Process for getting visa to Iran?

**alec4444** · 1-Feb-2009, 18:39

Does anyone have any experience doing this? There's a consulate for nearly every country here in NYC except for a few places I'm dying to visit. Iran is one. Syria is another. If anyone knows how to go about getting entry visas for these places please let me know!

Thanks!
--A

**Ron Marshall** · 1-Feb-2009, 19:17

Originally Posted by alec4444

Does anyone have any experience doing this? There's a consulate for nearly every country here in NYC except for a few places I'm dying to visit. Iran is one. Syria is another. If anyone knows how to go about getting entry visas for these places please let me know!

Thanks!
--A

Handled through the Pakistan Embassy in Washington:

http://www.daftar.org/Eng/forms_eng....visas&lang=Eng

Travel info:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/iran/pra...ormation/visas

**alec4444** · 1-Feb-2009, 19:19

Thanks! Crap - no relatives and I don't want to take a friggin TOUR. I wonder if there are unofficial non-tour "tours"....

--A

**jwaddison** · 1-Feb-2009, 19:27

I went there a few years ago, but from Canada. I had to go to the consulate to get a visa. I'm sure you would have to do the same, or the embassy. Relations between your two countries aren't that great right now, so I can't imagine they'd have too many consulates in the US, if any. One option might be to get one in a consulate in a foreign country. It may take a while between the application and actually getting the visa though.

**eddie** · 1-Feb-2009, 20:19

you can usually get around the "tour" thing. most of the time it only requires a bit of grease. or you can just say you are on a tour. many travel agents can get you through that. that is what we did to get into Myanmar several years back. we were basically a tour of one.

there was a guy from that part of the world here or on apug that was talking about iran. i can not remember who it was but doa seach and you will find him. he has been there several times....and.....he live sin NYC.

i want to go but.......i think i am getting too old for these kind of adventures