Educational Visa

Educational Visa

Students wishing to study at Urmia University are required to enter the country with an Educational visa (E Visa). For this purpose, applicants who have been accepted to the University of Urmia are required to submit the following documents to the Consular Office of International Relations Office of Urmia University.

It is imperative that students pay attention to the expiry date of their passport and to replace it six months before the expiry date. Upon the issuance of the Visa Grant Form, the applicant will be notified by email to visit the Iranian Embassy or Consulate in the country concerned to collect their student E visa within the deadline set out in the said Form.

Required Documents and Workflow of Educational Visa (E-Visa):

• Color scan of personal photo (Size: 400*600 less than 50 kb, white background, jpg/jpeg format)
• Color scan of passport (Size: 600*800 less than 100 kb)
• Filling out the Visa application Form (download here) according to the passport information ( English column is mandatory/ Persian column is optional )
• Emailing the documents to: visaurmia@gmail.com
• The consular office of the university registers the applicant's request in the relevant system.
• The student visa application is reviewed ­by the Student Affairs Organization and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• The result of the application will be announced to the student through email or social networks ­. The request is either approved or rejected:
• If the application is rejected and there are defects in the information or documents, the request should be resubmitted after submission of required information or documents.
• If the application is approved by Student Affairs Organization and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the student should refer to the Iranian consulate in the home country.
• After receiving the visa, the student should go to the consular affairs office of the university.

Note 1: Please note the deadline for applying for a student visa as of the date listed on the Visa Grant Sheet.

Note 2: Passports valid for less than 6 months will not be processed. 

Note 3: Make sure to include the student’s email address and WhatsApp number accurately because the student visa is sent to these addresses.

Note 4: Immediately after receiving a student visa, students need to refer to the consular post (Iranian embassy or consulate in the home country) as stated in the visa file to receive the original of their sealed visa, and visit the university. 

Note 5: After arriving in Iran on a student visa, please note the one-month residency application deadline.

Note 6: If you do not apply for a residency within the timeframe mentioned above, apply for a student visa extension.

Note 7: It is required when picking up the visa from the consulate of the home country and also when entering Iran, the information of the student visa must be registered in the relevant systems.