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Iran

You must have two blank pages in your passport for Iran

Ladies MUST wear the Hijab in the passport photos. This means covering your hair, ears, neck, collarbone and shoulders.

You need to have two copies of the application form filled out. So, fill the forms out twice!

Section 4: Put your fathers full name.
Section 5: Your date and place of birth
Section 9:Your type of Passport
Section 12:tick the “tourist” box.
Section 13: write tourism, and guess, visas are usually issued for 30 days
Section 20: write your highest level of qualification
Section 22: if you are a student write your university’s address. If you are unemployed, write “unemployed”.
Section 23: Don't write Israel. If you have a stamp from Israel you will need a new passport.
Section 25: Some say leave this blank. I'm not sure so some help would be helpful here
Section 26: Not sure
Section 27: I guess this is a hotel or could get it from your LOI, not sure
Section 28: Not Sure
Section 29: Not sure
Section 30: ??? Guess
Section 31: NO
Section 32: Cash? Credit cards?

Contact

http://www.iran-embassy.org.uk/?l=e

Embassy:
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
16 Prince´s Gate
London SW7 1PT

Consulate:
Consulate Section
50 Kensington Court
London W8 5DB

Working Hours

Embassy:
Monday to Friday 9am to 5 pm

Consulate Section:
Monday to Friday 9am to 12:30 pm

Phone and Fax
Embassy and the Consulate switchboard: 020 7225 3000

Fax (Embassy): 020 7589 4440

Fax (Consulate): 020 7937 1615

 

Note from Mattsplat: I have it on good authority from David at Stantours that it IS posible to enter Iran on an alternative transit visa buyable at the border. This does away with the need for a carnet. David says that Stantours can and will, if requested, offer border assistance. I am waiting to find out the cost of the assistance. -

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LOI?

On April 20th, 2008 at 16:22 brakz says:

Do we still need an LOI for this application? I have applied for one via stantours, but might as well go to the embassy and pop in the application if not as everything I now read suggests its not necessary!? Do they take your passports off you during the process?

Also, Is there any update on this Carnet issue?

Cheers

  You need an authorisation

On April 29th, 2008 at 12:16 Mattsplat says:

 

You need an authorisation number from Tehran, not strictly an LOI, but similar, it takes about 2 weeks to be granted. As for the alternative to a carnet, apparently there is an alternative, but details are sketchy at best and with the Turkmen deadline waiting at the other end, I chose the carnet route.

 

 

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Change of passport

On May 1st, 2008 at 16:01 The Long Way Monged says:

I have an authorisation number but have since changed passports. Should i re-apply for a new one or can I submit both new and old passport?

 Any advice much appriciated.

 

I have just spoken to

On May 7th, 2008 at 14:55 Mattsplat says:

I have just spoken to Iranvisa.co.uk    01344 622832
Contact name Zohreh.

What a fantastically helpfull woman, you can get a tourist visa.

She said if you can get a transit visa, get it and run, but the Embassy in London will issue tourist visa's only. I will be getting a 7 day transit (issued in Brussels) which is extendable inside Iran.

She is also prepared to give discount because we are on the charity rally.

Get in there people, mention the Mongolian Charity Rally and she will know whats going on.