Visa for Iran.

[Jim Lad]

Hi, I'm hoping to visit Iran this year and have contacted the Iranian consulate in London. I'm an Irish citizen living in UK, with a UK registerd bike. The consulate tell me the following:-

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To obtain visa, you will need to receive a authorization code. This code needs to be issued by Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Tehran.

You have two options to gain this code:

Option one would be if you have friends or family in Iran they can visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran and give invitation letter for you and apply for the code for you,

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Option two would be apply through Travelling Agencies in UK or Iran and they can apply for the code for you, and the code can be sent to us by MFA.

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Now I dont have a friend in Iran, so it seems will need to use a travel agency.
Does anyone have experience of using one of these agencies or do I just take pot luck on the internet? Thanks