page_title: Iranian nationality law
section_title: Travel freedom
hierarchical_section_title: Iranian nationality law / Travel freedom
caption_attribution_description: English: Visa requirements for Iranian citizens&#160;&#160; Iran&#160;&#160; Visa free access&#160;&#160; Visa on arrival&#160;&#160; eVisa&#160;&#160; Visa available both on arrival or online&#160;&#160; Visa required&#160;&#160; Admission refused
context_page_description: Iranian nationality law contains principles of both jus sanguinis and jus soli. Children acquire nationality of Iran through their fathers, but not their mothers. There has been a move in the past to change this law to enable a large population of Afghan men, and their Iranian-born children full citizenship.
  The full nationality law is defined in Book 2 of the Civil Code of Iran, Articles 976 through 991.
context_section_description: In 2016, Iranian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 37 countries and territories, ranking the Iranian passport 98th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.
caption: Visa requirements for Iranian citizens
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