Student Visa: How to Obtain One for Iranian Universities
Steps to Obtain a Student Visa:
- Theتسجیل Student Affairs system on the official website www.saorg.ir and obtain the approval code (known as the tracking code or SAORG code).
- Obtain confirmation of the tracking code from the university’s consular affairs representative.
- Obtain confirmation of the tracking code from the Ministry’s consular affairs representative.
- Submit a visa application through the university’s consular affairs representative.
- After the visa is issued, obtain the original copy from the Iranian consulate in your country.
- After the visa is issued, you have two months to enter Iran and submit an application for a residence permit.
Documents Required for a Student Visa:
Personal photograph
Copy of your passport
Direct admission letter
Important: All documents must be scanned clearly using a scanner. Click here to contact us and follow up on your visa application.
How to Obtain a Student Residence Permit
After obtaining your visa from the Iranian consulate and entering Iran, you must visit the university’s Consular Affairs Department with the following documents:
- Original, stamped student visa
- Original passport
- An official letter from the university’s International Consular Affairs Department to the Iranian Ministry requesting issuance of the residence permit


