Passport validity
6 monthsCanada's travel advice says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date you enter Afghanistan.
Government of Canada — Travel advice and advisories: Afghanistan✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Afghanistan visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026
Visa & Entry Requirements for Afghanistan
Most travellers need a visa for Afghanistan: 196 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists its visa types but does not say which nationalities need a visa; the UK government says a visa is required to enter Afghanistan, and the Canadian and German governments say their citizens need one. The Ministry says a visa on arrival at Kabul International Airport is issued on the basis of an official letter from a domestic organisation or an invitation from an international organisation, and that foreign nationals of Afghan origin can enter without a visa under stated conditions. The UK, Canadian and Australian governments advise against all travel; the UK says there is a high risk of British nationals being detained or kidnapped and that it cannot give in-person consular assistance.
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Passports visa-free
2
eVisa or eTA online
196
Embassy visa required
Do I need a visa for Afghanistan? Quick answers
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United States
Visa required
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United Kingdom
Visa required
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Germany
Visa required
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India
Visa required
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China
Visa required
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Canada
Visa required
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Australia
Visa required
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Poland
Visa required
Another passport? Use the checker or find it in the table below.
Visa for Afghanistan — requirements summary
- eVisa: 2 (1%)
- Visa required: 196 (99%)
All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Afghanistan, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Algeria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Andorra |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Angola |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Argentina |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Armenia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Australia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Austria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Azerbaijan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bahamas |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bahrain |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bangladesh |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Barbados |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Belarus |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Belgium |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Belize |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Benin |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bhutan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bolivia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Botswana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Brazil |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Brunei |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bulgaria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Burkina Faso |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Burundi |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cambodia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cameroon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Canada |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cape Verde |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Central African Republic |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Chad |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Chile |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| China |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Colombia |
eVisa | — | Details → |
 Comoros |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Costa Rica |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Croatia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cuba |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cyprus |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Czechia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Denmark |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Djibouti |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Dominica |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Dominican Republic |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 DR Congo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ecuador |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Egypt |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 El Salvador |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Eritrea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Estonia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Eswatini |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ethiopia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Fiji |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Finland |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 France |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Gabon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Gambia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Georgia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Germany |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ghana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Greece |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Grenada |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guatemala |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guyana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Haiti |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Honduras |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Hong Kong |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Hungary |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Iceland |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| India |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Indonesia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Iran |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Iraq |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ireland |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Israel |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Italy |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Jamaica |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Japan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Jordan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kazakhstan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kenya |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kiribati |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kosovo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kuwait |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Laos |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Latvia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Lebanon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Lesotho |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Liberia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Libya |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Liechtenstein |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Lithuania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Luxembourg |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Macau |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Madagascar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malawi |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malaysia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Maldives |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mali |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malta |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Marshall Islands |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mauritania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mauritius |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mexico |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Micronesia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Moldova |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Monaco |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mongolia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Montenegro |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Morocco |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mozambique |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Myanmar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Namibia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nauru |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nepal |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Netherlands |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 New Zealand |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nicaragua |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Niger |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nigeria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Korea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Macedonia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Norway |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Oman |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Pakistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Palau |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Palestine |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Panama |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Papua New Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Paraguay |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Peru |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Philippines |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Poland |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Portugal |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Qatar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Republic of the Congo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Romania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Russia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Rwanda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saint Lucia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Samoa |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 San Marino |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sao Tome and Principe |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saudi Arabia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Senegal |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Serbia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Seychelles |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sierra Leone |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Singapore |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Slovakia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Slovenia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Solomon Islands |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Somalia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Africa |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Korea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Spain |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sri Lanka |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Suriname |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sweden |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Switzerland |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Syria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Taiwan |
eVisa | — | Details → |
 Tajikistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tanzania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Thailand |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Timor-Leste |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Togo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tonga |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tunisia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Türkiye |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Turkmenistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tuvalu |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Uganda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ukraine |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 United Arab Emirates |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| United Kingdom |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| United States |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Uruguay |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Uzbekistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vanuatu |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vatican City |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Venezuela |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vietnam |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Yemen |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Zambia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Zimbabwe |
Visa required | — | Details → |
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Afghanistan visa types, fees and processing times
Tourist Visa
Visa- Fee
- 80 USD
- Max stay
- 30 days
- Valid for
- 90 days
The fee the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists. The Ministry states a validity of three months with a one-month stay; it does not say whether the visa allows one entry or more, how long it takes to issue, or whether it can be extended.
Arrival visa (Kabul airport, by official letter or invitation)
On arrival- Fee
- 200 USD
- Max stay
- 30 days
- Valid for
- 30 days
Granted at Kabul International Airport with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' approval, on the basis of an official letter from a domestic organisation or an official invitation from an international organisation operating in Afghanistan. The Ministry does not say whether it allows one entry or more.
Business Visa
VisaFee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
Entry requirements for Afghanistan
Vaccinations: Polio
The UK government says that when you leave Afghanistan, the authorities may ask for a certificate proving you have had a polio vaccine.
UK FCDO — Afghanistan travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Travel insurance
No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Afghanistan. The UK Foreign Office advises checking before you travel that you have valid and appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation.
UK FCDO travel advice — Afghanistan health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
Return or onward ticket
No official source we could read states whether Afghanistan requires a return or onward ticket.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan — Tourist visa (documents: valid passport and hotel booking; no ticket requirement listed)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
Proof of funds
No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says a tourist visa is issued on the basis of the applicant's travel purpose and documents such as a valid passport and a hotel booking confirmation.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan — Tourist visa issuance procedure✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
Customs allowances
US$5,000The UK government says it is illegal to carry more than US$5,000 in cash through airports, or more than US$500 through land borders.
UK FCDO — Afghanistan travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Afghanistan visa requirements statistics
198
Passports covered
196
Most common: Visa required
2
Least common: eVisa
0%
Visa-free access
Understanding Afghanistan visa requirements
We track the entry rules of Afghanistan for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 196 passports (99%). The least common is eVisa (2 passports).
Entry categories for Afghanistan
- eVisa: 2 passports can apply for an electronic visa online.
- Visa required: 196 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.
What else you need to enter Afghanistan
- Passport validity: Canada's travel advice says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date you enter Afghanistan.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Afghanistan.
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether Afghanistan requires a return or onward ticket.
- Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount.
Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Afghanistan or its official immigration website before you travel.
Frequently asked questions about Afghanistan visas
Do I need a visa for Afghanistan?
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says foreign nationals of Afghan origin can enter without a visa if their passport gives Afghanistan as their place of birth, or if they hold a tazkira, an Afghan passport or a certificate of identity from an Afghan diplomatic or consular mission. For everyone else, the Ministry lists its visa types but does not say which nationalities need a visa; the UK government says a visa is required to enter Afghanistan, and the Canadian and German governments say their citizens need one. A visa on arrival at Kabul International Airport is issued on the basis of an official letter from a domestic organisation or an official invitation from an international organisation operating in Afghanistan, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ approval.
Is Afghanistan safe to visit?
No. The UK, Canadian and Australian governments advise against all travel to Afghanistan. The UK says there is a high risk of British nationals being detained or kidnapped, that terrorists often target places foreigners visit, and that it has no embassy there and cannot give in-person consular help; Canada says its ability to help is extremely limited.
Can women travel to Afghanistan?
The UK government's travel advice says the Taliban have made it illegal for women to travel more than 72 km without their husband, father or brother (a mahram), and that women, including foreign nationals, must fully cover themselves in public. Canada's advice says the de facto authorities restrict women from travelling and going to public places without a male guardian, and that women are at a particularly higher risk of harassment and abuse, including from the authorities.
Can I use cards or ATMs in Afghanistan?
Canada's travel advice says Afghanistan is a cash-based economy where credit cards are not widely accepted, and that there are ATMs in major cities but none or very few in rural areas. The UK government says some ATMs and many banks accept foreign-issued bank cards with restrictions on the amount you can withdraw, and that it is illegal to carry more than US$5,000 in cash through airports or more than US$500 through land borders.
Do US citizens need a visa for Afghanistan?
US citizens need a visa for Afghanistan. Full rules for United States passport holders.
Do UK citizens need a visa for Afghanistan?
UK citizens need a visa for Afghanistan. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.
Do German citizens need a visa for Afghanistan?
German citizens need a visa for Afghanistan. Full rules for Germany passport holders.
What documents do I need to enter Afghanistan?
Passport validity: Canada's travel advice says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date you enter Afghanistan. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Afghanistan. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether Afghanistan requires a return or onward ticket. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount.
How many countries can visit Afghanistan without a visa?
0 of 198 passports can enter Afghanistan visa-free (0%). 2 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 196 need a visa from an embassy.
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).
Travelling from Afghanistan?
Where can Afghanistan citizens travel visa-free?
Afghanistan passport holders can visit 4 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.