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AUSTRALIA
: CANBERRA |
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Amit K., Australian - Nov. 07 |
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Made my life easy! Once i got the code, the
embassay issued visa within a couple of
hours. What more can it say?
I went directly to the consulate in
Canberra. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friady
930-1300. Very friendly and helpful. I paid
by Credit Card (one can also pay by EFTPOS).
I got the Visa within 2 hrs upon arrival.
Stamp fee is $86. |
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CHINA
: BEIJING |
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Ruth & Jack F. , British - Jan. 08 |
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The visa section of the embassy is found
round the back of the embassy on Liangmahe
lu. It is open for applications on Monday
9-12 only for four day processing (but
possibly also on Tuesday for eight day
processing although we didn't try this out).
You collect two copies of the application
form from the desk and submit these with
two photos. We also gave a copy of the email
that you had sent us with our reference
number on. This seemed to ease the process
in comparison with other people applying.
Visas should be ready for collection on
Thursday 9-12.
It cost us 1140RMB ($157) each as British
nationals for the 4 day processing, which
was payable at the CITIC bank in the Capital
Mansions building on Sanlitun lu. Go out of
the embassy, across the bridge and it is on
the left. You need to show the bank staff
your passport. I don't know what the price
is for other nationalities, but the Chinese
applicants paid 750RMB ($100) each.
Originally the embassy told us to pay
950RMB, however when we came to collect the
visa they asked us to pay a further 285RMB
each for the express processing, which
was later reduced to 190RMB and the
difference refunded to us.
There was also some confusion about when we
could collect the visa. As said above, we
were originally told to collect it on
Thursday morning, however when we arrived at
9 we were told that it wouldn't be ready
until the afternoon. Shortly later they told
us to wait in the embassy, and about an hour
later we received our visas without further
problems.
I don't think that it is necessary for women
to have their head covered when visiting the
embassy or in the photos that you submit, as
none of the Chinese women did. However I did
(in both cases) and I think that this may
have helped us receive our visas that
morning rather than waiting a little longer.
I hope this information is of help to other
travelers. |
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Gun Ho K., South
Korean - Dec. 07 |
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I waited a week to collect a visa in
Beijing, but due to delay of transmission
the authorization code to the embassy I gave
it up.
You resend the approval again. So I
collected visa without any problem Thank you
very much!
I waited a week to get a visa in Beijing,
but the embassy didn't receive the approval.
(the embassy in Beijing's working hour is
just Monday and Tuesday, from 9 to 12
o'clock, when you apply for a visa in Monday
and you can collect a visa in Thursday. But
if you apply for in Tuesday then you\'ll
collect a visa in next week's Thursday.) So
I gave it up and asked for Iranianvisa.com
to resend the authorization number to the
embassy in Almaty. |
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CROATIA
: ZAGREB |
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Matevz., Slovenian -
Aug. 07 |
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The services iranianvisa.com provides worked
perfectly for us.
We didn't have to travel to embassy to apply
for visa and since the embassy in charge of
Slovenian residents is in Vienna (in Zagreb
they told us they can\'t process personal
applications?) that meant a lot to us (and I
reckon it was cheaper from traveling to
Vienna, which you must do at least twice if
you want to apply for visa yourself).
We got our authorization codes from Hamid in
about a week and some days later we
contacted the embassy in Zagreb where they
confirmed that they have received the letter
from MFA in Iran. The guy on the phone in
Zagreb misinformed us about their working
time (i do believe unintentionally), which
according to him was until 16:00 (which is
actually true, but consular hours end at
12:00). We arrived in Zagreb on Friday
around two o\'clock and realized our
mistake. Nevertheless, the officials at the
embassy didn't send us away. We filled out
forms and gave our passports and photos to
the consul. They sent us to the bank to pay
for the visas (by the way, we were only able
to make payments in euros in Zagrebcka banka
on the main square) and told us that the
consul will probably not be able to make
visas on this day (we didn't really count on
that). Two hours later, when we returned
from the bank with receipts, the visas were
- to our great amazement - all ready and
done.
I must again commend the personnel at the
embassy for their kindness.
Embassy data: the same as stated on this
page under Consulates link.
Visa fee (august 2007): 38,00 EUR per person
+ bank tax (about 4 EUR) Consular hours:
MON-FRI, 9:00-12:00 - i am sure they will
make visa ASAP but don\'t count on the same
luck we had. It may take 2 or 3 days. |
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GERMANY
: BERLIN |
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Mary M. J. F., Irish - Aug. 07 |
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The service was excellent.
I found it very reassuring, that the
information on the
www.iranianvisa.com
site seemed to be up to date, while the
information on other sites was not.
I also found it reassuring that Hamid
promptly replied to all email queries,
because applying for an Iranian visa is very
confusing.
It was very convenient to be able to carry
the entire process over the internet.
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GREECE
: ATHENS |
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Daniel T. , Swiss - Sep. 07 |
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To get a visa is with the service from
iranianvisa pretty easy. It is clearly
written in a few steps what is to do. To
pick up the visa was no problem, within 2
days i got it! Good work!!
A map of the embassies would be nice... |
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HONG
KONG S.A.R |
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Henry R. , Chilean - Nov. 07 |
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EXTREMELY FRIENDLY PEOPLE AT THE CONSULATE
BUT SLOW SERVICE TO GIVE THE VISA. OTHER
IRANIAN CONSULATES DO IT IN TWO DAYS, HERE
IN HONG KONG TAKES THEN BETWEEN 7 AND 14
DAYS TO DO IT.
NEW ADDRESS OF THE CONSULATE:
Room 2402,
24 Floor, Office Tower, Convention Plaza,
No. 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
USEFULL WEBSITE:
http://www.iranconsulate.org.hk/ |
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IRELAND
: DUBLIN |
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Katherine M. J. , Candian - Sep. 07 |
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I am very happy with the support I received
from Iranian Visa. I applied through urgent
process because I\'m Canadian and received
my visa authorization in about a week.
The embassy I was picking up my visa from
was in Dublin. The lady there had didn't
seem to know what kind of agency service I
was talking about, and the guy who would
know wasn't there that day. I was told to
ring the following day only to discover they
were closed. The day after that the right
guy still wasn't there, but the following
morning my visa was ready for pick up, and
it was for 28 days. I suspect that I was
just unlucky this time so I wouldn't
necessarily think the Dublin embassy was
bad. So aside from just a bit of stress, no
complaints!
Thank you for providing this service! Will
spread the word! |
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ITALY
: ROME |
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Christian V. , Italian - Nov. 07 |
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Quick answering to my email questions, no
problem getting my VISA. I got my code in 14
days and my VISA in 4 days at the consulate
in Rome. Good service!
Consular fee was 64 euros (Rome). |
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KAZAKISTAN
: ALMATY |
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Gun Ho K., South
Korean - Dec. 07 |
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I collected a visa in Almaty. The Iranian
officer at the embassy is very kind . And I
spent only 2 days to collect a visa.I
satisfied though they issued 21 day tourist
visa. But I think it can be extended in Iran
if I want to stay more.
They are working from Monday to
Frinday(09:30~12:30) and visa fee is 45 us
Dollar. |
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PAKISTAN
: PESHAVAR |
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Ian S. , British - Nov. 07 |
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Quick responses to emails. It would be nice
to have some "hints" about places/length of
time to apply for that would be likely to be
accepted.
Peshawar consulate - very helpful staff,
must arrive 9am to start process:
Fill out forms (x2)
Provide photocopy of data page and local
visa (Pakistan) x2 - photocopier around
corner from embassy Passport photos (x3) Pay
fee (9918 - same day, 8216 - 3 days (Friday
is holiday) Pakistan rupees) at local bank
Have interview (10 mins, confirm info on
form) Perform blood test (1 hour - 600
rupees), round the corner from embassy
Collect passport with visa (finished 1230) |
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PHILIPPINES
: MANILA |
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Manfred H. L., German, Aug. 07 |
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Through the entire procedure of the visa
application,
www.iranianvisa.com
- and in particular Mr. Hamid - was very,
very helpful, answering any inquiry in the
process immediately. Regarding the embassy
issuing the visa, Mr.Ali from the embassy in
Manila, Philippines, was likewise very
accommodating and made it sure that I got
the visa within 2 days.
Please keep up the good work and thank you
very much again! |
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QATAR
: DOHA |
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Noreen P. W. - Aug. 07 |
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At the end of the day, I managed to obtain
my visa only just in time for my flight,
having started the process two months
earlier. After one month I contacted
Iranianvisa.com to enquire if they had
forgotten me. They replied promptly that
the process was in hand.
Keep the applicant informed frequently as to
the processing of the visa and give some
indication of the time involved in obtaining
the authorization code. After receipt of the
authorization code, the experience at the
embassy was fine and they took only 3 days
to issue the visa. |
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SYRIA
: DAMASCUS |
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Nigel K., Australian - Nov. 07 |
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Easy and relatively fast. very convenient to
be able to pick up your visa in a nominated
country.
Iranian Consulate in Damascus, very helpful.
Western Villas Damascus, opening hours
8:30-12:30 Sun-Thu, though if you're there
before 12:30 they will stay open until you
finish youre application. 3500SP for visa,
payable at the bank down the road. |
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TURKEY
: ANKARA |
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Elizabeth S. , Dutch - Oct. 07 |
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Great that we still got helped quite quickly
even with Ramadan
Embassy's Working hours 9-12, fee Euro 60.
we received our visa within a few hour. |
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TURKEY
: ISTANBUL |
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Rafik D. , Candian - Nov. 07 |
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I found the process very easy and e-mail
communication very quick. However it took
much more than 10 working days and was
getting worried about not receiving any
feedback after that long time. But I
understand that you have nothing to do with
the delay, it is because of the MFA process,
but i must admit i was beginning to think i
will not have the visa and never hear from
you again! Thank you again for everything, i
will tell other travelers about your website
if they want to go to Iran!The address is
the same (as on www.iranianvisa.com/consulates.htm),
hours are 8.30 to 11.00 from Monday to
Friday.
You need to fill one form in double, 2
passport pictures, and one photocopy each of
your passport page and Turkish visa page.
There is a photocopy shop very close. Visa
fee for Canadians is 45 euros, but it is
cheaper for Europeans. You need to pay the
money in the bank across the street. You
leave your passport with the documents and
get it back the next day with the visa in
it. |
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Nguyen A. , Vietnamese - Oct. 07 |
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The service was quick (around 10 days) and
the authorization code was sent properly to
the consulate in Istanbul. I am totally
satisfied.
The process was quick and straightforward.
It took us 1 day only and the fee for
Vietnamese citizen was 40 Euros per person.
Working hours are 8.30 - 11.30 AM. You need
to fill the form. then go to the copy shop
nearby to photocopy your documents and go to
a bank across the street to pay the fee into
their account. It will take around 40
minutes. So dont come too late. Bring 02
passport photos. |
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Pieter M., Belgian - Sep. 07 |
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I asked for the application code on
6/08/2007 and got the visa code on
23/08/2007 The collection process in
Istanbul took only 1 day |
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TURKEY
: TRABOZAN |
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Graham B. , New Zealander - Oct. 07 |
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Very good helpful service. I'm always
scheptical about online applications but
nothing to worry about here. You guys
delivered!
I approached the Iranian Embassy in Trabzon
today, filled out the application form and
was issued the visa on the spot. (after
making a straightforward deposit of the
appropriate fee (60 Euro) into a nearby
bank).
The Staff was friendly and helpful and
commented 'It takes 3 minutes, not 3 days'. |
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UNITED
KINGDOM : LONDON |
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Chor L., Australian - Nov. 07 |
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It was very professional and timely. Thank
you Hamid! |
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Chor L., Icelandic - Oct. 07 |
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I am very happy about the services of
iranianvisa.com. Everything got sorted out
quickly. Highly recommended. Pall Arnason,
Iceland
I collected my visa from the london
consulate, Kensington court 50 London.That
is in a different location than the Iran
embassy, knightsbridge. If you go to the
Iran embassy they will give you a piece of
paper with directions to the consulate that
is very helpful. walking distance 20 min.
The Iranian consulate accepts applications
Mon-Fri 12:30-15:30.
It is better to show up around 12:30 in
order to get the visa issued quickly.
I picked up my visa the next day at 16:00.
Though normally you collect it between 10:00
and 12:00.
To recap: It took 2 days to issue the visa.
Visa fee for Icelandic national is 11
British pounds.
I was issued a 30 day tourist visa ( single
entry) |
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Michael T.,
British - Oct. 07 |
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I applied for the visa on 18 Sept 07 and
received the code on 22 Oct 07. Process took
longer than usual due to Ramadan and embassy
closures. It would be helpful if there were
more realistic estimated on the webiste of
the time that visa application takes. (The
website says 7-10 business days, mine took
over 20).
Very good value for money. Staff were
helpful and knowledgeable when phoned. Thank
you very much !
For UK, I joined the queue at the Iranian
consulate (50 Kensington Court) at 11.45am
with photos, number and completed form. I
had phoned before to check that they had
received the application approval from
Tehran. The doors opened at 12.30 and I left
at 12.45. I had to return at 4pm to collect
the passport with visa stamp. Cost was ~ £88
(I paid a little extra to get the passport
back on the same day). Staff were polite. |
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Samantha H.,
British - Jul. 07 |
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I tried to get an Iranian visa in December
but at that time could only find travel
agents that charged more than the price of a
flight to arrange the visa. When I tried
again in May I found iranianvisa.com. They
did everything they said they would very
quickly and efficiently and I got my visa
with no problems and little expense. I will
definitely use them again. The service is
brilliant and I cannot think of any way it
can be improved. Please keep it going and
don't put up the price.
Khaley mamnoon! |
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