Obligations in each country on the road

[Lovetheworld]

Hi all,

I thought of compiling a list, so I don't forget what you should do in each country, mainly when/after entering.
I thought I might as well do it on this forum, so people can show me where I'm wrong and other people might use this list as well.
I'm just filling it out with the countries that we will be visiting.
This is about obligations like registering and stuff. I'm really wondering though, with all this stuff, if really everybody does this and if it is that strict. It is easy to forget when just travelling overland casually.

I intend to get car insurance for every country, although I'm not sure if it is possible at all times.
When I write insurance, I mean car or bike insurance.
The idea is to get a Temporary Import Paper (TIP) everywhere, so I don't write that down.

Russia

• insurance obligated, buy at the border
• register your visa (tourist or business) within 7 working days after entering
  This is not completely clear to me yet, but it seems obligated

Kazachstan

• Insurance obligated, available at big border crossings. Coming from Moscow, it should at least be available in Oral but perhaps also at border?
• With visa-free entry, no registration needed

See: https://caravanistan.com/visa/kazakh...stration-ovir/

Uzbekistan

• Insurance not obligated, but available at the border. (not sure if it is also on Beyneu / Nukus ?)
• Try to stay with a hotel/guesthouse once every 3 days, to get a registration slip.

See: https://caravanistan.com/visa/uzbekistan/registration/

Tadjikistan

• Cost of entering your vehicle, $10 to $50 depending on type/size
• insurance is not obligated, maybe also not easily available?

Kyrgystan

• pay eco tax when entering for your vehicle
• insurance is obligated, maybe also not easily available? In theory at the border.

Mongolia

• When staying longer than 30 days (by extending visa), register within 7 working days
• insurance is obligated, available at the border.

Japan (by DBS Ferry from Vladivostok)

• Book ferry one week before it leaves Vladivostok
• insurance is obligated
• It is possible to buy insurance in Sakaiminato (possible only for vehicles registered in countries-members of Geneva Convention 1949 on Road Traffic <--- check this! Not all countries are in there! )
• Enter the vehicle into Japan not by Carnet, but by C5014 form for temporary import (basically a TIP)