MFA, Visa and banks
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Originally Posted by maximondo
Has anyone tried doing it them selfs through this website
Iran ministry of Foreign Affairs
Welcome to Ministry of foreign affairs , Islamic Republic of Iran
I had a look - you fill out the form add a scan page of your passport and a photo and .... wait to hear back?
If you have done it yourself - how long it take?
Thanks
Danielle
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Just looked at the MFA tourist visa site and well it only proposes two land borders (Shalamcheh and Mehran). Both of which are with Iraq... not at all useful for most overlanders travelling via Turkey or Pakistan. Maybe that's why you need to use an authorised Travel Agent.
Oh and to answer the Visa Credit Card question - Iran doesn't do trade with Foreign banks, well at least none that are associated with USA. (it's the whole anti-US thing they think the US is the devil and everything US does is evil and conspiring to destabilise the regime). Meaning that your credit/debit or other bank card won't work in Iran, you must have cash $$$$
Let us all here know if your find another way to get your visa.
Last edited by TurboCharger; 17 Mar 2011 at 15:06.
Reason: added names of land borders
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