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Visa Information for Iran

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Name: Islamic Republic of Iran

Location: Middle East

Time: IST (-) 2 hrs

Capital: Tehran

Language: Persian and Persian dialects (official) 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%

Area: 1,648,000 sq kms

Population: 79,853,900 (July 2013 est.)

National Day: 11 Feb (Victory of Islamic Revolution)

Currency: Iranian Rial (IRR) 1 = INR 0.005

Climate: Iran experiences a dry and hot summer season and harsh winter season with low annual rainfall.

Holidays-Year 2018: Demise of Prophet Mohammad, 2 Jan - Martyrdom of Imam Reza, 13 Jan - Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad), 11 Feb - Victory of Islamic Revolution, 20 Mar - Nationalisation of Oil Industry Day, 21 Mar - Nowruz (Persian New Year), 13 May - Imam Ali's Birthday, 27 May - Shab-e-Miraj (Night of Ascension), 19 Jul - Martyrdom of Imam Ali, 27 Jul - Imam Mahdi's Birthday, 28 Jul - Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), 22 Aug - Martyrdom of Imam Sadegh, 4 Oct - Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), 13 Oct - Eid al-Ghadeer, 25 Oct - Islamic New Year, 2 Nov - Tasua, 3 Nov - Ashura, 13 Dec Arbaeen

Airline Name: Iran Air IR

International Airports: Mehrabad (THR) (Tehran)

This section gives you all details on visa rules and information. Here, you will find detailed information on all kinds of Visa, rules on visitor policies, visa forms and visa fees.

Note: Iran has started granting Tourist visa-on-arrival for a stay of up to 14 days. To get the same, the following documents are required: a valid passport, one visa application form, three latest photographs, and a confirmed return air ticket. Visa fee charged will be around 50 Euro. Note: It is also be noted that the personal presence for all the applicants is compulsory. The visa may be granted at the judgment of the Visa Counsellor. Visa Categories

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Read on to this section to find-out about details of the nearest embassy of country or consulate of the country you want to visit.

New Delhi

Name:Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Address:5 Barakhamba Road

City:New Delhi - 110 001

Country:India

Telephone:011- 2332 9600/ 01/ 02 / 4247 7786

Fax:011- 2332 5493/ 2335 4093/ 23737947

Timings:Mon to Fri 0900 to 1700 hrs

Visa Timings:0930 to 1300 hrs

Email:General:info@iran-embassy.org.in, Visa Section:consular@iran-embassy.org.in, Press Section:press@iran-embassy.org.in, Political Section(INTL):pl2@iran-embassy.org.in, Econimic Section:eco@iran-embassy.org.in, Econimic Section(ENERGY):econ@iran-embassy.org.in, Culture Section:culture@iran-embassy.org.in

Territory Jurisdiction: Visa is handled for Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Delhi.

Website: http://www.iran-embassy.org.in/index.html

Collection Timings:1400 to 1500 hrs

Mumbai

Name:Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Address:Swapanlok, 1st Floor, 47-Napeansea Road

City:Mumbai - 400 026

Country:India

Telephone:022- 6688 7070

Fax:022- 2369 4666

Timings:Mon to Fri 0900 to 1700 hrs

Visa Timings:0900 to 1300 hrs

Territory Jurisdiction: Visa is handled for Goa, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Collection Timings:0900 to 1300 hrs

Hyderabad

Name:Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Address:Road No 7, Imam Khomeini Road, Banjara Hills

City:Hyderabad - 500 034

Country:India

Telephone:040- 2335 0728 / 2722 / 6339 / 4354

Fax:040- 2335 5061

Timings:Mon to Fri 0900 to 1700 hrs

Visa Timings: 1100 to 1300 hrs (Mon, Wed & Fri)

Territory Jurisdiction: Visa is handled for Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry

Collection Timings: 1100 to 1300 hrs

In this section, you can download the visa forms for the destination country according to your requirement and purpose of the tour. However, one must note that submission / acceptation of forms will subject to the visa rules and regulations of the country.