Caravanistan

Bring one passport picture, one copy of your passport, one copy of your tajikistan visa, one filled out application form. No LOI needed (at least for Swiss and American passport, some need it so check before). Come back in five days (with LOI it might be faster), pay (one american passport 165 $, on...

Go to the Turkmen Embassy GPS:(38.608973, 68.781933) , bring one passport picture, one application form (they give it to you at the embassy), a colour copy of your passport and a copy of the visa of your onward country. They didn't want to see the visa of the county from where you enter turkmenistan...

Whole process took a week. You show up with a couple passport photos and copies of your Tajik visa and main passport page, fill out a form (you must fill out two), que up in a confusing line, and tell the guy you want an extension. 2 weeks is max. Note you can only get an exension if you have a 30 d...

Just got our Tajikistan visas and GBAO permits at the embassy in Bishkek. Easy as pie (or monte). Brought our passports, photocopies, one picture and application. For $75 you get the visa and permit within an hour. Its less if you can wait a week ($35 I think).