Caravanistan

Marijke&Jurjen wrote:@tabf2010 thanks for your post! Would you maybe let us know if your transit visa starts within three days after collecting it or if you can choose the entry date yourself?

We chose the dates. You can choose on the online application. It starts 3 weeks after collecting it.

My girlfriend - a Hungarian citizen - just got a 10-day transit visa in Almaty. We also met 2 French citizens and an Irish citizen at the embassy who got transit visas as well. 14,400 Tenge (35 EUR) for 1-week processing and 28,800 tenge (70 EUR) for 3-4 days. The consulate is open for visa applicat...

Here’s what we learned from our experience. We (USA and Hungary passports) applied at the Baku embassy for 7-day (yes, 7, it's possible!) transit visas from Aktau, Kazakhstan to Bukhara, Uzbekistan via Turkmenistan. At the embassy in Baku, they require color copies of your passport and the visa for ...

We - an American and a Hungarian - just got 30 day Uzbekistan tourist visas from the embassy in Baku. It was super easy. We filled in the visa application online, printed it and brought copies of our passports and photos, and went to the embassy. It's open from 9-12 and 15-17 on Monday, Wednesday, F...

Hey guys, I have some updated information about the permit situation. I was just in Altai for about 2 weeks and met some local couchsurfing hosts who shared a lot of info with me. Summary: 1. Non-stop transit through border zones without a permit is perfectly legal (unclear whether this is only for ...

There is already information in this forum about Russian transit visas obtained in Tbilisi but nothing yet about tourist visas. Russian tourist visas are also quite easy to obtain in Tbilisi. I have a USA passport, so hopefully someone with another passport can add their experience to this thread as...

Does anybody know if the border market in the visa-free zone between Tajikistan and Afghanistan is open now? I'll also be going this route soon, probably by hitchhiking. Anja did you guys have Afghan visas or just went to the border zone?