Iranian Visa is not required for Congoleses
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Congo passport holders visiting Iran must first apply for an E-visa.
- This online pre-visa can be granted by the Iranian consulate in the applicant’s home country.
- On presentation of the pre-visa at the border checkpoint of Iran the traveler is then issued a visa on arrival.
- This visa is valid for a maximum total stay of 30 days within one year.
- Congo passport holders are required to provide a passport with six months of validity and with at least two blank pages for stamps on arrival and departure from Iran.
- Congo passport holders must have a return/onward ticket, and must also provide proof of hotel accommodation.
- Congolese visiting Iran can extend their stay for another 30 days at the immigration office.
- Congolese visiting Iran with pets must have a certificate of vaccination and must obtain an import license from the embassy or high commission.
- Congolese visiting Iran hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, yellow fever, rabies, anthrax, meningitis, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis), chickenpox, shingles, pneumonia, and influenza vaccines.
- Direct flights are available from the Maya Maya International Airport Brazzaville, Congo to Tehran, Iran. The estimated flight time is between 7 – 8 hours.
- Islam is the most widely practiced religion in Iran with around 90–95% of Iranians associate themselves with the Shia branch of Islam, the official state religion, and about 5–10% with the Sunni and Sufi branches of Islam.
- Because the time zone currently used in Iran is the Iran Daylight Time (GMT+4:30), Iran is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Congo.
- Getting around Iran is possible through various public means of transportation including Train, Buses, and Mini-Buses, Taxis, Shared Taxis, Car Hires.
- In Iran, the power plugs and sockets are of type C and F. The standard voltage is 220 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Iran has a hot, dry climate characterized by long, hot, dry summers and short, cool winters. The climate is influenced by Iran’s location between the subtropical aridity of the Arabian desert areas and the subtropical humidity of the eastern Mediterranean area.
- The best time to visit Iran is during the spring and autumn. There are ideal temperatures across most of Iran from March until May and then again from late September to early November.
- Persian is the most widely spoken language in Iran.
- Visitors might want to pick up some basic Persian phrases to help them navigate communications in rural spaces.
- Visitors taking pictures are advised to be respectful and conscious of their environment while at it. Photo subjects or their guardians might need to be tipped in some cases.
- Visitors are advised to be careful when carrying out monetary transactions in Iran, from currency changes to relatively expensive purchases.