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The only unsafe thing in Iran is the traffic. And too much food. There's nothing to worry about.

verelo 8y ago
And the fact that after visiting, any time you want to enter the US you’re going to get given a very hard time. I considered visiting Iran years back as it seems like an interesting place, but the potential for issues at the border made it impractical to go through with.
- saiya-jin 8y ago
  do it just before your old passport expiration, there is no issue once you get a new one (tested it this year, but you have to lie on application form about this, otherwise you get rejected)
  - runako 8y ago
    > you have to lie on application form about this As an FYI, from http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/passport-fraud-laws.html http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/passport-...: "For a basic, first offense of passport fraud, such as lying on a passport application, you can be fined $250,000 and sentenced to up to ten years in prison."
    - verelo 8y ago
      Yeah imo it’s not worth it. The fine is one thing, prison is another...but maybe even worse, being a person that suddenly cannot cross borders, that’s a whole different kind of prison.
- nabla9 8y ago
  Don't get your passport stamped. Countries that have been in shit lists started to provide the option of using landing slips long time ago (Cuba, Iran). Now the custom is spreading to other countries.
  - verelo 8y ago
    People seem to think if there is no obvious evidence it’ll be fine, but the reality is the question will be “have you been to Iran?”. If you lie, you risk making the situation even worse. I’ve had visas in more countries than i care to remember, currently a permanent resident of Canada, born in Australia...being labeled by any immigration department as someone that provides intentionally misleading information could literally destroy my current lifestyle.
- bogle 8y ago
  You can also hold two UK passports concurrently. It's a little workaround that the UK government allows for. It's necessary, for instance, for all of our very experienced workers in the oil industry. When the the Immigration of a particular country are being arses just show them the clean passport.

And the fact that after visiting, any time you want to enter the US you’re going to get given a very hard time. I considered visiting Iran years back as it seems like an interesting place, but the potential for issues at the border made it impractical to go through with.

saiya-jin 8y ago
do it just before your old passport expiration, there is no issue once you get a new one (tested it this year, but you have to lie on application form about this, otherwise you get rejected)
- runako 8y ago
  > you have to lie on application form about this As an FYI, from http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/passport-fraud-laws.html http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/passport-...: "For a basic, first offense of passport fraud, such as lying on a passport application, you can be fined $250,000 and sentenced to up to ten years in prison."
  - verelo 8y ago
    Yeah imo it’s not worth it. The fine is one thing, prison is another...but maybe even worse, being a person that suddenly cannot cross borders, that’s a whole different kind of prison.
nabla9 8y ago
Don't get your passport stamped. Countries that have been in shit lists started to provide the option of using landing slips long time ago (Cuba, Iran). Now the custom is spreading to other countries.
- verelo 8y ago
  People seem to think if there is no obvious evidence it’ll be fine, but the reality is the question will be “have you been to Iran?”. If you lie, you risk making the situation even worse. I’ve had visas in more countries than i care to remember, currently a permanent resident of Canada, born in Australia...being labeled by any immigration department as someone that provides intentionally misleading information could literally destroy my current lifestyle.
bogle 8y ago
You can also hold two UK passports concurrently. It's a little workaround that the UK government allows for. It's necessary, for instance, for all of our very experienced workers in the oil industry. When the the Immigration of a particular country are being arses just show them the clean passport.