Process for getting visa to Iran?

[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

[Ron Marshall]

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.asp?formcat=visas&lang=Eng

Travel info:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/iran/practical-information/visas

[alec4444]

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]

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]

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 :)

[eddie]

found it:

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=34105&highlight=iran

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=18065&highlight=iran

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=17533&highlight=iran

[Steve M Hostetter]

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[Ernest Purdum]

I got one before Khomeini took over. Fanciest visa I ever saw.