Iranian passports are issued to nationals of Iran for the purpose of international travel. The passport serves as a proof of Iranian citizenship. The Iranian passports are burgundy, with Iranian Coat of Arms emblazoned on the top of the front cover. Iranian passport The front cover of a contemporary Iranian biometric passport Date first issued January 1, 2007[1] (biometric passport) Issued by Iran Type of document Passport Purpose Identification Eligibility requirements Iranian citizenship Expiration 5 years after issuance (for adults over 18) Cost 1,500,000IRR (~$36 US Dollars) The words "جمهوری اسلامی ایران" (Persian) meaning Islamic Republic of Iran and "گذرنامه" (Persian) meaning passport are inscribed to the right side of I coat of arms. Iran started issuing diplomatic and service biometric passports in July, 2007. Ordinary biometric passports began to be issued on February 20, 2011. These passports contain 32 pages. On the inside of the back-cover, Iranian passports bear the inscription: "The holder of this passport is not entitled to travel to occupied Palestine", referring to Israel.[2] In the past, prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the passports were different and had the inscription 'Empire of Iran', as shown below. The passports also had translations into French. Contents

Identity information page Edit

The Iranian passport includes the following data: Holder's signature / امضا دارنده گذرنامه

Country of residence / کشور محل اقامت

Place of Issue / محل صدور پاسپورت (The exact place of the passport's issuance. e.g. 'Yerevan' if it's issued outside of the country, or 'Immigration and Passport Police' if it have been issued inside)

مدرک صدور گذرنامه (an Eight Digit Code showing the Passport's number)

Name & Position of Issuing Authority (or, in the older passports, "Name & Position of Issuing Officer) / نام و سمت صادر کننده

ملاحظات (Does not exist in the Passports that have issued within the country borders. It states the last exact time of exiting Iran.)

the country borders. It states the last exact time of exiting Iran.) Type ('P' for passport)

Country Code (IRN)

Passport No. (in older passports: "Passport Number")

شماره ملی (National ID number)

Surname / نام خانوادگی

Name / نام

Father's Name / نام پدر

Date & Place of Birth / تاریخ و محل تولد (Example: 1970-01-01 - TEHRAN or ۱۳۴۸/۱۰/۱۱ - تهران)

Sex / جنسیت (M/مرد for male, F/زن for female)

Date of Issue / تاریخ صدور

Date of Expiry / تاریخ انقضا

شماره شناسنامه (Either, the old Birth Certificate number (for those who have born before 1990), or a repetition of the National ID number.) Passport number Edit The passport number is the serial number that uniquely identifies a passport. The passport number changes every time a person has issued a new passport, with the previous passport number noted in an endorsement on the last page of the new passport. The passport number is alphanumeric, with a letter followed by an eight-digit number, e.g. A00000000. In the Persian letters on top of the passport, the passport number does not have the first English letter. Identity Number Edit The national identity number for Iranians is a unique 10-digit number allocated to each citizen of Iran; & it is used widely for identity confirmation in many places. The unique number is in the following format: XXX-YYYYYY-C The first three digits are the numeric code indicating the state of birth.

The next six digits are randomly generated numbers

And the last digit is known as the Check or Control Number. The control number is calculated from the previous 9 digits and verifies if the ID number is valid.

Languages Edit

For each item in the passport captions are provided in Persian and near all of them are also provided in English.

Restrictions on travel Edit

As Iran (the Islamic Republic of) does not recognize nor have diplomatic relations with the state of Israel (like some other Muslim countries), people using an Iranian passport are not permitted to travel to Israel under Iranian law (although Israel itself does admit Iranian citizens holding a visa). On the inside of the back-cover, Iranian passports bear the inscription: "The holder of this passport is not entitled to travel to occupied Palestine", referring to Israel.

Visa requirements for Iranian citizens Edit

Main article: Visa requirements for Iranian citizens As of 26 August 2017, Iranian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 39 countries and territories, ranking the Iranian passport 95th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.[3] Iran Visa free access Visa on arrival eVisa Visa available both on arrival or online Access to some regions Visa required Visa requirements for Iranian citizens

Gallery of historic images Edit

Iranian Passport from 1975

Empire Passport Cover.

Empire Passport - 'Rules to be observed by passport bearer' (French language).

Iranian Passport Datapage

Iranian Passport DataPage (2017)

See also Edit