Can Indians travel to Iran without visa? Here's how

A visa-waiver program has been announced by Iran for Indians aspiring to visit Iran for the purpose of tourism. As of February 4, the entry sans visa to Iran for Indian citizens is made effective. However, this permit to Iran without visa is to be granted on the basis of 4 conditions, as said by the Iranian embassy. 

As per the conditions, tourists from India can make a visit to Iran for a period of 15 days sans a visa.

The four conditions 

Allowing Indian tourists to Iran without a visa seems to be a big move. However, the permission is not absolute. In fact, it comes with 4 conditions that the Indian tourists aspiring to visit Iran must fulfill in order to enter the country.
Following are the top 4 conditions:

- Indians who have ordinary passports will be permitted to step into the country sans a visa once in every six months. The maximum stay of such Indians can only be up to 15 days. The 15-day stay period of such Indian tourists can not be extended.

- The visa-free rule is not applicable to every individual from India wishing to enter Iran. This rule is applicable for only Indians who wish to enter Iran for tourism purposes. 

- The visa-free rule of Iran for Indian tourists applies to the ones who enter the country by air modes. 

- The fourth condition says that in case Indians aspire to stay for a period longer than the stipulates time, or wish to enter the country multiple times within the time frame of six months, the tourists must get a visa to get their aspirations fulfilled.

In the past few months, Iran has become the latest nation to provide visa-waiver to Indian tourists. Other than Iran, countries like Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Thailand have also eased their visa rules for tourists in India.

Has Iran eased the process for other countries as well? 

Most definitely. Iran has assented to provide its novel visa-waiver program for a total of 33 countries. These countries are, Russia, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Tanzania, Mauritius, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Darussalem, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Mauritania, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and India.