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Tax residency in Iran

How to become a tax resident — and how hard it is to leave.

How to become a tax resident

Typically after 183+ days of presence in a year — or any of:

• having a place of residence in Iran during the tax year
• physical presence in Iran for more than 6 months (183+ days) in the Iranian tax year

Longer‑term residence for a self‑funded foreign individual generally requires either a scarce‑skills employment route with a local sponsor or qualifying as a foreign investor under FIPPA, neither of which functions as an easy, off‑the‑shelf residence‑by‑investment or nomad program.

Tax residency for individuals is driven by residence/place of residence and a 6‑month presence test, so ceasing to be resident is generally achieved by leaving Iran and not maintaining a place of residence or exceeding the 6‑month threshold, with no explicit multi‑year tail or citizenship-based rules indicated in official guidance.

“Individuals of Iranian nationality resident in Iran are subject to tax on all their income whether earned in Iran or abroad.[9] According to Iran’s residency rule, individuals with their place of residence in Iran or present for more than 6 months in a tax year are residents.[7]” — Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran (official tax information, citing Iranian Direct Tax Act rules)

Estimate — confirm against the linked sources. See methodology.