Visa

Visas are normally only valid for up to 6 month. So I was not able to organise all the visas at home already. They would have had expired already by the time I had come to the countries.

The only visa I got at home already was the one for Iran. In switzerland you get within 10 days a 90 day visa without problems! En route you will hardly get more than 30 days (wich can be extended). Embassy of Iran in Switzerland

Most of the visas I organised in Ankara. I choosed Ankara, because it fit well with my timing and it is one of the better places to get the stan-visas.

First difficulty is to find the embassies. They are very far outside the town. Almost all adresses I found on the internet, in books or on maps are incorrect. The tourist information could help me best. Almost all the (stan-) Embassies are outside the town map you get from tourist information. Taxi drivers don`t know the address of the embassies (rather confuse all the stans) but they can find the addresses if you have them. Best bis to take a bus to as close as possible and then get a taxi.The 2nd 3rd time it will be easier... :-)

Address: Hilal 1 Mah 7.Cad No.31; Yildiz - Cankaya

Cost: 19YTL (~16$) for 30 days

Required: one passport picture

Waiting: I got a visa within 15 minutes!

Address: Diplomatik Site Baku Sk No.1

Cost: At a very particular Bank branch you have to pay 40$ (30 day visa)

Required: 2 passport pictures, "Letter of recommendation" from your own embassy.

Waiting: 2 days (Application has to be there in the morning and passport can be collected in the evening).

Address: Turan Güres Bul. 15 Cad. No.21 Oran

Cost: 50$ for 30 days. Note: Entry and exit dates are fixed! Planning...

Required: 1 passport picture

Waiting: Fill in application in the morning and you can get the visa in the afternoon.

Address: Sonak Mah. 211 Sokak No.3; Cankaya

Cost: 60+20$ (have to be paid at a very particular Bank branch) for 30 days.für 30 Tage. Note: Entry and exit dates are fixed!

Required: "Letter of recommendation" from your own embassy("Not a must, but it is faster having it..."), 1 passport picture

Waiting: aprox. 7 days

Address: Konza Sk. No.28; Cankaya

Cost: 51$ for a 5 day transit Visa (have to be paid at a very particular Bank branch)

Required: Copy of the Uzbek Visa (get this one first), 2 passport pictures, "Letter of recommendation" from your own embassy

Waiting: 10 days

Address: Çayhane Sok. No.24 - Cankaya

Cost: 60$ for 30 days. Note: Entry and exit dates are fixed!

Required: I am not certain, whether you need an invitation or not. If you want to travel the Pamir Highway, you need a GBAO permit. I got both through The Great Game Travel Company ; 1 passport picture

Waiting: I had the visa within 15 minutes!

The Visa for Azerbaijan is much easier and cheaper to get here...

Cost: 40$ cash (30 day visa)

Required: 2 passport pictures

Waiting: apply in the morning, get your passport at 16:00 the same day