Far is a very relative term, I have to Go to Tehran (350 KM away from my
city) 2 hour flight to dubai, each times costs almost 500$
Mardetanha
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heh, so true, it's just informations...
Say, is UAE pretty far from your place?
2011/11/2 Mardetanha <mardetanha.wiki(a)gmail.com>
> I am afriad that virtual embassy also issues virtual visas. it still just
> a word nothing solid yet
> Mardetanha
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>> Sorry Roan, I wanted to say the same thing you did but i failed.
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>> 2nd attempt: Citizens from any other country, with a canadian visa,
still
> need a USA visa to get into USA.
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> Or more detailed in Roan's mail ;)
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> On 2 November 2011 10:35, Roan Kattouw <roan.kattouw(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:04 AM, B?ria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com>
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> > > Justin, canadians also need visa to be in USA, so ask for a
canandian
>> > visa
>> > > doesn't help.
>> > Canadians don't need a visa for most short visits. But by
"Canadians"
>> > I mean people with a Canadian passport. If you have a Brazilian
>> > passport, it doesn't matter how you enter the US (by air, land or sea,
>> > directly from Brazil or via Canada), you will need a US visa. A
>> > Canadian visa won't help you get into the US at all: the US and Canada
>> > are separate countries with border controls between them (the border
>> > isn't open like the one between the UK and Ireland, or the borders
>> > between Schengen countries in Europe).
>>
>> > That said, I hear
it's possible to get a visa from a US consulate in
>> > Canada, which I presume will have shorter waiting times than some
>> > consulates elsewhere. But this is probably not allowed in most
>> > circumstances if you're not a Canadian citizen. In the OP's case
where
>> > his country of citizenship doesn't have a consulate or embassy and
>> > he's gonna have to apply in a third country anyway, it might just be
>> > allowed, I guess. But Canada is a lot farther from Iran than Turkey or
>> > the UAE and doesn't have visa-free travel for Iranians either, so
>> > you'd have to get a visa in order to get a visa :P . I wouldn't
know
>> > what sort of choice you have in choosing the country where you apply
>> > for a visa and whether you're allowed to apply in a country farther
>> > away from Iran where waiting times are shorter. You should probably
>> > talk to an immigration lawyer about that sort of thing.
>>
>> > Roan
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