TUMS is the oldest and most well-known medical center in Iran, nationally as well as internationally. TUMS, as one of the country’s top research universities, accepts applications from the most qualified students. It also has the largest schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, rehabilitation, allied medical sciences, public health, advanced technologies in medicine, nutritional sciences and dietetics, and nursing and midwifery in Iran as well as a virtual school.
In order to facilitate administrative affairs and observe consular regulations, as well as saving your time, students who have graduated need to observe the following points:
1. Upon finishing their studies, students who intend to permanently exit Iran need to receive the financial settlement (clearance) form from the International Campus’s Office of Deputy for Education.
2. This form, after being filled out by the student, must be signed and stamped by the International Campus’s Office of Deputy for Education and relevant departments and offices.
3. In order to acquire your Permanent Exit Letter, please provide below documents and refer to the Visa and Consular Affairs Office at the Directorate of International Affairs and Development, Office of Vice-Chancellor for Global Strategies and International Affairs.
Address: No. 21, Dameshgh St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran 1416753955, Iran.
Tel.: (+98 21) 88898531 or (+98 21) 8889 6694 - Ext.: 154-5
Hours for Submitting Documents: Saturdays to Wednesdays, 8:30 to 13:30
4. Required documents are as follows:
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Original passport
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Two ID pictures (size: 3x4 cm)
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Two copies of your passport’s information page (first page)
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Two copies of your residency permission
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Two copies of your Police Dept. ID Label (the barcode on your last page of your passport)
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Two copies of Completed Application form for Exit permission (available at TUMS Directorate of International Affairs and Development)
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The clearance form which should be signed and seal by respected offices.
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The form will be provided to the students at the Educational office of TUMS
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Deposit 20,000 Rials (2,000 Tomans) in to the Police department bank Account (2171151302005) in Meli Bank and submit the payment’s receipt with your documents to TUMS Visa Office.
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20,000 Rials in cash (2,000 Tomans) for opening a file at the police department and issuance of a one-year permit
5. After submitting your documents to the Visa and Consular Affairs Office, your Permanent Exit permission will be prepared after 14 working days and you can receive your passport, which will carry the Permanent Exit Stamp. Note the necessary amount of time for acquiring an exit permit when reserving or purchasing your travel tickets.
6. The validity period of your permeant exit permission is two weeks. In case the student does not exit the country during this time, he or she must refer to the Visa and Consular Affairs Office at TUMS Directorate of International Affairs and Development to extend the permission which last for 10 working days.
Please observe the following notice:
A. Students whose passports are near to their expiration date need to renew their passports via their countries' embassy in Tehran, and then proceed with obtaining the residency extension stamp with their already expired passport. Students whose countries do not have an embassy in Iran need to refer the Visa and Consular Affairs office at TUMS Directorate of International Affairs and Development, for consultation and further information.
B. In case you proceed with renewing your passport in your country of citizenship during your trip, you must have your old passport, containing previous residency stamps and student visa, with you in order to be able to return to Iran. In order to transfer all legal permissions from your old passport to your new one.
Please, for consultation and further information refer to the Visa and Consular Affairs office at TUMS Directorate of International Affairs and Development.