Iran - Andrew Burke [315]
UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (www.fco.gov.uk/travel)
US Department of State (www.travel.state.gov)
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Embassies & Consulates in Iran
The embassies of many European countries, plus the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, were asking travellers to register their presence by phoning in and asking for the consul. If you do, be sure to let them know when you leave. In the event of a genuine emergency (not to ask about the embassy swimming pool), call the number listed here, wait until the message gives you the emergency number, and call that.
Afghanistan Tehran (Map; 021-8873 5040; fax 8873 5600; cnr 4th St & Pakistan St, off Beheshti Ave, Tehran; 8am-2pm Sat-Wed) Thirty-day tourist visas cost €75 and are issued in two to three days; Mashhad (Map; 0511-854 1653; Do Shahid St, Mashhad; 8am-noon Sat-Wed)
Armenia (Map; 021-6670 4833; 1 Ostad Shahriar St, Razi St, Jomhuri-ye Eslami Ave, Tehran; 9am-noon Sun-Thu) Tourist visas issued in nine to 11 days for US$50, in three to five days for US$80. Bring three photos. Call between 2pm and 4pm (not other times) for visa information. Note that visas are also available on arrival at the Armenian border or Yerevan airport.
Australia (Map; 021-8872 4456; www.iran.embassy.gov.au; 15 Eslamboli St, 23rd St, Tehran) Register at www.smarttraveller.gov.au.
Azerbaijan Tehran (Map; 021-2224 8770; www.azembassy.ir; Nader Sq, 15 Golbarg St, Chizar, Tehran; 9am-noon Sun, Tue, Thu); Tabriz ( 0411-333 4802; Mohabarat St, Valiasr, Tabriz; 9am-noon Sun-Thu) Single-entry tourist visas issued in three working days for around US$80 to US$101. Visas are also available on arrival by air at Baku airport but not at the land borders.
Canada (Map; 021-8873 2623; www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca; 57 Shahid Sarafraz St, Motahhari Ave, Tehran)
France (Map; 021-6670 6005-08; www.ambafrance-ir.org; 85 Nofl Loshato St, Tehran)
Georgia (Map; 021-2260 4154; www.iran.mfa.gov.ge; No 9, 8th Alley, off Shahid Qalandari, Sadr Expressway, Tehran; 9.15am-1.30pm Sun, Tue, Thu) Two-week tourist visas cost US$40 and take four days (US$60 for two-day service). However, most Westerners don’t need visas at all.
Germany (Map; 021-3999 0000; www.teheran.diplo.de; 324 Ferdosi St, Tehran)
India Tehran (Map; 021-8875 5103-5; www.indianembassy-tehran.com; 46 Mir-emad Ave, cnr Ninth & Dr Beheshti Sts, Tehran; 8.30am-5pm Sun-Thu); Zahedan (Map; 0541-322 2337; off Imam Khomeini St, Tehran) Visas (IR370,000) issued in four days with a letter from your embassy.
Iraq (Map–3; 021-8893 8865-66; Valiasr Ave, Tehran) Just south of Valiasr Sq. Not issuing tourist visas.
Ireland (Map; 021-2280 3835; tehranembassy@dfa.ie; 8 Nahid Alley, Kamraniyeh Ave, Kamraniyeh, Tehran)
Japan (Map; 021-8871 7922; www.ir.emb-japan.go.jp; cnr Bucharest & Fifth Sts, Tehran)
Lebanon (Map; 021-8890 8451; 30 Afshin St, off Nejatollahi St, Tehran) If you need a visa, it costs about US$40.
Netherlands (Map; 021-2256 7005-7; www.mfa.nl/teh; 1st East Lane, 33 Shahrzad Blvd, Darous, Tehran)
New Zealand (Map; 021-2280 0289; www.nzembassy.com/iran; cnr 2nd Park Alley, Sosan St, Nth Golestan Complex, Aghdasiyeh St, Niavaran, Tehran)
Pakistan Tehran (Map; 021-6694 4888; fax 6694 4898; Block No 1, Etemadzadeh Ave, Jamshidabad, Dr Hossein Fatemi Ave, Tehran; 9-11am Sat-Wed) Single-entry visas about US$35 issued in two days with a letter of introduction from your embassy. Consulates in Mashhad (Map; 0511-222 9845; Imam Khomeini St, Mashhad) and Zahedan (Map; 0541-322 3389; Pahlavani St, Zahedan) were not issuing visas when we asked.
Sweden (Map; 021-2229 6802; www.swedenabroad.se/tehran; 2 Nasdaran St, cnr of Boostan St, Nth Pasdaran, Tehran)
Switzerland (Map; 021-2200 8333; www.eda.admin.ch; Yasamin St, off Sharifi Manesh, Elahieh, Tehran)
Syria (Map; 021-2205 9031-32; Afriqa Hwy, Arash Blvd, Tehran) If you need one, visas in one or two days for about IR500,000.
Tajikistan (Map; 021-2283 4650; 10, 3rd Alley, Shahid Zeinaly St, Niavaran, Tehran) North of the Niavaran Palace; issues tourist visas for IR280,000 in about four days.