Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

[davidoga]

I'll be in Armenia this summer, and am wondering if it would be possible to spend a day or two in Iran. Will my American passport complicate things? Should I go with an official tour guide, or can I go informally (but still with a group)? Is it easy to cross from Armenia to Iran (and vice versa)?

Thank you.

[Mos]

Re: Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

I'll be in Armenia this summer, and am wondering if it would be possible to spend a day or two in Iran. Will my American passport complicate things? Should I go with an official tour guide, or can I go informally (but still with a group)? Is it easy to cross from Armenia to Iran (and vice versa)?

Thank you.

American passport? Yeah it's going to complicate things lol, try to visit with an Armenian passport. I think if you have American passport you can only visit on some official, structured tours.

[davidoga]

Re: Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

try to visit with an Armenian passport.

So...I should change my nationality so that I can sightsee in Iran over a weekend

[Mher]

Re: Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

I'll be in Armenia this summer, and am wondering if it would be possible to spend a day or two in Iran. Will my American passport complicate things? Should I go with an official tour guide, or can I go informally (but still with a group)? Is it easy to cross from Armenia to Iran (and vice versa)?

Thank you.

I don't think you can go with an American passport. Also I hope you're not from there, or you're parents aren't from there, or that will be a MAJOR problem for military service. Definitely worth visiting, amazing, and beautiful country, but I doubt you can do it with an American passport very easily. I had a friend spend the entire summer in Armenia trying to go to Iran with a French passport, and he couldn't even get clearance for that.

Try to get an Armenian passport. Its a good investment in many ways. Makes it easier to travel to Armenia, and you will save money in the long run if you go frequently, you can leave and reenter Armenia a lot easier, and you can enter Artsakh for free rather pay for a visa. Not to mention you can call yourself an Armenian national

[Eddo211]

Re: Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

Normally Iranians in US use their American passport for exit and entry into the US and their Iranian passport to enter Iran....however I have heard from few friends that it is not a problem using your US passport in Iran and they didn't get in trouble.
You will still need a visa and you can get that here in US. There are many Iranian agencies that can help you set that up and give you tips. I suppose you can also get it from Armenia no problem.

If you were born in Iran and haven't served in military then there is a chance that they might hold you for that. 99.9% of the time you can buy your way out, many of my friends have done that.

[Federate]

Re: Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

I suppose you can also get it from Armenia no problem.

You can get a visa to visit Iran from Armenia even if you're not a citizen of Armenia but a citizen from a Western country? From the Embassy of Iran in Yerevan I suppose?

[retro]

Re: Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

I'll be in Armenia this summer, and am wondering if it would be possible to spend a day or two in Iran. Will my American passport complicate things? Should I go with an official tour guide, or can I go informally (but still with a group)? Is it easy to cross from Armenia to Iran (and vice versa)?

Thank you.

The two nations don't have diplomatic relations. However it's a not a problem as long as the Iranian authorities issue you with a transit visa.

[davidoga]

Re: Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

Thanks for everyone's advice.

I do still have my Armenian passport, but if I attempt to use (to enter/exit Iran) it won't I be drafted into the army? Among other reasons, becoming an Armenian national is not an option ATM. I suppose I will try to contact an Iranian travel agency, but then again I will probably be going with relativfes/friends that have been to Iran before, and they will know what to do.

[Eddo211]

Re: Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

You can get a visa to visit Iran from Armenia even if you're not a citizen of Armenia but a citizen from a Western country? From the Embassy of Iran in Yerevan I suppose?

Yes, I would think that would be the easiest way to it....once in Armenia go to the embassy and get a tourist visa for Iran.

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Travelling to Iran from Armenia?

The two nations don't have diplomatic relations. However it's a not a problem as long as the Iranian authorities issue you with a transit visa.

But where is he going to transit to? Going from Armenia to Iran and back to Armenia is not what an Iranian transit visa is for and you won't get one for that route. The closest legitimate route if he is going back to Armenia would be Armenia-Iran-Turkey (with a long journey back to Armenia via Georgia). I don't think he will get anything but a transit visa unless he is part of an authorised tour group in Iran or he has got an invitation (which probably means being restricted to just one city).