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Overland to London
Hi Sophie
We are bikers group from India,planning for the same route to London in June,probabely 23 rd june,our dates may be parallel,we are going skip pakistan planning to ship our bikes to Bandar abbas or Tehran,then overland journey for 40 days,i would also like to share this thread,
has anybody shipped bike to Iran from india?please guide us
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13 Mar 2015
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greetings from Lahore, NZs going great in the cricket btw.
well after going through so much to get my Pakistan visa I assumed the Iran one would be a cake walk. planned early paid, early, waited still waiting Nothing! applied (paid) again with a different company theyve gone home for the weekend Iran is shut thursdays and fridays maybe something will happen next week which I paid a Im still waiting. For some reason I can not get a Iran visa .wondering now what month the first group go through China I think the border opens in early April?
Oh and yeah I feel very safe here in Lahore I do keep my head down I havent seen many other tourists but Im not really lookin. Its funny I read this post again an see Jonathan mentioned above Hope we can ride together for a bit hes on his way soon
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14 Mar 2015
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'Nowruz' - Persian New Year - March 21st
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Iran is shut thursdays and fridays maybe something will happen next week which I paid a I'm still waiting. For some reason I can not get a Iran visa.
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Iran's MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) does not process visa applications for a period of one month, from around March 5th – April 5th each year.
I suggest you re-submit your application after this period.
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Iran's MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) does not process visa applications for a period of one month, from around March 5th – April 5th each year.
I suggest you re-submit your application after this period.
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I was told similar last week - although I was told 15 days around Iranian / Zoroastrian New Year. Scuppered my plans to pick up a visa in Dublin before I set off, and I will now (if granted) pick it up en route in Istanbul.
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Hi Sohpie... And Shane...
My website you linked lead me here. I tend to avoid the hub but I thought I would jump on with some information. You will struggle to get your bike out of India into Pakistan without a Carnet. Its possible to get one if you are signed off by both your country of origin and India.
I had a German mate who rode home from Chennai. - He had a resident visa for India though so the bike was fully in his name. He also had to send home to get his Pakistan visa (via DHL). Its tricky but like all things it is possible. Just look into getting the carnet for your bike as a resident of Nepal or Chennai. If you are not a resident you will struggle.
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I have to disagree, you cannot get a Carnet for any Indian reg vehicle, they have been banned by the FIAA, the agency that oversees the issuing of all International CDP. If the bike is Nepali reg you should apply to your home country Automobile association on the grounds that you cannot get one in Nepal. I did exactly this 2 years ago and the AA in UK issued me one, cost £1000. Your big problem is the Pak visa which is only available in your country of residence.
good luck, UB.
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Hi Sohpie... And Shane...
My website you linked lead me here. I tend to avoid the hub but I thought I would jump on with some information. You will struggle to get your bike out of India into Pakistan without a Carnet. Its possible to get one if you are signed off by both your country of origin and India.
I had a German mate who rode home from Chennai. - He had a resident visa for India though so the bike was fully in his name. He also had to send home to get his Pakistan visa (via DHL). Its tricky but like all things it is possible. Just look into getting the carnet for your bike as a resident of Nepal or Chennai. If you are not a resident you will struggle.
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I seem to remember this guy, didn't he end up air freighting the bike to Bishek and riding back through the Stans ?
If he really did get an Indian CDP and rode the Pak, Iran route, why don't you ask him for the details and post them up here for us ?
Being a resident of Nepal will not get you a CDP for an Indian bike and Chennai is not a country, it is a city in India. It is not about the country of YOUR residence, it is about the country in which the VEHICLE is registered !!
I believe it was in 2002 that the FIA/AIT in Geneva banned the issuing of CDP for Indian reg vehicles.
But I look forward to hearing how your friend achieved this !!
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