Find the right visa for your trip
Tourist Visa
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)For tourism travel. The MFA lists a valid passport, hotel booking confirmation and documents supporting the purpose of your trip.
- Validity
- 3 months
- Maximum stay
- 1 month
- Fee
- USD 80
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
A consulate page on the MFA’s embassy website also describes a tourist e-visa: single entry, valid for up to 3 months, with a stay of up to 30 days, applied for online. The application portal it links to says the e-visa is accepted only for entry through Kabul International Airport. Fees and eligible nationalities are not listed there, so confirm with your mission before applying.
Business Visa
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)For business travel, with a current business licence, passport copy and bank statements supporting the application.
- Validity
- 1 month–3 years
- Maximum stay
- Not specified by MFA; confirm with the issuing office
- Fee
- USD 40–300
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
Service Visa
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)For service passport holders. An official note from the host country’s foreign ministry and approval from Afghanistan’s MFA are required.
- Validity
- 1 month–1 year
- Maximum stay
- Not specified by MFA; confirm with the issuing office
- Fee
- Free / exempt
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
For applicants invited by licensed organisations in Afghanistan, subject to an official request and MFA approval. The MFA also describes a separate eligibility provision for Afghans with foreign passports and documented marriage or legal family ties.
- Validity
- 3 months
- Maximum stay
- 1 month
- Fee
- USD 100
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
Residence Visa
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)For foreign nationals continuing their stay after holding a service, business, entry, student or crew visa.
- Validity
- 1 month–1 year of stay
- Maximum stay
- Up to 1 year, as granted
- Fee
- USD 50 per month
- Where to apply
- Contact MFA Consular Affairs for the responsible office and procedure in Afghanistan.
Student Visa
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)For study under agreements with recognised Afghan universities. Applicants must provide valid educational documents.
- Validity
- 3 months
- Maximum stay
- 1–3 months, as granted
- Fee
- USD 40–100
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
Visitor Visa
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)For visiting friends or relatives, attending exhibitions or taking part in sporting competitions.
- Validity
- 3 months
- Maximum stay
- 1–3 months, as granted
- Fee
- Confirm with the issuing mission
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
The MFA fee field contains an inconsistent currency symbol. Ask the issuing mission to confirm the fee before paying.
Arrival Visa
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)Requires an official letter from a domestic organisation or an invitation from an international organisation operating in Afghanistan, plus MFA approval.
- Validity
- 1 month
- Maximum stay
- 1 month
- Fee
- USD 200
- Where to apply
- Kabul International Airport, with MFA approval arranged through the inviting organisation before travel.
This category requires prior approval; it is not an automatic visa on arrival for tourists.
For foreign aviation personnel travelling for aircraft work, including pilots, engineers, cabin crew and technicians.
- Validity
- 6 months
- Maximum stay
- 6 months
- Fee
- USD 600
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
Transit Visa
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)For travel through Afghanistan to another destination. Applicants need a valid visa or travel documents for their destination country.
- Validity
- 1 month
- Maximum stay
- 3–6 days, as granted
- Fee
- USD 80–150
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
Entry Permit
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)The MFA describes visa-free entry for qualifying foreign passport holders of Afghan origin: an Afghan birthplace in the passport, or supporting Afghan identity documents. People who relinquished Afghan citizenship are treated as foreign nationals for visa issuance.
- Validity
- Not published by MFA
- Maximum stay
- Not published by MFA
- Fee
- Not published by MFA
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
“E-permit” is the MFA directory label for this entry-permit guidance for people of Afghan origin. It is not the tourist e-visa; see Tourist Visa for that.
For foreign nationals unable to extend a visa because of detention, a legal order lifting a travel ban or another accepted reason.
- Validity
- 6 days
- Maximum stay
- 6 days
- Fee
- USD 50
- Where to apply
- Contact MFA Consular Affairs for the responsible office and procedure in Afghanistan.
Service Passport
View MFA service listing on MFA (opens in a new tab)Listed as a passport service in the MFA consular directory. Detailed eligibility, documents and issuance terms are not provided on that directory page.
- Validity
- Confirm with MFA
- Maximum stay
- Not applicable to a passport service
- Fee
- Confirm with MFA
- Where to apply
- Contact MFA Consular Affairs for the responsible office and procedure in Afghanistan.
Special Passport
View MFA service listing on MFA (opens in a new tab)Listed as a separate passport service by the MFA. Contact Consular Affairs to confirm who qualifies and which documents are needed.
- Validity
- Confirm with MFA
- Maximum stay
- Not applicable to a passport service
- Fee
- Confirm with MFA
- Where to apply
- Contact MFA Consular Affairs for the responsible office and procedure in Afghanistan.
Document Attestation
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)Verification of seals and signatures on documents issued in Afghanistan or abroad. Fees depend on the document, issuing location and service level.
- Validity
- Depends on the document
- Maximum stay
- Not applicable
- Fee
- See the official document fee tables
- Where to apply
- MFA headquarters, provincial directorates, or Afghan embassies and consulates abroad.
Embassy & Consulate Services
View full details on MFA (opens in a new tab)Afghan missions provide identity and passport services, renewals and replacement passports, document verification, visas for foreign nationals, and assistance to Afghan nationals abroad, including repatriation and detainee support.
- Validity
- Depends on the service
- Maximum stay
- Not applicable
- Fee
- Confirm with your mission
- Where to apply
- Afghan embassy or consulate abroad. Contact your mission for its application procedure.
Visa terms and fees shown are published by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the MFA visa pages were last checked on 22 October 2026. Confirm current requirements with the issuing office before applying. Applications are handled by the official authorities. Before you travel, read the safety guidance and the travel FAQ.
