Iranian Visa is not required for Ghanaians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Ghanaian visitors can use a visa on arrival and E-visa to enter Iran.
- Your passport must be valid for at least six months with one blank page for entry stamp.
- Before entering and leaving Iran, you must declare currency over $10000.
- Before entry into the country, you must have a valid passport, a confirmed return ticket and proof of hotel reservation.
- No vaccinations are required to visit Iran.
- You can apply for an extension of your visa, but you have to apply one week prior to the expiration of your visa.
- All visitors to Iran must have travel insurance, if you don’t have one, you will have to pay for one at the airport.
- Ghanaians visiting Indonesia with pets must obtain a certificate of vaccination and must obtain a license from the embassy or the high commission.
- Direct flights are available from the Kotoka International Airport to Tehran, Iran and may last for up to 8 – 9 hours long.
- Iran is home to the second-largest Jewish community in the Muslim world and the Middle East. The two largest non-Muslim religious minorities in Iran are the Bahá’í Faith and Christianity.
- The exchange rate between the Ghanaian Cedi and the Iranian Rial is currently at 1 (GHS)/ 7,802.27 (IRR).
- Because the time zone currently used in Iran is the Iran Daylight Time (GMT+4:30), Iran is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Ghana.
- Getting around in Iran is possible through various public means of transportation including domestic flights, buses, trains, taxis, car rentals and Metro (Tehran).
- Iran uses two plug types: Types C and F. Plug “Type C” is the plug which has two round pins and plugs “Type F” is the plug which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side. Iran operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz.
- 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 which usually starts from March until May and then again from late September to early November. It is a good time to explore and participate in tourism-related activities.
- Persian is the official language spoken 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.