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Visa
Finnish and Estonian citizens
planning a visit to Iran, for any purposes, should
apply visa at the Iranian Consulate. We process applications
for:
· Business visa
· Tourist visa
· Entry visa
· Press visa
· Pilgrimage visa
· Transit visa entry or Transit visa for drivers carrying
cargoes
· Multiple entry visa
· Diplomatic and Service visa
· Work permit visa
General visa requirements for
visiting
The Islamic
Republic of Iran
1.
The applicant's passport must be valid for at least
SIX months, with a minimum of two blank pages.
2.
The completed application
form. Forms can be obtained from the Consulate
Section of the Embassy or the Consulate's Internet
website. The application form can also be mailed/faxed
to the applicants upon their request.
3.
Two current passport size photos.
4.
Proof of payment of the fee. The fee should be paid
to the Embassy's account no. 800011-1878545 at Sampo
Bank. The receipt must be retained and submitted
with the rest of your documents to the consulate.
Visa application
fees for Finnish and Estonian nationals:
Single-entry Business/Tourist visa:
Finnish citizens: Euro 60.00 €
Estonian citizens: Euro 15.00 €
Double-entry Business/Tourist visa:
Finnish citizens: Euro 60.00 €
Estonian citizens: Euro 20.00 €
Multiple Business/Tourist visa:
Finnish citizens:Euro 70.00 €
Estonian citizens: Euro 30.00 €
Transit visa:
Finnish citizens: Euro 30.00 €
Estonian citizens: Euro 10.00 €
Notes:
1.
The documents can be delivered in person or mailed
to the Consulate Section, at the address given at
the bottom of this page. If you would like us to mail
back your passport, please provide us with a prepaid
self addressed registered delivery envelope.
2.
Visas are issued at the discretion of the Foreign
Affairs Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran -
a minimum period of twenty days should be allowed
for the authorization process. (Authorization for
pilgrimage visas may only take two weeks).
3.
For a Tourist visa,
please contact Finnish or Iranian travel agencies
that operate tours to Iran (click here
to see their list). If you prefer to go by your own,
please submit a copy of your return ticket,
and your hotel reservation information.
4. Journalists,
reporters and other media representatives, who
intend to travel to Iran for purposes relating to
their professions, please contact the Cultural
Section of the Embassy at least one month before
their planned travel.
5.
As the process of a work permit visa is time-consuming, it is suggested
that the applicant should apply for such visa in Iran
through his/her Iranian sponsor. However, once the
said process is completed in Iran, the visa in question
shall be issued here at the Embassy.
6. Drivers
carrying cargoes to Iran or to other
countries should have valid visa for destinations
in third country/ countries.
7. An Airport
Transit Visa may be issued for 48 hours
to applicants who intend to
transit through Iran. Please contact the Consular
Section for the details.
8. Entry
Visa for Free Trade and Industrial Areas of Iran
is issued for a two- week stay at the ports of entry
to Free Trade and Industrial Areas of Iran (Kish Island),
and may be extended up to six months at the request
of the authorities of these Areas. Foreign nationals
who intend to travel to other parts of the country
should submit their applications to the office of
the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
in the area. These applications shall be reviewed
and visas shall be issued, if approved, within 48
hours.
9. Extension of
visa: Extension of entry, tourist and pilgrimage
visas are made by Foreigners' Affairs Bureau of Law
Enforcement Forces on the basis of plausible reasons
and upon the approval of the said Bureau. Diplomatic
and service visas shall be extended by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs at the request of relevant foreign
diplomatic missions in Tehran. Requests for work permit
visas should be made through the Department of Foreigners'
Employment of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
at the request of the Iranian employers of the applicants.
10. Residence
Permit: Residence permits of foreign nationals
in Iran is issued by Foreigners' Affairs Bureau of
Law Enforcement Forces some eight days after the arrival
of foreign nationals in Iran. Temporary and permanent
residence permits may be renewed and extended. The
aforesaid Bureau also issues an exit permit visa for
foreign nationals.
Consulate opening hours:
Monday to Friday:
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
The Consulate is closed on weekends
and on all public holidays in Finland, and on a number
of Iranian public holidays (click here
to see the official holidays of the Embassy).
Telephone enquiries
are answered during the working hours
Tel: 09-6869 2423
Tel: 09-6869 2424
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