In August 2011 I got a transit visa in Oral (Uralsk) on the same day, very easy and friendly.
I would not however take this as a guarantee that you can get one.
Get a business visa before you leave. If you are unemployed you can either invent your own company, or just use your previous job details. They don't check. You only need to show that you have sufficient funds in your bank account. If you don't, get creative with photoshop etc, or borrow some funds for a few minutes from a friend.
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EurasiaOverland a memoir of one quarter of a million kilometres by road through all of the Former USSR, Western and Southern Asia.
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