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More than three decades after the US embassy in Tehran was closed, the US has officially opened a virtual embassy for Iran to encourage dialogue with the Iranian people and to help Iranians with their US visa applications.
In a video message, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the virtual embassy was an attempt to make up for the loss of dialogue between Americans and Iranians since the closure of the physical embassy in Tehran.
"Because the United States and Iran do not have diplomatic relations, we have missed some important opportunities for dialogue with you, the citizens of Iran," Clinton said. "This is a platform for us to communicate with each other — openly and without fear — about the United States, about our policies, our culture, and the American people."
The new virtual embassy provides information on visa applications, news from the US and information on how Iranian students can choose a US university to study in America. The web-based embassy will allow Iranians to partly complete applications for US visas, however, applicants will still need to go overseas, typically to Turkey or the United Arab Emirates, to obtain their visa.
This news comes one week after the United Kingdom shut down their British embassy in Iran as a result of the growing tension between the two countries following an attack on the embassy compound in Tehran on 29 November 2011.
If you would like to apply for a US visa, WorkPermit.com can help. WorkPermit.com is a specialist visa consultancy with over twenty years of experience dealing with visa applications. We can help with a wide range of visa applications to your country of choice. Please feel free to contact us for further details.
In a video message, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the virtual embassy was an attempt to make up for the loss of dialogue between Americans and Iranians since the closure of the physical embassy in Tehran.
"Because the United States and Iran do not have diplomatic relations, we have missed some important opportunities for dialogue with you, the citizens of Iran," Clinton said. "This is a platform for us to communicate with each other — openly and without fear — about the United States, about our policies, our culture, and the American people."
The new virtual embassy provides information on visa applications, news from the US and information on how Iranian students can choose a US university to study in America. The web-based embassy will allow Iranians to partly complete applications for US visas, however, applicants will still need to go overseas, typically to Turkey or the United Arab Emirates, to obtain their visa.
This news comes one week after the United Kingdom shut down their British embassy in Iran as a result of the growing tension between the two countries following an attack on the embassy compound in Tehran on 29 November 2011.
If you would like to apply for a US visa, WorkPermit.com can help. WorkPermit.com is a specialist visa consultancy with over twenty years of experience dealing with visa applications. We can help with a wide range of visa applications to your country of choice. Please feel free to contact us for further details.
