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20 May 2016
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Got the visa without any hassles.Embassy folks explicitly told that tour guide not required for Indian passport holders.
Anybody know about motorcycle insurance for IRAN ? Been searching HUBB but not many useful results.
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27 May 2016
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Well, I got the Iranian Visa today at the Istanbul Embassy. It was quite easier to get than in munich. They didnt even ask which kind of transportation I will take. I requested 25 days and got 22. A german friend, who also got the visa requested 21 and got 30.
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I rode to Iran last year (fall 2015) and got through the border crossing (Armenia / Iran) without a problem but was stopped just after the Iranian passport control and told I need a car-net which was to escort me to Tehran and back. Was shown the regulation (translated) which said that motorbikes over 150 cc needed a car-net. I was offered the service for 2000 USD - haggled it down to 1000, and then turned around and rode back out of the country into Armenia. When the border guards who stopped me saw that I would not pay, they did try and negotiate further but I was so frustrated that I left for more pleasant riding in the Caucasus.
I may have hit upon a rogue group of guards - have heard this story before and some sites do mention the need for a car-net if the bike is big. Seems a bit of a hit and miss from what I read on the forums.
That was my experience for what its worth.
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Originally Posted by moosi
Well, I got the Iranian Visa today at the Istanbul Embassy. It was quite easier to get than in munich. They didnt even ask which kind of transportation I will take. I requested 25 days and got 22. A german friend, who also got the visa requested 21 and got 30. 
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Hi Moosi, a few questions about your visa application in Istanbul.
Before you applied for your iranian visa in istanbul did you have a letter of invitation? Did you require a tour operator or a guide. How much was your visa? Did you have entry and exit dates?
Many thanks
Ryan and Lottie
Scotland to India 2017
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Hello, i have iranian visa in my passport. Please write to overlandtoiran if you want LOI.
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Yes.. i need LOI overland Iran by own motorcycle. How I can get the reference number?
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28 Mar 2018
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What is a Car-net? Do you mean a Carnet de passages?
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