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This is also posted on the 2014 UK to Mongolia thread.

There is an option open to get a Turkmen Transit visa via email and have it issued at the Turkmen Embassy in Baku AZ.

This is for your information, and may work for some travelers:

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Turkmenistan transit visa.

Under normal circumstances the Turkmen transit visa needs to be applied for in advance and is valid for the exact dates that have been applied for with the validity period of a maximum of five days. This would prove inconvenient if your travel plans were to change. To solve this problem we have negotiated a special arrangement with the Turkmenistan authorities in which a transit permit will be issued and once you approach the border you will use this to obtain your visa. This way the visa will give you a full five days to transit through Turkmenistan. The permit will specify a period within which you need to obtain your visa. These dates depend on the approximate entry and exit dates that you will confirm on your application.
Please note: We cannot apply for this permit too early as it is only valid for 90 days.

Our company will support Mongolia Charity Rally this year, and we have agreement with the Turkmenistan Consulate that we will submit the bulk application just once to process a transit invitation letter with which it will be possible to obtain a Turkmenistan transit visa at the border or at the Consulate in the neighbour country.
All participants transiting Turkmenistan have to decide in advance which country they will arrive from and also which border point they will cross.
This is a crucial information since once the transit visa permit has been applied for, and this information has been be passed onto the relevant Turkmenistan authorities, you will not be able to change your mind. Please take this into consideration and plan your trip accordingly.
It takes approximately 3-4 weeks for the Turkmenistan Foreign Ministry in Ashgabat to approve and issue the transit visa permit with a special code. Once obtained, it will be emailed to you. Please make sure that you print it off and keep it at a safe place as you will have to present it.
There are two ways of applying for your transit visa using the permit:

At the border when travelling overland from Iran or Kazakhstan.

In addition to the printed copy of the transit permit, please have two (2) recent passport size photographs with you. The waiting time for your visa can be anything up to a few hours. The cost will be approximately $100-$150 (US Dollars).

consulate in Baku, Azerbaijan if travelling to Turkmenistan by ferry.

Please note that the visa has to be obtained before you take a ferry to Turkmenistan. Bear in mind that the consulate is open only on Monday and Friday from 9.30am until 12.30pm. You will have to present the printed copy of the transit visa permit, two (2) recent passport size photographs and fill out a visa application form. When confirming the date of entry to Turkmenistan on the form, confirm the actual date of your border crossing with the visa officer in order to ensure it is correct. Once the paperwork has been completed, you will be required to go to the closest bank to pay the relevant visa fee, which should be around $95 (US Dollars) before returning to get your visa stamped.
Please be advised that we have been given these application procedures as guidelines only. We have had no issues regarding these procedures in the past; but if the Turkmen consulate inform us of any change to their requirements we will update this information accordingly.
Once you have decided which border point you will use to enter Turkmenistan, please send an email to visas@realrussia.co.uk following the instructions listed below:

Please submit one email per each person.
Name the email “Turkmenistan Transit Visa – Team Name – Name of Team Member“
Include the following details in the body of the email whilst respecting stated formats:

- SURNAME (block capital letters), First and Middle Name (as stated in your passport), e.g. GRIFFITHS, David Nigel
- Date of Birth (e.g. 24 August 1984)
- Gender
- Nationality
- Passport Number
- Passport Date of Issue (DD/MM/YY)
- Passport Date of Expiry (DD/MM/YY)
- Anticipated Date of Entry to Turkmenistan (DD/MM/YY)
- Point of Entry (Turkmenbashi from Azerbaijan, Gaudan from Iran and Begdashi from Kazakhstan)
- Cities to be visited/ passed by in Turkmenistan - last year, the participants used these four routes approved by the consul and relevant Turkmenistan authorities :

Entry from Azerbaijan:Turkmenbashi -Ashgabat – Dashoguz – Uzbekistan/ Turkmenbashi - Ashgabat – Mary – Turkmenabat – Uzbekistan
Entry from Iran : Guadan - Ashgabat – Mary –Turkmenabat- Uzbekistan
Entry from Kazakhstan: Begdashi - Turkmenbashi -Ashgabat – Mary – Turkmenabat –Uzbekistan

Please note that you should be allowed to visit other cities too, these routes were selected only for the purpose of getting the transit visa permit.

Please attach the following files to your email :

- A clear colour scan of your passport information page (please name the file as Your Surname-Transit Visa-passport.PDF)
- A clear scan of the filled in and signed questionnaire (click here). Please glue your recent passport size photograph on a designated place.

We will need to submit the original questionnaire with your photograph to the Turkmenistan consulate so please post it to us at your very earliest opportunity to the following address:

Real Russia Ltd
Unit 5, The Ivories
6 Northampton street
N1 2HY, London

The deadline for submitting the listed documents is 1st May 2014 (this date is TBC). Please bear in mind that we have only one chance to apply so if you miss this deadline we will not be able to obtain the transit visa permit for you.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,

Anastasia Filatova
Visa Support Administrator (Ext. 403)

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