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GBAO permit in Tashkent or Osh?

Last post by mitchellco « Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:28 pm

by mitchellco » Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:28 pm

Has anyone successfully applied for a GBAO permit in Tashkent or Osh at the Tajik Embassy/Consulate?

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Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:28 pm
Train Tbilisi-Baku may start running from May 1st

Last post by Milad « Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:04 pm
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by Milad » Thu Mar 20, 2025 8:21 pm

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Multiple news pages are reporting that the train from Tbilisi to Baku will be running from May 1st. As they quote high-level politicians, this does...

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This says May 15 now. While I don't expect them to make it by this date, I do have the impression that there are people actually working on getting...

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Last post by Milad
Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:04 pm
Wagah Border (Lahore - Amritsar) PAK - IND

Last post by Milad « Tue Apr 29, 2025 4:55 pm
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by Tonyoakey » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:13 pm
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Hi I'm new here, found some great info looking through the forum! A friend and I are about to set off from Malaysia in a car hoping to get back to...

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Uzbek-Kazakh border closed for a few months.

What are you referring to? This border has not been closed recently (except at the beginning of the...
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Last post by Milad
Tue Apr 29, 2025 4:55 pm
Tajikistan - Uzbekistan crossing at Panjakent

Last post by Wulf « Tue Apr 29, 2025 12:17 pm
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by Yes Man » Thu May 28, 2015 9:17 am
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Hi,

Can anyone tell if this border from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan is open to foreigners? I will be there beginning of September.

Cheers

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Border crossing report from today (29 April)

Crossed from Samarkand to Pendzjikent with a Swedish passport. Took Yandex from my hotel to Kartafkona...
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Last post by Wulf
Tue Apr 29, 2025 12:17 pm
Korday border crossing reports (Almaty-Bishkek)

Last post by Oshquist « Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:38 pm
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by Leelicious » Wed Jul 06, 2016 4:33 am
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Crossed the border 3 days ago and it went smooth as always.
What is worth mentioning is that there was a Polish guy in front of me who talked his...

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Busses everyday between Bishkek and Almaty. From Bishkek at the New Bus Station named Bishkekskii Avtovokzal (Бишкекский Автовокзал). From Almaty at...
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Last post by Oshquist
Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:38 pm
Border crossings reports: Dostyk/Dustlyk (Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan)

Last post by Oshquist « Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:32 pm
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by Mike » Sat Jun 27, 2015 2:22 pm
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The short version: this border closes early in the evening. If you intend to use it, either stay in Andijon (or one of the other Fergana Valley...

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I cross this border about once every 1-2 months. Very easy, from Osh you can take trolleybus 2 to the roundabout at the end of the line or Bus #13 to...
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Last post by Oshquist
Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:32 pm
Border crossing Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan (Isfara-Batken)

Last post by Oshquist « Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:14 pm
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by boney » Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:45 am
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Hi everyone! Need help.

23 of July we start with our biketrip through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. We will start from Bishkek and firstly we wanted to...

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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have opened their borders as of March 2025. My friend and I crossed the Guliston/Kyzyl-bel border between Isfara and Batken...
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Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:14 pm
Khorgos border crossing Q&A (Almaty - Urumqi)

Last post by Lele « Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:32 am
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by Oakenshield » Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:43 am
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Hi guys,

I'm currently in Almaty planning my trip through Kazahstan to China. I want to go to Khorgos (I'm on the bike) but I don't know which road...

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We (2 Germans, 1 Australian, visa free) crossed from China into Kazakhstan a few days ago.
Took a night train from Urumqi to Yining, got in before...
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Last post by Lele
Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:32 am
Qolma/Kulma pass (China-Tajikistan) border crossing reports

Last post by poundcake99 « Thu Apr 24, 2025 9:32 am
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by Roman » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:39 pm
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Today I was passing by Qolma and decided to give it a try as there were no reports from this direction.

The officers looked concerned themselves and...

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Does anyone know if it's possible to arrange for transport (there will be 4 of us) *from* Qolma to Kashgar? Can we order a taxi in advance (if so,...
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Last post by poundcake99
Thu Apr 24, 2025 9:32 am
Shir Khan Bandar - Panji Poyon (AF-TJ) border updates

Last post by Colinerice « Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:39 pm
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by steven » Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:13 am
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Please post your updates on the Shir Khan Bandar - Panji Poyon border between Dushanbe and Kunduz below.

We summarize all info on the border...

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Hi. I plan to visit Afghanistan in Aug 2025. I plan to travel to Mazar-i-Sharif (Blue Mosque) then to Kunduz then to the border town of Shir Khan...
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Last post by Colinerice
Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:39 pm
Khyber Pass/Torkham border reports (AF>PAK)

Last post by Colinerice « Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:33 pm
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by yamamotoo » Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:44 pm
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Well, for quite a long time I was only reading this forum, but now it's time to give some new information that can be of importance to future...

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Hi. I am planning to cross from Peshawar to Afghanistan via Torkham crossing in Aug 2025. I can see a few Youtubers doing this. However, the Pakistan...
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Last post by Colinerice
Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:33 pm
Border crossing reports: Tajen (UZ - KAZ)

Last post by Milad « Mon Apr 21, 2025 12:00 am
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by bigbeka » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:23 pm
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Hi there all,

I'm Uzbekistan citizen planning a trip to Ukraine from Tashekent.

Does anyone have info on the Tajen border (extreme west of...

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You should be able to book this at any railway ticket office in Uzbekistan.
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Last post by Milad
Mon Apr 21, 2025 12:00 am
Abkhazia-Georgia (Inguri) border crossing Q&A

Last post by GoldenPolyglot « Sun Apr 20, 2025 11:40 am
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by Bulut » Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:56 pm
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Hi everyone,

Two weeks later will visit Georgi. During my visit I also want to see Abkhazia. So will use the Inguri border. Below link is seems up...

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I got an email from an Abkhazian friend saying that the MFA is issuing visas again.
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Last post by GoldenPolyglot
Sun Apr 20, 2025 11:40 am
M41 Pamir Highway / Kyzyl Art Pass border crossing procedure Q&A

Last post by MarionRourou « Sat Apr 19, 2025 2:15 pm
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by Andrea1989 » Thu Dec 01, 2022 3:48 pm
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Hello! Can you tell me if the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is open?

Thank you in advance!

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Report April 2025

We've seen in our embassy website that this border is opened for everyone but local hosts confirmed it's stil only opened for...
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Last post by MarionRourou
Sat Apr 19, 2025 2:15 pm
Irkeshtam pass report – Kashgar, Xinjiang to Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan

Last post by Alhul « Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:53 am
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by Iridium » Mon May 02, 2016 7:28 pm
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This is my detailed chronicle in April 14, 2016. I traveled single. I use Beijing Time all over the journey for sake of simplicity.

07:45 – Arrived...

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I showed a train reservation from Nanning to the town on Vietnamese border and that was fine, especially when I mentioned that I had a flight...
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Last post by Alhul
Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:53 am
Irkeshtam Pass: Kyrgyzstan (Osh - Sary Tash) to China (Kashgar)

Last post by Alhul « Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:34 am
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by Myers3000 » Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:24 am
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We crossed over from Kyrgyzstan to China via the Irkeshtam pass a week ago so can give a quick update of our experiences for anyone it might help....

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I took last Sunday the Osh-Kashgar bus from Novi Autovokzal, where the 777 from Andizan is arriving. It's a big orange bus, drivers name is Talib, a...
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Last post by Alhul
Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:34 am
Tashkent to Shymkent border crossing Q&A

Last post by gavitgogna « Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:35 pm
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by trevor warman » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:50 am
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Tashkent to Shymkent via Chernyaevka border crossing..

from TSUM department store, green bus #97 1000 UZSom to near Yunusobod Bazaar.. then mini...

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Border crossing from Tashkent -> Shymkent on 28.03.2025

The normal Zhibek Zholy crossing is temporarily closed. Thanks to this forum, we...
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Last post by gavitgogna
Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:35 pm
Oybek - Buston (UZ-TAJ) border crossing

Last post by Lagerfeld « Tue Apr 08, 2025 11:12 am
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by SQRR » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:50 am
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Crossed into Uzbekistan from Buston last Friday at 5pm.
I had no trouble at all and went smoothly but it was time consuming even there were barely...

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. . . At Uzbekistan border control, the held me for an hour on the basis your registration ended two days ago , after contacting the hostel they told...
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Last post by Lagerfeld
Tue Apr 08, 2025 11:12 am
Kyrg - Taj border crossing 2025

Last post by steven « Tue Apr 08, 2025 2:26 am
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by asianrider » Wed Apr 02, 2025 7:49 am

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Let's start a new topic and share first-hand information.
I'm interested in finding out if the recent normalization of the relations between...

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I'll close this thread. Let's keep the discussion going in the threads that already exist so there remains a single destination for people to read...

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Last post by steven
Tue Apr 08, 2025 2:26 am
Non EU resident drinving into Turkey

Last post by Shantifree « Mon Apr 07, 2025 3:49 pm
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by ErikCarnevalli » Wed Mar 19, 2025 10:31 am

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Hello fellows.
I heard that NON European can not drive or ride European licensed vehicles into Turkey.
Does anything changed?
As a motorcycle...

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I just entered with a US registered motorcycle and a apostilled power of attorney. I suggest you provide them with a rental agreement and a power of...

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Last post by Shantifree
Mon Apr 07, 2025 3:49 pm
Khunjerab Pass (China-Pakistan border) Q&A

Last post by Jubi « Mon Apr 07, 2025 12:05 pm
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Hello,
I am in Gilgit, planning to cross to China soon.
Someone here scared me that they might refuse me to cross the border if I can not prove a...

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I was told, that starting this week there is a direct bus from Gilgit to Kashgar and back.
At the international bus station in Kashgar, where the...
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Last post by Jubi
Mon Apr 07, 2025 12:05 pm
Hojayli - Konye-Urgench border crossing (UZ - TM)

Last post by borekj « Sun Apr 06, 2025 6:02 pm
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by camgaut » Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:53 pm
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Can anyone confirm borders in Turkmenistan are closed on weekends? Thanks a lot in advance!

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Hi, we crossed today. We were a group of Czechs (10) and there was about 20 Poles, so we had to wait a bit. To our surprise, everything was very...
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Last post by borekj
Sun Apr 06, 2025 6:02 pm
Uch Kurgan border crossing UZ-KG

Last post by nodynesso « Fri Apr 04, 2025 3:13 pm
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by magunkutjan » Sun Jul 12, 2015 5:14 pm
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We crossed the Uch-Kurgan border on the 25th June. We cycled from Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan. The border is open between 8am and 8pm every day. The...

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I'm interested myself to cross this border. According to Yandex maps this border is now open at least since end of 2024 (by the comment and even...
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Fri Apr 04, 2025 3:13 pm
Border crossing Kaplanbek - Tamozhnya (Kaz - Uz)

Last post by pamoja.earth « Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:19 pm
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by aern » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:38 am
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Hi everyone. I hope this topic doesn't exist yet, if so excuse me, we don't have very good reception at the moment.

We just crossed the border...

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We crossed Kaplanbek KZ-UZ 31.March 2025.
It is a modern crossing only used by pedestrians amd normal cars.
We crossed with our camper truck and...
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Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:19 pm
Transit visa to Turkmenistan: fr Afghanistan (Serhetabat)

Last post by Milad « Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:33 am
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by JenniferC » Sat Mar 29, 2025 4:07 pm

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Planning to visit Afghanistan in May and hope to cross to Turkmenistan on a transit visa around early June (5days: Serhetabat crossing, and then...

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Do some reading first. It's incredibly difficult to get a Turkmen transit visa right now, let alone in Afghanistan.

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Last post by Milad
Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:33 am

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