VISA

Dear Charlotte
You should fill visa applications forms and send it as long as scan of your passport to official travel agency in Iran. When you complete all documents you would then inform mentioned local agency where you would like to pick up visa( in your case Iran embassy in Paris)

Agreed, Brits, Canucks and Yanks need to be babysat while in the country. You will find some threads/posters on this forum who have managed to circumnavigate this requirement by contacting dozens of agencies to find one that'll do the paperwork without a tour. As of yet, there are no reports of tourists getting caught breaking this rule, but several travel agencies have lost licences (and maybe worse, it's not like information is free flowing from Iran).

The alternative is to have your friend sponsor you. It's a HUGE pain in the butt to get all the approvals and stamps and such from agencies and ministries. Plus, this makes it official that they are bringing foreigners into the country. While the mood in Iran is perfectly fine now, it's not a list i'd want to be on if Iran elects its own Donald Trump.

In short, as Emmeff says, you need to contact an agency and arrange for a tour/guide for your entire stay.

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