Overview
Iranian applicants for UK visas — Visit, Student, Skilled Worker, Family — submit biometrics and documents at the designated UK Visa Application Centre, with decisions issued by UK Visas and Immigration. (UK visa intake from Iran has at times been routed through regional centres outside the country during periods of restricted in-country UK presence; check the current FCDO and UKVI guidance for current routing.) The British Embassy at 172 Ferdowsi Avenue in Tehran is the consular contact point for British nationals in Iran — passport matters, notarial work, emergency assistance — though one fact must be stated up front for British-Iranian dual nationals: Iranian authorities do not recognise dual nationality, and a UK passport will not be honoured if you also hold Iranian citizenship. The UK's ability to help inside Iran is significantly constrained in dual-national cases. The current FCDO travel advice for Iran is essential pre-trip reading; advisories may apply at short notice. Contact via the FCDO online form; in-person services by appointment.