The amou of travel currency and how to receive it are topics that have become the concern of travelers on foreign tours. The privilege of buying foreign currency at the governme price is given to travelers of foreign destinations only once a year. A score that can be effective in saving travel expenses to some exte! Now the question is, how much is the travel currency and how can it be received? In this regard, we have dedicated this article to the guide for receiving travel currency + required documes.
Receive travel currency
Travelers who iend to travel to foreign destinations can apply for travel currency once a year. But the price of travel currency has faced many challenges in rece years and with the increase in the price of the dollar. In addition, how to receive currency has its own story. If, as a traveler, you are applying to use this privilege, do not miss reading the guide to receiving travel currency.
What is travel currency?
Travel currency (at the price of governme currency) is given to travelers on foreign tours under special conditions. In other words, the ceral bank has set aside a specified amou as an allowance for travelers to foreign destinations, and these people can buy euros, dollars or the currency of their choice at the price of the governme currency.
According to the travel currency rules, each traveler can use this option only once a year. Of course, the amou of foreign currency and the amou of currency purchased have fluctuated a lot in rece years due to the change in the dollar rate, and it has become a concern for travelers to the poi where the method of paying currency, paying banks, and the amou of currency paid have all been among the frequely asked questions of travelers.
For this reason, we have decided to take a look at the changes in travel currency laws in rece years and review the latest news in this field.
Conditions for receiving travel currency in rece years
In the last few years, several laws have been enacted for travel currency. In order to receive foreign currency, it was necessary to go to one of the national, Mellat or Saman banks and submit the documes to receive the currency remittance slip, and after leaving the coury, they should receive it through one of the meioned banks at the airport.
Each traveler can receive an amou of 500 euros or its equivale in other currencies, at a free exchange rate and only once a year, to get travel currency.
In previous years, the amou of this currency for the couries bordering and commonwealth with Iran, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Pakistan, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Cyprus, was calculated as 500 euros and for other couries it was 1000 euros or its equivale in other currencies. This law has now changed. If you are planning to travel abroad, don’t miss the article on how to read your plane ticket.
But in the following article, we will review the guide for receiving travel currency and the new rules.
Guide to receiving travel currency 1404
According to the latest confirmed news, travelers can apply for travel currency once a year. But the problem here is that the price of the dollar is constaly fluctuating and it also affects the travel currency. Therefore, it is not possible to declare a fixed amou for the purchase of travel currency. (The amou is calculated and announced in daily dollars)
Therefore, to know the price of the travel currency of National Bank, you can visit the website of the National Exchange of Iran at the address mex.co.ir every day from 9:30 am. The most up-to-date travel exchange rate is posted on the website every morning. But to compare the price of governme travel currency compared to the price of free currency, it can be said that the governme currency is offered around 105 thousand tomans. (Please note that this amou is not fixed in any way and changes daily.) A very importa poi is that the price of the travel currency at the airport is calculated at the rate approved by the ceral bank. Therefore, check the price of travel currency 1404 on a daily basis. In foreign trips, travel insurance is one of the most importa documes, so read the guide to buying travel insurance.
How much is the travel currency?
The amou of travel currency varies according to the travel destination. In the table below, you can see the determined amou of currency in differe destinations:
Amou of currency | Type of travel currency |
500 euros and the equivale in dollars | Air travel to couries requiring a visa |
500 euros and the equivale in dollars | Air travel to couries without the need to obtain a visa |
300 euros and the equivale in dollars | Rail and land trips to foreign couries |
500 euros and the equivale in dollars | Air travel to couries requiring a visa |
Conditions for receiving travel currency
One of the most importa conditions for getting travel currency is the limited number of times it can be received. In this way, it does not matter how many times each traveler travels abroad, in any case, travelers can buy travel currency at the governme price only once a year. Having a plane ticket, permission to leave the coury and having a valid visa (if traveling to a coury that requires a visa) are other requiremes for receiving travel currency.
Documes required to get travel currency
To receive travel currency, you must provide all the required documes. In case of a defect in the certificate, you can buy the currency at the governme price. In the guide to receiving travel currency, we review the required documes:
- The original birth certificate and its copy
- Original passport and its image
- The original receipt for the payme of exit fees
- The tracking code on the plane ticket
- Full priout of round trip ticket
- The original visa of the destination coury or Schengen visa
- Completed currency request form
- Bank fee and amou of riyals equivale to the required currency
- Coact number and valid bank accou information
How to get travel currency
In previous years, travel currency could only be received through national banks. But now, with the iroduction of payme applications and the online travel currency purchase system, we have many ways to receive currency:
Receive travel currency through the “Yes” program.
Travelers can apply for travel currency through the Yes program without going to the bank.
- Log in to the app or the web version of Yes.
- Select the My Bank option.
- Select the travel currency option.
- Eer your ID and flight information.
- Pay the Riyal equivale of the requested amou.
- Save your transaction receipt along with the tracking code.
- Get your currency from the Melli Bank couer at the airport by preseing the sales ID and the passenger’s national code. Receiving travel currency from banks (Saman, National, Tejarat, etc.)
Receiving travel currency from banks (Commercial, National, Saman, etc.)
If you find it difficult to use applications, you can go to banks. In the following article, we will tell you the steps involved in receiving foreign currency transfers from banks:
- Submit the required documes to the bank.
- Receive the receipt and the sealed and signed accouing docume. (This receipt includes information such as applica’s name and surname, national number, coact number, address and passport number.)
- The payme of foreign currency transfer from the bank is made when the passenger leaves the passport corol couer.
Required docume to receive currency transfer from banks
- Copy and original national card (passengers with a duplicate national card must prese the civil registration form)
- Valid passport of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Receipt for the payme of exit fees
- Confirmed ticket (from the origin of Iran to the destination of the desired coury)
- Visa (for couries that require a visa to travel to)
- A copy of these documes
Receive travel currency from ice.ir currency exchange system
To receive travel currency from the ice.ir system, you must go through the following steps:
- Eer the currency organization system at the address: ice.ir.
- Register in the system by eering ideity information such as national code, coact number, etc.
- In the last step, you can get your currency through airport ATMs after completing the ticket and passport stamp procedures.
How many days before the trip is the best time to receive travel currency?
An importa poi that should be noted in the guide for receiving foreign currency is that every traveler must personally receive foreign currency and currency remittance is not given to a third party. Now we come to the question, how many days before the trip should we apply for travel currency?
Due to the fact that the currency is given to the traveler before the trip, we recommend that you apply for a currency transfer 7 to 10 days before the trip. Also, it is better not to postpone receiving the remittance uil 2 or 3 days before the trip due to tight schedules before the trip.
What people cannot receive travel currency?
Receiving tourist currency at the governme rate has its limitations and does not include all travelers. Limitations include the following:
- Travel currency does not include children under 5 years of age.
- People who have political passports will not be given travel currency.
- To receive the currency amou, you must prese the money order; But if you forget the transfer, you can get your money back from the branch.
- You cannot receive travel currency before leaving the airport gate.
- To get travel currency from Bank Mellat, you must have an accou in this bank.
- If you use travel currency for pilgrimage; Your name must be registered in the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.
- Travel currency is not given to people who live abroad or people with dual citizenship.
- To get travel currency for family members, all family members must be prese.
Importa pois of the guide for receiving foreign currencyT
The age of receiving travel currency
According to the rules, people over 5 years old can apply for travel currency. The importa thing is that people must be over 18 years old to perform banking operations. Therefore, the banking affairs of underage applicas are handled by their pares. But it is possible to receive travel currency for travelers over 5 years old. If you are traveling with your children, we suggest that you read the terms and conditions for purchasing plane tickets for children.
final word
In the guide to getting travel currency, I saw that people who are willing to travel to foreign couries can get currency at the governme rate once a year. You can receive foreign currency in two ways, offline (using the website and applications) and in person (applying to banks). The importa thing is that every passenger must apply personally to receive a currency transfer.
Frequely asked questions
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Where can we travel to receive currency remittance?
It is possible to receive travel currency remittances by referring to bank branches and the application.
Is the amou of travel currency paid to the traveler in the bank?
No, the amou of travel currency is paid at the airport and after passing through the gate.
Can children also receive travel currency?
Travel currency is not given to children under 5 years old.
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