Post by fuzzyfurs Β» Wed Apr 03, pm. Post by viszabori Β» Tue Apr 23, am. Post by unphilus Β» Fri May 17, pm. Post by ferryq Β» Wed Sep 11, am. Post by Bellatrix Β» Thu Dec 05, am. Post by Renereise Β» Sun Dec 22, pm. Post by teun Β» Wed Jan 01, pm. Post by teun Β» Thu Jan 09, am. Post by teun Β» Mon Jan 13, pm. Caravanistan A Silk Road travel forum Skip to content. Quick links. Iran to Pakistan: the Rimdan-Gwadar crossing Is the road, border or area open and accessible to foreigners?
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Existing forum topics are linked to from the border crossing pages on the site. Thank you! I'm a solo female backpacker who successfully crossed the Rimdan-Gwadar border just two days ago 1 Apr I thought I should report my findings as I was adamant on not using the Zahedan-Quetta border and didn't find much info on this border. In your application, you will be asked for your entry and exit points. It is crucial to ensure that you indicate the right border, because if not, you are likely to be refused and redirected to the Zahedan-Quetta border which is 1 far, 2 troublesome with an escort, 3 just too much work.
The Zahedan-Quetta border is most commonly used and extensively written about-- you've probably heard of it and similarly want to avoid it. There is some speculation that you will be asked for an LOI Letter of Invitation by border officials, but personally, I wasn't going to pay some exorbitant fee charged by some tour agencies and so I only furnished my application with a PDF of a hotel booking which I cancelled immediately after.
However, I later changed my mind and decided to couchsurf so I prepared a note on my phone that has my host's full name, ID number, address and contact number. This discrepancy was not brought up later. Follow the instructions on the website, make the payment and you should receive an ETA Electronic Travel Authorisation in your inbox within a day.
