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Embassy reports: pls check if topic already exists!

Last post by steven « Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:51 am
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by steven » Sat Jul 25, 2015 9:47 am

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Hi,

and thanks for considering putting up an embassy report! We could not stay up to date without!

Have a look first though if there is already a...

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That would be great, but as a non-programmer, I have tried in the past to make a open-source version of the border crossing map, but failed. It never...

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Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:51 am
Read first if you have a visa question!

Last post by steven « Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:15 pm

by steven » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:15 pm

Visas are confusing, we know. That's one of the reasons we set up this site, so people could avoid trawling forums and ask the same questions over...

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Last post by steven
Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:15 pm
E visa Kyrgyzstan returned twice for itinerary plan

Last post by Karko « Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:15 pm

by Karko » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:15 pm

Hello my visa was returned twice
I already attached my itinerary
With details of hotels in bishkek ans osh and acitivities except yurts and...

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Last post by Karko
Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:15 pm
Embassy report: Russian visa in Almaty

Last post by k3n_low « Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:26 pm
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by jiri » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:26 pm
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I can confirm that it's possible to get a Russian tourist visa in Almaty (Aug 2015), AT and DE passports, non-residents. It was not possible to get...

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Update Almaty consulate:
Transit visa possible, Tuesdays and Thursday.
Application must be done online and send via the system to the consulate....
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Last post by k3n_low
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:26 pm
No ESTA for Uzbekistan?

Last post by luca1073 « Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:36 pm

by luca1073 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:36 pm

Hi, just to double check if there is a need for a kind of ESTA (travel authorization) to enter Uzbekistan. My wife has already an E visa for herself....

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Last post by luca1073
Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:36 pm
Tajikistan visa LOI

Last post by Anja741 « Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:19 am
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by JoshuaLim » Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:55 am

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Hi everyone,

I am from the UK and applied for a Tajikistan E-visa, they are asking for a letter of invitation from a tour guide but I plan to...

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Similar experience here.

I also got the following request upon applying for an e-visa (german citizen):
Please attach more information about your...

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Last post by Anja741
Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:19 am
Kazakhstan new visa free rule 2015

Last post by ariadnam « Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:49 pm
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by steven » Thu May 21, 2015 3:13 am
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On May 20th, President Nazarbayev announced visa free entry to Kazakhstan for 30 days for all OECD nations + UAE, Malaysia and Singapore. Please read...

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Hello!

My 30 visa-free days in Kazakhstan are soon coming to an end, I'm planning on doing the new visa run, just wanted to confirm that what is...
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Last post by ariadnam
Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:49 pm
Embassy report: Chinese Visa in Yerevan

Last post by offthemainroad « Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:17 pm
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by Larzachstan » Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:32 am
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Hi,

Does anyone know if it's possible to apply for a China visa in Yerevan? If so, is it easy to get your visa over there?

Cheers,
Lars

(Dutch...

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Visa Success @ Yerevan! Belgian Passport holders // 11th April 2024

We applied on 11/04/2024 in Yerevan. We arrived at 8h00 at the embassy...
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Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:17 pm
Embassy report: Kazakh visa in Tbilisi

Last post by Indianaglobe « Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:07 am
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by Paul Max » Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:06 am

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Belgian/American dual citizen here:

Stopped into the Kazakh consulate this morning to confirm that Americans can still enter visa-free for 15 days...

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Dear fellow travellers,

Quick updates for the non-westerners who need a visa to cross Kazakstan : it IS possible to get a transit Visa at the...

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Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:07 am
Uzbekistan e-visa Q&A

Last post by rar879 « Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:19 pm
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by steven » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:55 am
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Please read and post reports and questions on the Uzbekistan e-visa system below.

We summarize all info in the Uzbekistan visa page .

We can...

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Hi all!

I am currently in the grueling process of not having yet received the eVisa after about 5 days with payment confirmation. One of the most...
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Last post by rar879
Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:19 pm
Apply for a 60-day visa in Mongolia

Last post by Suba-Round-The-World « Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:47 am
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by marcofreeman » Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:01 am

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Hello, I am German and currently want to apply for a 60-day visa in Mongolia. Has anyone done it and can guide me?

I want to ask before doing...

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Hey, you don't need a visa before. You can get 30 days visa free. Then you can go to the Immigration Office in Ulan Bator or in Olgii and extend your...

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Last post by Suba-Round-The-World
Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:47 am
Embassy report: Russian visa in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan

Last post by Adrien1 « Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:00 am

by Adrien1 » Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:00 am

Hey there,

We are currently on the road in Iraqi Kurdistan and tried to get our Russian Transit visa there for Georgia > Kazakhstan.

- 2 French...

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Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:00 am
Embassy Report : Russian Visa in Uralsk

Last post by ELTomate « Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:56 am
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by nomadichappiness » Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:20 pm
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Hi,
I create this Topic after having successfully applied for and obtained a transit visa through Russia, in Uralsk / Oral .

The Uralsk consulate...

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Milad and El tomate, it s the embassy it-self who say that for Georgia it will be longer and it was true.

One our friend make his visa in Uralsk...
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Last post by ELTomate
Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:56 am
chinese visa with Turkish stamps

Last post by Circe « Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:00 pm
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by Circe » Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:58 am

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My boyfriend (Romanian citizen) and I (Italian citizen) have Turkish stamps on our passports because of a two-week holiday we took two years ago....

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My general impression (based on very little data) is that they want more tourists. The list of visa-free countries keeps being extended. Even the...

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Last post by Circe
Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:00 pm
Russian Visa at the Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia

Last post by Indianaglobe « Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:04 am
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by Rapp Scallion » Tue May 12, 2015 12:49 pm
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First off, great forum.

I'd like to tell you about my experience trying to get the Russian visa at the consulate in Yerevan, Armenia since I...

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Dear fellow travellers,

Quick updates as I got just got my transit visa today (French passport) :
- I follow exactly the process mentionned by @Jojo...
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Last post by Indianaglobe
Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:04 am
Uzbek corss border Turkmen Visa on UK passport

Last post by kylie1231 « Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:00 am

by kylie1231 » Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:00 am

Hi. I am from Hong Kong with UK passport (oversea) , did anyone get the 30 days free visa on land border with UK passport successfully ?
Cus we are...

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Last post by kylie1231
Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:00 am
Uzbekistan: visa runs on visa-free

Last post by charlie.conridge « Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:41 pm
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by jwong » Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:48 pm

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Data point: I entered Uzbekistan twice and had no issues. First time was from Khujand to Tahskent and then I hopped over to Mazar-i-Sharif from...

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Data point:

06 April 2024.

My girlfriend and I did a visa run to Yallama border, we went through the Uzbekistan side, did not enter Kazakhstan,...

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Last post by charlie.conridge
Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:41 pm
China visa after visiting Xinjiang before

Last post by pandapearls « Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:07 am

by pandapearls » Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:07 am

I currently have a china visa and have been to china a few times before already.

I’m thinking of flying out of Urumqi to Dushanbe on a trip in a few...

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Last post by pandapearls
Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:07 am
Gbao permit

Last post by bwv812 « Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:55 am
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by [email protected] » Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:26 pm

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Hi
It seems that theGBAO permit can no longer be delivered on line. I have been explained by thé ambassy, that it can be delivered only at Dushanbe...

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Lots of people are having evisas be rejected in the past week.

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Last post by bwv812
Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:55 am
Embassy report: Russian transit visa in Tiblisi

Last post by Bonniebird « Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:04 pm
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by rienesl » Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:23 pm
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August 2013:
You have to go to the Swiss Embassy, which has a Russian Federation Interests Section. There are two ways of getting in there:
1) Come...

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Hi jimmy! Yes, everything went ok on our Russian transit. We entered on 11 august and exited on 13 august like our visa stated. We had a French...
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Last post by Bonniebird
Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:04 pm
Russia E-visa approved border points

Last post by PeterM « Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:27 pm
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by yungexma » Sun Aug 13, 2023 11:23 am

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Hi there
So it appears that citizens of a selection of countries can now apply for e-visa to Russia. I was quite pleased to hear that since it...

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Hi Wouter,

if you check the forum there are some reports of people who recently organized a transit visa in Tbilisi or Yerevan and then crossed...

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Last post by PeterM
Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:27 pm
Russia and Belarus sign visa recognition agreement

Last post by Lzh « Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:48 am
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by Milad » Wed Jul 22, 2020 12:54 pm

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Hi all,

although we are more or less unable to make use of this right now, this may ease overland travel Europe -> Russia in the future a lot:...

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Apparently the Belarus-Russia visa recognition agreement is finally going ahead and it already has a date: 8th of December (2024).

This should mean...

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Last post by Lzh
Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:48 am
Turkmenistan border to border (transit) with own car

Last post by Ken « Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:33 am
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by Wolkman » Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:02 am

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Hi all,

I am planning to travel by car from Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan over the Caspian Sea. Probably sometime in August or September (yes, I know...

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Hey Wouter,

I've been talking to several travel agents in Turkmenistan and a few have mentioned that the ferry from Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan is...

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Last post by Ken
Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:33 am
Afghan visa in Tashkent.

Last post by steven « Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:39 am
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by zebra3568 » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:53 am

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*I'm traveler holding Taiwanese passport.
As title,

I got the Afghanistan Tourist visa in Tashkent,Uzbekistan.Amazingly,now they re-issue the...

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October 2023 - via

To get back to Afghanistan, I got my Transit visa from the Afghanistan Embassy in Tashkent for a Transit Visa just for 3 days...

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Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:39 am
Embassy report: Afghan visa in Tehran, Iran

Last post by steven « Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:35 am
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by katrinsiff » Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:15 am

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Just an update on getting an Afghani tourist visa in the embassy in Tehran: The embassy is open approx 8 am - 3 pm (but slightly earlier some days)...

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October 2023 - From

I got my visa from the Afghanistan Embassy in Tehran and for my car I got my Roadpass permission from Mashhad Consulate in...

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Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:35 am

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