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We heard that the Iran/Pak border is open, but just from a traveller hoping to cross, not someone who had ...

We are arriving in Baku (Azerbaijain border crossing hopefully open) between 17th-23rd June to give the ferry to Kaz a go.
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Consulate in Ankara said today that the borders are not closed.
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Other bad news is that Iran yesterday closed border to Pak.
Do you know that for sure ie Official Source or again is this just I heard someone say?.........
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Border now open?

A german traveller we met has just been informed via Stan Tours that the Tukmen embassy are now issueing transit visas, has anyone one else heard?

We are in Tehran and the embassy here is closed til tomorrow.

We don't know whether to continue to Baku or try for the Turkmen transit visa ....
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Hi there,

We now have all our visas apart from Turkmen, but have been told that it is still very possible.

The company we are using are DN tours- ( recommended by the Tk embassy itself). Although we are leaving the UK on 5th July, they are not going to apply for our LOI until late July. they will then send it to us, and it will be delivered by our TK 'guide' from his side of the border to border officials when we get there, and they will give us a visa at the border on the spot.

Apparently around 70% of tourists get theirs at the border, and provided you have the LOI for a tourist ( DN tours say it takes around 15 days to get it ) you can still get in.
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Whilst at the Turkmen embassy in Tehran two Polish bikers (HUBBERS) got their Turkmen 3 day transit visa.

We applied for ours, but it will be five days before we hear and our Azerbaijan visa is ready tomorrow, so we are pretty certain we will pick that up and go via the ferry instead. Can't be assed hanging round Tehran with fidgety journos trying to find a story!

Good luck, and say hello to the Gas craters for us .....
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