TEHRAN – The ministry of tourism of Tunisia has declared the cancellation of visa requirements for Iranian and Iraqi tourists.
According to a letter published by the ministry, the African country decided to cancel the 15-day visa requirements for Iranian tourists with ordinary passports.
The decision was made in response to measures adopted earlier by Iran and that it would be implemented from Saturday, June 15, 2024, the ministry said.
Deputy for Consular Parliamentary and Iranians Affairs of the Foreign Ministry in Tehran Alireza Bikdeli had earlier said that citizens of 28 countries traveling to Iran for tourism did not require visas from February 4, 2024, and that they could travel to the Islamic Republic simply by purchasing a flight ticket.
Among those states, citizens of India can visit Iran without visa requirements at airports, but they must obtain visas for land travel.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Cuba, Tanzania, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Seychelles, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, and India are the countries whose citizens do not need visas for travel to Iran.