Consular Section of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in London

 Address: 50 Kensington Court, London, W8 5DB

Tel: 027 937 5225

Fax: 0207 938 1615

Email:

Opening Days (visa section) Monday to Friday (except official holidays)

Opening Hours for clients and submitting documents, 13:00 to 17:00

Answering phone calls: 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Making Appointments: 8:30 am to 12:00 noon

Note: Please note that we can not accept any request out of the above-mentioned hours.

1- The visa application form duly completed with no cross outs (click here).

2- Applicant’s passport which should have two blank pages with no stamps on them and the passport should be valid for at least six months.

3- UK residence permit for non-British nationals.

4- Two passport size photos (the photos should be recently taken, non-photo booth, full face, with white background).

5- Payment for the visa fee (to know about the visa costs, please click here).

6- Return envelope, prepaid with complete return address if sent by post.

Notice to visa applicants

· To expedite visa procedure and observe other peoples rights, you should make an appointment. So, you are kindly requested to make an appointment by referring to the consulate section before the visa authorisation is sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the I. R. of Iran.

· To attend a seminar or meeting in Iran or any other emergency cases, if the date set for you to collect your visa is later than the date of that event, please let the consulate section of the embassy know about it to speed up the process of issuing the visa. 

Tips on Visa

Important points the applicants should know to get a visa to enter the I. R. of Iran

· Visa: Visa is a special permit which is granted to foreign nationals by the officials of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran abroad, police authorities or offices of Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the entry points to Iran.

1- Those who are recognized as Iranian nationals according to the laws of I. R. of Iran and have a non-Iranian passport, will not be issued a visa. They must travel to Iran on their Iranian passport.

2- Those Iranians who, according to the laws of the I.R. of Iran, have abandoned their Iranian nationality can travel to Iran after providing the relevant documents confirming that they have abandoned their nationality and then apply for a visa.

3- Iranian nationals do not need a visa to travel to Turkey, Syria, Georgia, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

4- Nationals of Turkey, Syria, Georgia and Azerbaijan do not need a visa to travel to Iran.

5- Nationals of all countries (except America, Britain, Canada, Colombia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Jordan and Somali) can be granted a 15-day-tourist visa at international airports in Iran (Imam Khomeini International Airport, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Kish, Gheshm and Chabahar). The government of the I. R. of Iran will not be liable if the visa request is rejected.   

· Those who have been rejected to receive a visa to travel to the I. R. of Iran can not apply for the airport tourist visa.

· According to the I. R. of Iran’s laws, extension of this kind of visa will be processed by the police authorities in Iran.

 6- Foreign nationals who have entered the I. R. of Iran on a tourist visa and intend to study or work in Iran can travel to the Kish Island and apply for a study or work visa instead of leaving Iran and then enter the main land.

7- Foreign nationals who overstay their visa validity period will be treated according to relevant laws and also should pay 30,000 rials, (roughly 17 to 19 pounds) daily.

8- Issuing a visa to the children of foreign nationality under the age of 18 whose mother is Iranian can be processed at the consulate section with their fathers’ written consent. The children travelling with their mothers to Iran, in case of their parents divorce or the impossibility for the father to go to the consulate, a power of attorney delivered by father to the mother indicating her right to apply for a visa or a certificate by the court showing the mother’s custody of the child is required.

· Visa issuance for above-mentioned applicants will be processed by the missions of the Islamic Republic of Iran abroad.

9- From 20 February 2010, based on a reciprocal action, all British nationals applying for a visa to enter Iran should be finger printed.

· British nationals who have been finger printed once, are not required to do so for further visa requests.

10- Those applicants who have nobody in Iran to invite them can complete and send their visa request through the link: www.evisa.mfa.gov.ir and receive the reference number. Then they need a confirmed hotel booking to submit the reservation form along with other documents at the consulate section of the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in London.  

11- After receiving the visa, the applicant should review the details and dates and if there was anything wrong, inform the consulate officer to correct it.

12- To facilitate the process of visa issuance, visa authorization can be obtained through the following travel agencies.

- Facts Travel Tel: 0207 6031246

- Iran Zamin Tel: 01268289122

- Aria Travel Tel: 0207 9382271

- Shiraz Travel Tel: 0207 9630965

· Any other authorization by other people or agencies are invalid and you are kindly requested not to refer to other agencies.

 13- You are recommended not to buy non-refundable or fixed-time airline tickets before you receive your visa.

14- You should pay for the visa fee when submitting your visa application. If your visa request is rejected for any reason, the visa fee will be non-refundable.

15- Incomplete documents will be returned to you.

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Last Updated: 14 August 2011