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> Editing to add: the ONLY exception I can think of to this would be if you flee Iran, plead for and are granted asylum in the United States or a third country
by bawolff 1y ago
> Editing to add: the ONLY exception I can think of to this would be if you flee Iran, plead for and are granted asylum in the United States or a third country with better relationships to it. This is extraordinarily hard, and possibly a violation of Iranian law for me to even suggest to you.
Couldnt they just immigrate normally? I dont know how this all works, but there is a reasonably large size group of Iranian expats in my country (canada), many of them with jobs in the tech sector. I think they are just normal immigrants and not asylum seekers. I imagine its hard (especially with the current gov taking an anti-immigration tone), but probably a lot easier than getting asylum in usa.
- ivraatiems 1y agoThe United States has effectively halted immigration from Iran: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and-other-national-security-and-public-safety-threats/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/rest... Canada is a different matter and certainly, if the OP immigrated to Canada and was living there as an Iranian national with legal Canadian residency, the situation would be different.
- throwup238 1y agoThey’d need an Iranian exit visa first, if I’m not mistaken.
- nl 1y agoI've never heard of Iranian exit visas being particularly difficult to get.
- adastra22 1y agoIANAL, but my understanding is that the asylum seeking status is required to avoid sanctions laws?