Iran: country policy and information notes
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
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Country policy and information note: social media, surveillance and sur place activities, Iran, April 2025
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Country policy and information note: medical and healthcare issues, Iran, June 2024
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Country policy and information note: military service, Iran, November 2022
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Country policy and information note: Christians and Christian converts, Iran, September 2022
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Country policy and information note: ‘Zina’ (sex outside of marriage and adultery), Iran, July 2022
PDF, 362 KB, 28 pages
Country policy and information note: sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, Iran, June 2022
PDF, 646 KB, 47 pages
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Country policy and information note: Kurds and Kurdish political groups, Iran, May 2022 (accessible)
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Country policy and information note: Kurds and Kurdish political groups, Iran, May 2022
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Country policy and information note: illegal exit, Iran, May 2022
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Country policy and information note: women fearing ‘honour’ based violence, Iran, May 2022
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Country policy and information note: women - early and forced marriage, Iran, May 2022 (accessible)
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Country policy and information note: women - early and forced marriage, Iran, May 2022
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Country policy and information note: social media, surveillance and sur place activities, Iran, March 2022
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Country policy and information note: smugglers, Iran, February 2022
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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.
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Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 2310 JulyApril 2024
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2025-10-08 14:28
Published the country policy and information note: Kurds and Kurdish political groups, Iran, October 2025.
2025-09-24 13:11
Added country policy and information note: smugglers, Iran, September 2025.
2025-07-01 16:05
Updated the notes on women – early and forced marriage, and women fearing ‘honour’ based violence.
2025-04-10 17:13
Added the country policy and information note: social media, surveillance and sur place activities, Iran, April 2025.
2024-07-23 13:06
Updated the country policy and information note: medical and healthcare issues, Iran, June 2024.
2024-07-17 15:49
Country policy and information note on medical and healthcare issues updated.
2023-05-19 13:58
Removed document ‘Country policy and information note: background information, Iran, November 2019’ as it is no longer relevant.
2022-11-30 16:23
Updated the information on Military service.
2022-09-28 09:39
Updated country policy and information note on Christians and Christian converts.
2022-08-25 11:29
Removed Country policy and information note: actors of protection, Iran, November 2019 as it is out of date.
2022-07-13 11:04
Updated information on ‘Zina’ (sex outside of marriage and adultery) published.
2022-06-22 14:25
Updated information on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression published.
2022-05-20 17:07
Removed: Country policy and information note: fear of punishment for crimes committed in other countries (‘double jeopardy’ or re-prosecution), Iran, January 2018 and Country policy and information note: Ahwazis and Ahwazi political groups, Iran, January 2019 – these documents are out of date.
2022-05-17 13:37
Added accessible version of Kurds and Kurdish political groups, Iran, May 2022.
2022-05-11 15:36
Updated information about Kurds and Kurdish political groups added.
2022-05-09 11:52
Updated information on ‘illegal exit’ published.
2022-05-04 09:39
Updated information on women fearing ‘honour’ based violence, and early and forced marriage.
2022-03-22 15:54
Information on social media, surveillance and sur place activities added.
2022-02-23 17:29
Information on smugglers updated.
Details
Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.
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Update history
2025-10-08 14:28
Published the country policy and information note: Kurds and Kurdish political groups, Iran, October 2025.
2025-09-24 13:11
Added country policy and information note: smugglers, Iran, September 2025.
2025-07-01 16:05
Updated the notes on women – early and forced marriage, and women fearing ‘honour’ based violence.
2025-04-10 17:13
Added the country policy and information note: social media, surveillance and sur place activities, Iran, April 2025.
2024-07-23 13:06
Updated the country policy and information note: medical and healthcare issues, Iran, June 2024.
2024-07-17 15:49
Country policy and information note on medical and healthcare issues updated.
2023-05-19 13:58
Removed document ‘Country policy and information note: background information, Iran, November 2019’ as it is no longer relevant.
2022-11-30 16:23
Updated the information on Military service.
2022-09-28 09:39
Updated country policy and information note on Christians and Christian converts.
2022-08-25 11:29
Removed Country policy and information note: actors of protection, Iran, November 2019 as it is out of date.
2022-07-13 11:04
Updated information on ‘Zina’ (sex outside of marriage and adultery) published.
2022-06-22 14:25
Updated information on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression published.
2022-05-20 17:07
Removed: Country policy and information note: fear of punishment for crimes committed in other countries (‘double jeopardy’ or re-prosecution), Iran, January 2018 and Country policy and information note: Ahwazis and Ahwazi political groups, Iran, January 2019 – these documents are out of date.
2022-05-17 13:37
Added accessible version of Kurds and Kurdish political groups, Iran, May 2022.
2022-05-11 15:36
Updated information about Kurds and Kurdish political groups added.
2022-05-09 11:52
Updated information on ‘illegal exit’ published.
2022-05-04 09:39
Updated information on women fearing ‘honour’ based violence, and early and forced marriage.
2022-03-22 15:54
Information on social media, surveillance and sur place activities added.
2022-02-23 17:29
Information on smugglers updated.