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Old 13 Sep 2010
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What city did you apply to get the Pakistan visa? Frankly, I did intensive research and met few people in Iran, and nobody was able to get a Pakistan visa anywhere outside of their home country...
Where do you go after India, is it your final destination?
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What city did you apply to get the Pakistan visa? Frankly, I did intensive research and met few people in Iran, and nobody was able to get a Pakistan visa anywhere outside of their home country...
Where do you go after India, is it your final destination?
Applied from UK, Bradford. After India carrying on to Australia, then after that to USA and down to final destination, Ecuador.

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Just a call from the consulate saying visas have been approved
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Well good luck and safe ride. If you need any help while in Pakistan specially around Lahore, feel free to contct.
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Hey all,

Can I resurrect this thread?
We're driving from London to Sydney starting next month and Pakistan is next on our visa hitlist. We're going from Iran to Pakistan then to India and we're all British Citizens.

I just emailed the High Commission in London and they said

"You need to apply visa in UK before travelling.
Please check requirements for TOURIST VISA.
You are planning to travell on you car so please provide following documents as well.
Car registration
Car insurance
International driving licence
International itinerary
Itinerary for Pakistan
Hotel booking if possible.
If you are working for [employer], please provide reference."

So I have two questions.

1. If we apply as overlanders with a car does anyone know what the deal ios with vehicle insurance?
2. Should we, instead, just not mention the car and pretend we're just on buses or trains and then deal with the car when we get to the border? (We'll have a carnet)

Are we likely to get a visa? Is it better to just go and speak to them? I'm based near Bradford and can also easily get to Birmingham.
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First Rule when dealing with officialdom: don't volunteer any info.

Pak visas have been covered extensively on HUBB. It seems that overland visas are unlikely to be issued. Pretend to fly into Islamabad and you are going to visit Gilgit & Hunza.

Vehicle at the border is not an issue with carnet.
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Thanks for the reply.

So you reckon to just say we're flying into Islamabad then make an itinerary that centres around sightseeing in Islamabad for a couple of weeks?
Are they likely to ask for proof of the flight?

Thanks again

Also - are they likely to get suspicious that i'm applying for a visa about five months early?
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