visa fee
Hello Pakohan,
welcome here to the Hubb.
Yes we Germans are spoiled as visa regulations are fairly easy with a German passport for most border crossings, but sometimes we also run into a wall, as you just did.
No, its not normal to have to open a bank account to pay for your visa fee. In many years of traveling I never had to open a bank account to pay for a visa fee. The embassy should accept if your hotel owner does the transfer from his account or you do it online as suggested by Jay. Just get a confirmation print out and give it to the embassy staff, I would say that it doesnt matter what name the account is in.
The last time I applied for an Iranian visa in Damaskus (in 2009) I was rejected because of my port of entry and I was told to use a travel agency to arrange the visa for me.
As you will be riding for a long time, relax and leave Georgia when you got your Iranian visa.
All the best.
mika
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