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It is possible to get a Tajikistan visa in Tashkent (north of Samarkand) no problem, there is a nice little hostel there

Gulnara Guesthouse

We got our visas in Tashkent and then got our GBAO permits in Dushanbe on the way (2014)

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It is possible to get a Tajikistan visa in Tashkent (north of Samarkand) no problem, there is a nice little hostel there

Gulnara Guesthouse

We got our visas in Tashkent and then got our GBAO permits in Dushanbe on the way (2014)

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Thanks for this info.
How long did you wait to get this visa and what is the cost?
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Cant remember the exact cost sorry, don't remember it being much

The visa was done overnight which gave enough time to chill out and enjoy what the city has to offer

The GBAO permit in Dushanbe was very cheap as we used the 'bank trick'

how get your gbao permit cheap

Again this was done overnight, we stayed in a cheap little hostel, facilities not amazing but had internet, a kitchen to cook and was a hot spot for other travelers

Adventurer's Inn Dushanbe
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Cant remember the exact cost sorry, don't remember it being much

The visa was done overnight which gave enough time to chill out and enjoy what the city has to offer

The GBAO permit in Dushanbe was very cheap as we used the 'bank trick'

how get your gbao permit cheap

Again this was done overnight, we stayed in a cheap little hostel, facilities not amazing but had internet, a kitchen to cook and was a hot spot for other travelers

Adventurer's Inn Dushanbe
If the Adventurers inn is the 4 room guest house located on the back roads with double gates and a garage for bikes then it closed around 2 months ago, the main owner decided it was time to sell so the main guy who ran it called Ruslan has brought another building near the airport which he is planning to turn into a guest house. he said he thinks it will be sold and used as a house so the next owners will not be running it as a guest house ...... shame it was a pretty cool place i stayed there quit a few times

It seems common on this forum that people get there tajik visa in Ubek but Pamir in Dushanbe, why is this Jamie do they not issues Pamir visa's at the Tashkent office or did you forget to ask for the Pamir permit ?

The process in Istanbul was very simple and took less than 30 minutes after i got the photos for both parts of this visa, it was actually the easiest and quickest visa process i ever had and the building was more of a large home than an embassy

Well that's two choices for you now christian but if you do get your tajik visa in Tashkent and pamir permit in Dushanbe but are still passing Turkey on route and have never been to Istanbul before i would say its worth visiting still....... its pretty good for a city
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It seems common on this forum that people get there tajik visa in Ubek but Pamir in Dushanbe, why is this Jamie do they not issues Pamir visa's at the Tashkent office or did you forget to ask for the Pamir permit ?
They wouldn't issue our Pamir permit at Tashkent unfortunately. Shame to hear about the Adventurer's Inn, we met some great people there!

Id also second what Wesley says, Istanbul is a great city!
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Thanks Jamie and Wesley.
Unfortunately, Istanbul is not on my way (and I've already visited it several times) but Ankara is. So do you know it'also easy to get this visa in Ankara?
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