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For a trip to Iran to citizens of Russia need a visa.

Visa: To obtain a visa must be submitted to the Iranian Consulate application form, one photograph of the visa format (for women under 30 years - preferably in a shawl), a valid passport (passport validity must be at least 6 months) and an invitation to host or Tourism Organization ( voucher).

The consular fee for tourist visa - 2170 rubles. Payment is made in the bank Bank Melli Iran (Moscow, st. Mashkova, 9).

Turnaround time - from 10 to 20 days (sometimes up to a month), because each entry is sought permission to Iran's Ministry of Internal Affairs. If the invitation were issued through the official Iranian side, then put a visa at the consulate in your presence for 20 minutes.

Visa on arrival: You may receive a temporary tourist visa for 15 days immediately upon arrival at the airports of Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tabriz, and Tehran o.Kish. The visa fee in this case is 50 euros or the equivalent in U.S. dollars.

In the hands must have return tickets and proof of sufficient financial resources for the entire period of stay in the country. However, in practice, these things are rarely checked.

The procedure for visa at the airport is long enough. First of all, you should stand in line for immigration visa application form. Then, having received the questionnaire, it should fill it out and stand in another queue for receipt of payment visa. After receiving a receipt, you must contact the third window, where to pay - 50 euros, or about $ 80, and then with the payment receipt and return a questionnaire to turn to the original window, where you and pasted a visa. The process can take anywhere from half an hour to two hours depending on the density of arriving flights.

The visa will be denied to women not having a headscarf, as well as Israeli citizens and persons who have in their passports, any marks of the State of Israel.

Rules for Women and Children: A child older than one year must follow the parents' passport (required to be affixed picture) and their escorts.

Across the border were not allowed women in clothing, not corresponding to rules (must be closed arms and legs to the ankles, must attend a scarf, shawl or other item of clothing, cover up your hair).

Registration: All foreigners must register within 8 days after arrival at the police office at the place of stay to obtain a residence permit (Residential Permit).