Passport

It took me over a year to get my Iranian Passport. I had orginially bought a ticket to go last year, but the Passport took so long to get that I had to cancel the flight. As soon as I got the passport, i booked my ticket. I got real lucky becasue there was very little space left. It is the Persian New Year, after all.

Some are curious as to how I can be a dual citizen. Well, Iranian-Americans are currently stuck in a situation where neither country has an embassy in the other country. I won't go into the politics here, but suffice it to say that neither governments are happy with the other right now.

One issue I needed to deal with was serving time in the Iranian Military. All Iranian male citizens are required to serve two years Military Service. Yet I got an exception in my Passport which allows me to visit Iran for 3 months without the need to worry about military service.

So I've got my U.S Passport in one hand, and my Iranian Passport in the other. God willing, I'll make it through customs without any issues.