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Applying for Visas by post
Hi guys, l,m off touring the stans and iran this summer, and am currently sorting out visas, l should have all but the Iran and Tajikistan visas plus a Turkmenistan transit visa before l travel, l have the advantage of a second british passport would it be a good idea to have my father send off for theses visas back in the UK then fedex me the second passport when l,m in central asia saving me from trying to get them there?
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Yup this is a backup I have considered but only using one passport!,
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A second passport is a great idea...you may find it just as quick to sort visas en route, if you're smart about which countries you pick up your visas from.
The longest I waited for a visa was 5 days(Turkmen Transit in Istanbul)...but I was traveling during those days within Turkey...so it didn't matter.
Other visas were all pretty much same day or on the spot...including Russian Multiple-Entry Business Visa in Tashkent...
And did i mention cheaper?
Applying by post puts some of the recent visas you acquired at risk...based on the service you choose. No thanks...
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Thanks for the reply's, if was going to get those visas on the road would it be easiest to get all three in Almaty,Kazakhstan? (once have a Iranian LOI).
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What specifically is your path of travel?
That will dictate which countries and towns to pick up visas.
For example, historically you can apply outside your country for an Iranian visa and pick it up en route anywhere in the world...at one of their consulates. So if you're travelling from Turkey to Erzurum, you can pick up there...near the border of Iran...same day.
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My route is UK/Ukraine/Russia/Mongolia/Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan/Iran/turkey then back through Europe to the UK.
Getting the Iran and the Turkmenistan visas are the most worrying to me.
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