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Tajikistan Corona travel restrictions / e-visa issues Q&A

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by pete5330 » Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:35 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Good day everyone,

Just read Steven's predicitions on the website, and I think you're right, it's all very difficult to predict how the situation...

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US citizen here. I applied on july 26 and got accepted just now (july 28) for the 50 usd evisa + gbao permit, 60 days valid from aug 10.

I'm in...
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Pamir Highway Rideshare August 2021

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by gianlucapersia » Tue May 11, 2021 11:16 am » in Travel sharing » Pamir Highway rideshare

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Hi everyone!

I'm planning to visit Tajikistan and Uzbekistan this august. I'd like to land in Kyrgyzystan and reach Khorog from Osh hitchhiking or...

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Hi all again,

I originally started this post without having any fixed flight or plan. I'm gonna land in ushanbe on the 8th of August by night and...
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Scans tourists' phones by installing malware

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by ccc » Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:58 pm » in Places » China

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Has anyone ever gotten a phone scan on the China border?

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It looks like they may have stopped installing it on tourists' phones in late 2019, but I believe they still scan your phones and I wouldn't be at...

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Kyrgyzstan coronavirus travel re-opening/restrictions Q&A

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by royalenfield » Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:22 pm » in Places » Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan opening borders, as long as you have PCT test

Not sure from when, though

The government of Kyrgyzstan decided to resume the passage...

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I rolled up to the border with my car once and got refused.
I'm from the Netherlands.
Then I had to resort to using a local friend, a notary and a...
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so, you say that you had problems with "registrovka"?...

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by mazeno » Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:59 am » in General

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i was crossing dosens of the stan-borders for last 3 decades (including postsoviet and postbritish asia, and for more than last decade i cross only...

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there will be no after covid
like the restrictions did not end decades after 9.11 or bieslan
(before i even have packed ice-axes in my hand luggage...
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Uzbekistan travel restrictions/reopening Q&A

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by wanneeke » Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:05 pm » in Places » Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan re-open border from 0ctober 1st: does anybody know how's traveling now in Uzbekistan after re-open the border (from 1st october) ? Are...

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Did the rental agencies you spoke with say that this is a new restriction, or are they just saying that they don't allow it? Have you spoken with...
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Afghan visa - has it ever caused you any problems?

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by ccc » Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:29 pm » in Places » Afghanistan

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Just wondering if anyone has ever had problems applying for visas or entering countries (except US) with an Afghan visa/entry stamp in their passport?

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@netllama I have asked 2 local agencies and they confirmed, but don’t know a reason. Feel free to ask for a reason in the Libya Embassy and pls post...
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