TEHRAN, January 20 -The largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, is a commodity and not a payment system, according to Visa’s chief executive. Visa will also not give bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies a platform for wire transfers and exchanges.
TEHRAN, January 11 - The U.S.'s rejection of a visa application for the Serbian army chief of staff will have consequences for military relations between the two countries, Serbia's defense minister warned Thursday.
TEHRAN, December 29 - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi announced that the Islamic Republic has no problem in lifting visa requirements for other countries based on mutual respect.
TEHRAN, December 28 - The United States and Turkey lifted all visa restrictions on Thursday after Washington said Ankara had kept to assurances no further U.S. mission staff would be targeted for performing official duties, following detention of two earlier this year.
TEHRAN, November 6 - The United States said it will resume visa services on a limited basis in Turkey following nearly a month-long suspension in a diplomatic row between the two NATO members.
TEHRAN, October 25 -The island-nation of Singapore has the world’s most “powerful” passport, allowing citizens to visit 159 countries visa -free, according to the Passport Index. It’s the first time an Asian country has topped the list, historically dominated by European states.
TEHRAN, October 23 - As millions of Iranians are expected to travel to Iraq for upcoming religious rituals, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the country regrets Baghdad’s decision to retain the standing visa restrictions between the two sides.
TEHRAN, September 3 - Iran’s FM Spokesman says “ visa has been issued for the Saudi delegation’s trip to Tehran and we estimate that the Saudis come to Iran after Hajj days”.
TEHRAN, August 23 - Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli referred to Iraqi security issues as the reason for the non-cancellation of the Arbaeen visa for Iranian pilgrims.
TEHRAN, August 21 - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has censured a US decision to reduce its visa services in Russia, saying the measure brings to mind the logic of the masterminds of “color revolutions.”
TEHRAN, August 1, YJC - Foreigners from 18 countries can now visit the Russian Far East using electronic visa s which are issued online and take three days to receive, Russian Ministry for the Development of Eastern Regions reported.
TEHRAN, April 24, YJC - Turkey is ready to restore relations with the European Union if the latter fulfills the obligation on visa liberalization as stipulated by the migrant swap deal, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday.
A delay by US authorities to issue a visa for a Pakistani parliament member has angered Pakistan’s Senate, prompting it to order a boycott of the inter-parliamentary event in the US that the lawmaker was supposed to take part in.
The Islamic Republic has announced it stands ready to annul visa requirements for visitors from neighboring countries if the other side does the same for visitors from Iran.
Tehran, YJC. The US Embassy in Venezuela says it is suspending appointments for new tourist visa s amid simmering diplomatic tensions between Washington and Caracas.