Medical tourism or health tourism is a trip to other countries to perform surgery, various types of medical and dental care, cosmetic surgeries and benefit from natural health factors such as mineral water springs, etc. and it is based on the logic that medical treatments. In addition to rest, leisure and tourism caused by a foreign trip can accelerate people’s recovery and health. Of course, reasonable costs, along with receiving high-quality medical services, are one of the main motivations for tourists to travel to countries that provide medical services. The country of Iran also has a privileged position in the field of medical tourism due to its high tourism and medical potential and experienced doctors. The high level of medical knowledge and the ability of the country of Iran in providing medical services and the potential in this field, especially the impressive experience in cosmetic surgeries and difficult treatments and the possession of the land of Iran with many natural and tourist attractions, make Iran a suitable destination for health tourists from all over the world.
Iran medical visa is suitable for people who travel to Iran for the purpose of treatment or health tourism. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, tourists who intend to travel to Iran to benefit from health and medical services should take the necessary measures before traveling to this country in order to obtain a suitable visa for their trip and obtain a type T medical visa and receive the permission to enter Iran. Please note that entering Iran and benefiting from medical and treatment services in this country with a tourist visa is considered against the law.
If you intend to travel to Iran in order to use medical services, our colleagues at Nora Health Tour can guide you to obtain a treatment visa and benefit from appropriate medical services, in cooperation with the most reliable medical and treatment centers in Iran.
Procedures for obtaining a visa and treatment in Iran
- Contact experts for free consultation
- Specialist doctor’s letter: a letter with an official seal from a specialist doctor in Iran or abroad with the subject of the applicant’s need for treatment
- Scanning of the relevant medical documents of the applicant, the presence of these documents is not mandatory, but it increases the percentage of visa acceptance.
- Acceptance letter of IPD treatment centers: Acceptance must be written by a hospital with an international unit for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran and it explains that the person applying for a treatment visa is going to be treated in this center. If this letter does not exist, the application will definitely be rejected. Nora Health Tour, through cooperation with various facilitating companies and medical centers, can obtain IPD letters and introduce travelers to medical centers, as well as follow up all stages of the applicant’s treatment in Iran.
- Passport scan valid for at least 6 months from the time of entering Iran
- The scan of the personnel photo has a light background and the person’s face is clearly visible. Be careful that the photo must be taken in the last 6 months and match the current face of the applicant.
- Coordinating and planning a therapeutic tour for the applicant and companion.
- Approval of the tour program by the visa applicant and treatment in Iran
- Sending documents and paying the fee (in full or in advance)
- Receive Iran health E-VISA
- Receiving a visa (Pickup) at the embassy or consular service offices of Iran in the country of residence
Iran medical visa validity period for foreign nationals
- Validity period of entry: The validity period of Iranian medical visa entry for foreign nationals is 90 days or three months, and the visa applicant can enter Iran up to three months after the visa is issued.
- Duration of validity of stay: The validity of Iran visa varies from one day to 45 days according to the request registered in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Of course, this period of stay can be extended up to two times, each time for the duration of the main stay of the visa.
Iran medical visa cost
The visa issuance fee has two parts. One, the fee that the travel agency receives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for obtaining the barcode, which is about 60 to 80 dollars, and two, the fee that the visa applicant must pay to the Iranian embassy or consular service offices at his place of residence and during pickup (getting a visa) in person that this fee is different according to the nationality of the applicant. After applying for a visa in the system and confirming the visa, the payable amount will be determined and the applicant will be informed. For example, the cost of issuing a visa for a Belgian citizen is 30 euros. If the treatment process of a person who traveled to Iran using a medical visa for treatment does not expire within 30 days and the person has to stay longer in Iran, the patient must apply for his medical visa to extend. This visa can be extended for 90 days.
Tips about Iran medical visa
- Iran has become one of the popular countries as a health tourism destination due to having skilled and powerful doctors, advanced medical equipment, well-equipped medical centers and reasonable prices for medical services, and Iran’s medical visa has many fans.
- Visa approval time is different for citizens of different countries. For example, the process of obtaining a medical visa for citizens of the United States, England and Canada will require more time and sometimes several months in addition to the complexity.
- Iranian health visa should only be registered by special travel agencies that have the possibility to register this type of visa in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it is not possible to get a medical visa personally.
- Today, in addition to treating physical diseases, health tourism services include things such as skin and hair services, hydrotherapy, beauty services, and even checkups.
- Issuance of Iranian medical visa has two stages. The first step is to get the barcode from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is done by a travel agency inside the country, and the second step is that after the barcode is issued, the applicant for a type T visa of Iran must go to the Iranian embassy or consular service offices in the country of residence and Get the original and definitive visa. Keep in mind that each step has its own cost.
- For Israeli nationals or people who have a history of traveling to the occupied territories, for Pakistani, Afghan and Iraqi people, it is currently not possible to obtain an Iranian medical visa. Citizens of two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, cannot personally apply for a medical invitation letter, but must receive this invitation letter through health tourism companies.
- A list of medical centers that are allowed to accept international patients is at the disposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which only approves invitations from the centers that are on that list (so the invitations of medical centers that are not on this list, even (Not acceptable if that center has an IPD license)
- In today’s conditions and despite the spread of the Corona virus, people who intend to enter Iran with a medical visa must, in addition to the aforementioned documents, present their negative PCR test, which is valid for a maximum of 96 hours and translated into English upon entering Iran. Submit to the relevant authorities.
- Visa issuance takes between 7 and 10 working days after submitting the documents, but this time can be reduced to three days according to the doctor’s opinion and his confirmation letter.
- If the visa is rejected, a part of the cost that can be refunded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be returned.
- After the event is issued for foreign nationals, they must enter Iran within one month. In case of not entering Iran and not using it, the validity of the visa is terminated and cannot be used again.
