Iran spouse visa: the marital visa for husbands of Iranian women

According to the MFA, the M visa is issued to foreign men married to Iranian women, and to the children of such families. The marriage must be registered in the Iranian legal system for this visa.

If the marriage has not been registered in Iran yet, the MFA advises applying for the A entry visa in its "relatives" form. The same entry visa is used by relatives of foreigners who live in Iran, and the online form also has a "Family" and a "Family visit" option.

Besides the online application, the MFA asks for the father's official permission for children's travel to Iran. In practice you should also be able to show the registered marriage, for example the Iranian marriage certificate or the registration of a foreign marriage with the Iranian authorities, and your wife's Iranian identity documents.

Start on the MFA e-visa portal and select the Family option and your collecting mission. Some missions treat family cases differently from tourist applications: the embassy in Berlin, which otherwise routes visas through registered agencies, accepts applications from family members of Iranians, for example foreign husbands or children of an Iranian mother, directly at its consular section. Verify your email within three days; the portal aims for about 10 business days.

UNHCR Iran notes that an Iranian mother married to a non-Iranian man can apply to pass her Iranian nationality to her children; a child who receives the Iranian identity booklet (shenasnameh) has the same rights as any Iranian national. Children who remain foreign travel on the M visa with their father's official permission.