How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?
Application is online through the e-visa system, then documents go to the embassy. The visa is issued as single or multiple entry so the foreign husband and children of an Iranian woman can visit her relatives. According to the Canberra embassy, holders may stay up to 90 days; according to the Stockholm embassy, the stay is 90 days per single entry and 30 days per entry on a double-entry visa, with extensions handled by the police Foreign Nationals Affairs directorate. No work rights or independent or long-term status are stated.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- Iranian embassy/consulate page (MFA domain), practice of one mission; other missions may differ
- Rights (work etc.) and long-term/independent status not stated