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Extending Visa in Yushu

Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by yoyo.

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The PSB station in Yushu is pretty straight forward. you need a hotel registration (that slit of paper you recieve from authorised hotels), a passport size picture, a photocopy of your passport information page, Chinese visa page, and a photocopy of your visa, showing your number (why!?). you will then recieve a piece of paper [...]

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Chinese Visa in Bishkek

Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by yoyo.

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Yes, it is possible. althogh strange.
In order for you to get a Chinese visa in Bishkek you must show them that you are not trying to get to Kashgar (because of the problems there). what I did (and most other travellers) was to book a flight and accomodations in Beijing.
A flight is easily [...]

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Kyrgyzstan Visa Extension

Posted on 15. Sep, 2009 by yoyo.

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We have extended our Kyrgyz visas in Bishkek.
The building is on Toktogul 64a, corner of Ibraimov. the sign says something about visa department of Bishkek. you need to give a photocopy of info page and visa page, your passport and 1085 Som. they also request a letter of application, which means you need a blank [...]

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Tajikistan visa extension

Posted on 15. Aug, 2009 by yoyo.

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We have extended our Tajik visa in Dushanbe, without any travel agent.
The consular services office is in Pushkin 30/1, Dushanbe. 8:30-10:30 applications, 14:00-17:00(?). you must give them a filled form (found at the office) 2 copies, 2 passport size photos, photocopy of your passport (information page and Tajik visa page). you are then sent to [...]

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GBAO permit

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by yoyo.

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We have made our GBAO from today to tomorrow in Dushanbe. we used Pamir Tours and were not happy with their service. a guy met us in the street and actually thought that is normal service (no office, no email…). anyway they charge 40$. the only reason we used them was because their Tashkent office made [...]

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Chinese Visa in Dushanbe

Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by yoyo.

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Bad news.
The consulate in Dushanbe is a difficult one. we tried making the visa in Tashkent and gave up, hoping it would be easier here. it’s not. the consol, who is the only person autohorized to deal with foreigners, works Wednesdays and Fridays. after waiting for a very long time outsode, with no obvious queue, [...]

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Kyrgyzstan Visa

Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by yoyo.

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We have made our Kyrgyz visa in Dushanbe. the embassy is in Said Nasir 104. Monday,Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 9:00-17:00. a rush process costs 80$ to be payed in the Orienbank down Rudaki Avenue, 600m from the embassy. the embassador will gladly explain where. the visa is issued when you return to the embassador within [...]

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Tajikistan Visa

Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by yoyo.

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We made our Tajik visa in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. the embassy (Abdullah Qahur AttaVI 61, 11AM-1PM Monday-Friday) is not too far from the Tashkent (train station) metro station. Tashkent is the name of the station. the guard reffered us to a small office near the embassy where Pamir Travel is situated. they charge 135$ per person [...]

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Turkmenistan Transit Visa

Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by yoyo.

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WE HAVE A TURKMENISTAN TRANSIT VISA!!!
I heard it is a difficult visa to get, so I am happy we managed it. here is how we did it:
1. Get an on-ward visa. such as Uzbekistan (see how). the embassador can’t help you at all, can’t even start the process without it.
2. Go to the Turkmen embassy (near [...]

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Uzbekistan visa

Posted on 28. Jun, 2009 by yoyo.

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We got our Uzbek visas in Baku. we ordered the Letter Of Invitation (LOI) already in Tbilisi. the letter costs 35$ through stantours.com, note: in Tbilisi the bank will charge a commission rate of about 1/3 of the amount, for money transfer. in Baku we went to the Uzbek embassy (bus #3 next to Icheshehir Metro station, just ask [...]