Visa requirements for Afghan citizens explained

Visa requirements for Afghan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Afghanistan.

As of 2024, Afghan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 28 countries and territories, ranking the Afghanistan passport 107th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Obtaining foreign visas from within Afghanistan is difficult as many embassies in Afghanistan have closed since Taliban takeover of the government in August 2021.^[2]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Albania	^[3] ^[4]
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda	^[5]
Argentina
Armenia
	^[6]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas	^[7]
Bahrain	^[8]	14 days
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus			Registration upon arrival for stays longer than five days is mandatory.
Belgium
Belize
	^[9]	30 days
Bhutan	^[10]
	^[11]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana	^[12]	3 months
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	^[13]
Burundi		1 month
Cambodia	^[14]	30 days
Cameroon	^[15]
Canada			Afghans who worked for the Canadian Government (military or development projects) may be eligible for Asylum under ^[16]
Cape Verde		3 months
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
			24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China (except Ürümqi), allows domestic travel through different airports.
Colombia	^[17]
Comoros		45 days
	^[18]	7 days
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire	^[19]	3 months
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti	^[20]	90 days
Dominica		21 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt	^[21]
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	^[22]
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia	^[23]		Credit card payment transactions are not accepted when applying for e-Visa.
Fiji
Finland
Gabon	^[24]	90 days
Gambia
Georgia			All residents of Saudi Arabia (including Afghan nationality) can obtain a tourist visa on arrival at Tbilisi Airport.
Germany			Afghans who worked for the German Government may be eligible for assistance leaving Afghanistan.^[25]
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea	^[26]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana
Haiti		3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India	^[27]	30 days
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel			Confirmation from the Israeli Foreign Ministry before a visa is issued.^[28]
Italy
Jamaica
Japan			Nationals who reside in Saudi Arabia (Including Afghan nationality) are able to apply for a tourist visa online (Single entry visa for a stay up to 90 days).
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya	^[29]	90 days
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	^[30]	60 days
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho	^[31]
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		60 days
Malawi	^[32]	90 days
Malaysia	^[33]	30 days
Maldives	^[34]	30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. 30 days and 90 days one-year visas are available.
Mauritius
Mexico
		30 days
			Citizens holding a residence permit or a valid visa issued by one of the member states of the European Union or one of the parties to the Schengen Agreement can apply for an electronic visa.^[35]
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique	^[36]	30 days
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand			Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan passports are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed.^[37] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority before departure.^[38]
Nicaragua			Visa on arrival if holding valid visas of United States, Canada, and Schengen Member state
Niger
Nigeria	^[39]	90 days
Norway
Oman
Pakistan	^[40]	3 months	Online Visa eligible.^[41]
Palau		30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea	^[42]	60 days
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar	^[43]		Travelers can apply for a visa on the Hayya website.
Romania
Rwanda	^[44]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	^[45]
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa	^[46]	90 days
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles	^[47]	3 months
Sierra Leone	^[48]	3 months
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa
	^[49]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain
Sri Lanka	^[50]	60 days / 30 days
Sudan
Suriname	^[51]	90 days
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo	^[52]	15 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda	^[53]	3 months
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates			May apply using 'Smart service'.^[54]
United Kingdom
United States			Afghans who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. Government, ISAF, or R.S. for more than one year may be eligible for a Special Immigrant Visa Afghans who have worked for US-based NGOs, media organizations, or for/on behalf of the U.S. government for less than one year may be eligible for Refugee Admissions Program Priority 2 Designation
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
	^[55]		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Only Phú Quốc island has a visa exemption for up to 30 days
Yemen
Zambia	^[56]	90 days
Zimbabwe	^[57]	3 month

Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Afghan citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Africa
	^[58]	Special Permit required.
Eritrea (outside Asmara)	^[59]	To travel in the rest of Eritrea, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa)
	^[60] ^[61]	3 months within any year.
	^[62] ^[63]
	^[64]	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
(Western Sahara controlled territory)
	^[65] ^[66]	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival
Asia
Hong Kong
India PAP/RAP		Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. A restricted Area Permit (RAP) is required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.^[67] ^[68] ^[69] ^[70] ^[71]
	^[72]
outside Pyongyang		People are not allowed to leave the capital city; tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent travel)
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province		OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.^[73] ^[74] ^[75]
Tibet Autonomous Region		Tibet Travel Permit required (10 U.S. Dollars).^[76] ^[77] ^[78]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla
Aruba
Bermuda
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Cayman Islands
French Guiana
French West Indies
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
Turks and Caicos Islands
Europe
	^[79]
Mount Athos		Special permit required (4 days: €25 for Orthodox visitors, €35 for non-Orthodox visitors, €18 for students). There is a visitors' quota: a maximum of 100 Orthodox and ten non-Orthodox per day, and women are not allowed.^[80] ^[81]
	^[82]
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	^[83]	Access Permit is required for traveling inside the zone, except in Civil Use Areas.
Gibraltar
Jan Mayen		Permit issued by the local police required for a stay of fewer than 24 hours^[84] and Permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying more than 24 hours.^[85]
	^[86] ^[87]	Three-day prior notification is required.
	^[88] ^[89]	Registration is required after 24h.
Oceania
American Samoa
Ashmore and Cartier Islands		Special authorization required.^[90]
Clipperton Island		Special permit required.^[91]
Cook Islands	^[92]	31 days
French Polynesia
Guam
Niue
	^[93] ^[94] ^[95]	14 days visa-free and landing fee of 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
United States Minor Outlying Islands		Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.^[96] ^[97] ^[98] ^[99] ^[100] ^[101] ^[102]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[103] ^[104]
Antarctica		Special permits required for,,, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.^[105] ^[106] ^[107] ^[108] ^[109] ^[110] ^[111] ^[112] ^[113] ^[114] ^[115] ^[116]

See also

• Visa policy of Afghanistan
• Afghan passport

References and Notes

References

Notes

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