Tips for getting a visa when there's no embassy in one's country of residence

11/16/2011 11:36:43 PM

Quite often there are agencies that can deal with the problem for you (you see a problem, they see a solution!).

For example, it’s quite likely that you may live in a country that doesn’t have an Uzbekistan embassy or high commision. Or Tajikstan. Or Kazakhstan. If you’re headed to central Asia, that either means dealing with them at the borders (you can get an on-arrival visa at Bishkek’s airport in Kyrgyzstan) or applying for them in neighbouring countries when you get closer.

Or you could use a company like StanTours who can handle visa applications and invitations (Uzbekistan) for all central Asian countries. A lot of backpackers I met had used them.

You could also mail (make sure to track it) your passport and application to a friend or travel agency in the town that DOES have an embassy, and ask them to drop it off for you. I’ve done that for friends at the Russian and Zambian consulates in London, and have had it done for me for my first Tajikistan visa.

A final trick is to contact YOUR country’s embassy in the country you want to go to (or closest). This applies also to any help you may need from your embassy. For example, I required assistance when in Bolivia last year. However there was no NZ services there. I contacted the NZ High Commisions in Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina instead, and they were able to help me from there, and also liase with the Australian and British High Commisions in Bolivia. SO as in that example, sometimes other countries’ embassies can still help you out. And at the very least, they may be able to give you some ideas on how to achieve visas in your unique situation.

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