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Old 26 Jul 2013
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How timely! How long did the OVIR registration take you? Any other pointers?



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Just wanted to say thanks again for the valuable resource. The following might be useful:

- OVIR (registration) in Astana: N 51.17123 E 071.42290
- a slight correction to the Uzbek Consulate in Almaty - a block further up the road at: N 43.26042 E 076.96330

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Well, we got lost and ended up at the police station. From there, a plain-clothed cop took pity on us, escorted us by car to the registration office, and bumped us to the front of the line. We were done in 15min, but be prepared for big queue.

Be as specific as you can with your dates and travel plans, even if you're not sure. They'll short-change your registration dates if you just appear to be drifting through, which means you'll have to re-register later.
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Another useful one for Almaty - Eldoro restaurant: N 43.26078 E 076.95296

Run by local biker, Yeldos. Super nice guy, who'll go out of his way to make sure you and your bike are good to go. See him if you need parts, advice, or just a good pizza.
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Sorry for the mini hijack, but it might be useful for somebody else running a search.

OVIR registration went fine. They'll only give you 10 days in Astana. After that it gets more complicated and they insist you get a translator. You get the all important stamp on your migration card in any case. So I got 10 days. Will see what happens when I leave. Process was quick. They open at 9, but you can show up earlier to pick up the form. You need 1 passport copy.

Thanks again for the coordinates.

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Well, we got lost and ended up at the police station. From there, a plain-clothed cop took pity on us, escorted us by car to the registration office, and bumped us to the front of the line. We were done in 15min, but be prepared for big queue.

Be as specific as you can with your dates and travel plans, even if you're not sure. They'll short-change your registration dates if you just appear to be drifting through, which means you'll have to re-register later.


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Walter - i sent some additions to the waypoint list over, did you get my email? Im continuing to add/make edits as i ride along, let me know if there's a different format, or anything else you want me to record differently - best tell me before i do it, as 5 minutes after ive recorded it, ive forgotten all the details!

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Walter - i sent some additions to the waypoint list over, did you get my email? Im continuing to add/make edits as i ride along, let me know if there's a different format, or anything else you want me to record differently - best tell me before i do it, as 5 minutes after ive recorded it, ive forgotten all the details!

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I got them thanks PJ. Much appreciated. I will go thru them and sort them out in a week or two when I have some time. I have looked at them and they are fine. I normally just name them after the town or village they are in, but its easy for me to do that on the maps.

Once sorted I will include them in my next update.
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Thanks to Seb, Igor, PJ, Steffen, Adam for adding some useful points here. I have distilled them out and have the following list of 80 August updates to the WP file:

As always, the up to date full set is available on the first post on page 1.
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