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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
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Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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Old 3 Feb 2023
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Hello,
If you want, there are two French guys who are doing this journey at the moment. You can see their progress on their instagram : (@road_to_thailande) https://www.instagram.com/road_to_thailande/?hl=fr
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Heading east

Hi folks, further to this conversation, i am leaving on the same rtw trip in may this year, a piece of news to add to this route problem: i applied for an iranian visa, application was rejected within 3 days, they couldnt have even looked at it. I phoned their london embassy who said no reasons for refusal will be given, and when i pushed a bit saying i need to know whats wrong so i can sort it and reapply, i got what was clearly a scripted reply, that i took to mean, without them saying it "dont bother you're wasting your time" i got the impression it was political, maybe caused by us supporting the opposing team in a certain conflict. Just my opinion of course. Has anyone got any info about just turning up at the border and see what happens, i will be in turkey anyway.
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Hi folks, further to this conversation, i am leaving on the same rtw trip in may this year, a piece of news to add to this route problem: i applied for an iranian visa, application was rejected within 3 days, they couldnt have even looked at it. I phoned their london embassy who said no reasons for refusal will be given, and when i pushed a bit saying i need to know whats wrong so i can sort it and reapply, i got what was clearly a scripted reply, that i took to mean, without them saying it "dont bother you're wasting your time" i got the impression it was political, maybe caused by us supporting the opposing team in a certain conflict. Just my opinion of course. Has anyone got any info about just turning up at the border and see what happens, i will be in turkey anyway.
It would pay to do some online research before applying for visas. If you are travelling on a British passport, you have no chance of getting an Iranian visa independently. Even if you proposed an organised tour with a tour operator, you would still be pushed back as UK citizens are not permitted to drive in Iran as far as the latest experience goes. These are well known facts.

What will happen if you just turn up at the border with no visa? That is easily answered. What would happen if an Iranian turned up at a UK border with no UK visa?
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What will happen if you just turn up at the border with no visa? That is easily answered. What would happen if an Iranian turned up at a UK border with no UK visa?
Well, I bet you wouldn't put money on that..........
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Hi folks, further to this conversation, i am leaving on the same rtw trip in may this year, a piece of news to add to this route problem: i applied for an iranian visa, application was rejected within 3 days, they couldnt have even looked at it. I phoned their london embassy who said no reasons for refusal will be given, and when i pushed a bit saying i need to know whats wrong so i can sort it and reapply, i got what was clearly a scripted reply, that i took to mean, without them saying it "dont bother you're wasting your time" i got the impression it was political, maybe caused by us supporting the opposing team in a certain conflict. Just my opinion of course. Has anyone got any info about just turning up at the border and see what happens, i will be in turkey anyway.
Just turn up, awesome idea. Report back.
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Hi folks, further to this conversation, i am leaving on the same rtw trip in may this year, a piece of news to add to this route problem: i applied for an iranian visa, application was rejected within 3 days, they couldnt have even looked at it. I phoned their london embassy who said no reasons for refusal will be given, and when i pushed a bit saying i need to know whats wrong so i can sort it and reapply, i got what was clearly a scripted reply, that i took to mean, without them saying it "dont bother you're wasting your time" i got the impression it was political, maybe caused by us supporting the opposing team in a certain conflict. Just my opinion of course. Has anyone got any info about just turning up at the border and see what happens, i will be in turkey anyway.
Could the problem be that you are trying to visit the country without proof of doing so with an established tour? This is required for UK, US and I think Canadian citizens.
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