign nationals.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Validity Must Be MaintainedA foreign national must maintain valid legal residency.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Iran?
The official source states: Information-only record of the residence-permit status referenced by Iranian authority guidance, pending a current public application inventory.

Every answer is quoted from the official help.unhcr.org page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 10 points against the official source; 10 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official source of the governing body help.unhcr.orgLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Iran government page.
Source evidence incomplete — confirm on the official source before acting · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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