This lady wrote me...
She is from
Turkmenistan...
For these who don't know, it is a hell to visit these country...
Tourist visa are only given if you buy a tour
and hire a gids... from Turkmenistan agency !!!
From 2002, the new president Nyazov have make thing more difficult... same with a valid tourist visa, with a tour and a gids, you are not sure to enter the country... at the border, you have a inteview... these interview is organised by the gids and authority... in case of success, you receive a "Entry travel pass".
About the visa, you will find 3 place where is writen name of city... you can only visit these city... so, don't forget to make a list of 3 desired city before asking the visa... if you are controlled outside one of these city, it is jail until the first planne to send you back...
A invitation is possible but it is hell for the lady... and you will be alone for the interview in the entry point... hope you speak the local language...
BUT IN SOME WAY, YOU CAN BE LUCKY (
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/06/c2984fe7-fbca-4bc1-98d3-d5d4b42bfded.html )
- Saparmurat Niyazov scrapped a rule forcing foreigners to pay a so-called "insurance deposit" of $50,000 to marry a citizen of Turkmenistan
- own a house in Turkmenistan scrapped
- live in the country for at least a year before being allowed to wed keeped
- a mandatory three-month engagement period following the formal submission of the marriage application keeped
- This one requires Turkmen citizens and their prospective foreign spouses to sign a contract determining how their property will be divided in case of divorce. ( new )
BECAUSE
you can turn to voluntary kidnapping as a last resort.
