Visa policy of Afghanistan

Visa policy of Afghanistan

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[[File:Afghanistan visa.jpg|thumb|267px|An Afghan visa issued in 2019]]
[[File:Afghanistan visa.jpg|thumb|267px|An Afghan visa issued in 2019]]
{{Politics of Afghanistan|expanded=Foreign}}
{{Politics of Afghanistan|expanded=Foreign}}
Citizens of all countries require a [[travel visa]] to visit [[Afghanistan]]. The only case allowing visa free access is if the traveler was born in Afghanistan or to Afghan parents, including those born to at least one Afghan citizen parent or whose parent was born in Afghanistan.{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=AF|access-date=1 April 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Afghanistan.html|title=Afghanistan International Travel Information|website=travel.state.gov}}{{cite news |last1=Marcus |first1=Lilit |title=What it's like to travel around Afghanistan now |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/afghanistan-travel-post-taliban-cmb-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=19 February 2023 |work=CNN |date=14 February 2023}} Since 2026, however, citizens of almost all countries of the world can obtain a visitor e-Visa online, with some exceptions.
Citizens of all countries require a [[travel visa]] to visit [[Afghanistan]]. The only case allowing visa free access is if the traveler was born in Afghanistan or to Afghan parents, including those born to at least one Afghan citizen parent or whose parent was born in Afghanistan.{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=AF|access-date=1 April 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Afghanistan.html|title=Afghanistan International Travel Information|website=travel.state.gov}}{{cite news |last1=Marcus |first1=Lilit |title=What it's like to travel around Afghanistan now |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/afghanistan-travel-post-taliban-cmb-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=19 February 2023 |work=CNN |date=14 February 2023}} Since 2026, however, citizens of almost all countries of the world can obtain a visitor eVisa online, with some exceptions.


Following the [[2021 Taliban offensive|2021 takeover of the country]] by the [[Taliban]], [[diplomatic missions of Afghanistan]] set up by the former government, the [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]], were instructed by the Taliban to continue their work,{{cite news |title=Afghanistan envoys marooned abroad after Taliban's sudden return |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/16/afghanistan-envoys-marooned-abroad-taliban-diplomacy-refugees |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=Al Jazeera English |date=16 September 2021}} and the Taliban government is accepting visas issued by these missions for entry into Afghanistan. Some missions have stopped issuing visas, while others have continued to issue them.{{cite news |last1=Stancati |first1=Margherita |title=Taliban Intensify Efforts to Take Control of Afghanistan's Overseas Embassies |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-intensify-efforts-to-take-control-of-afghanistans-overseas-embassies-11642501802 |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=18 January 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Qazi |first1=Shereena |title=Afghan embassies running on empty after Taliban's return to power |url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/afghan-embassies-running-on-empty-after-taliban-s-return-to-power-50010 |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=TRT World |date=17 September 2021}}
Following the [[2021 Taliban offensive|2021 takeover of the country]] by the [[Taliban]], [[diplomatic missions of Afghanistan]] set up by the former government, the [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]], were instructed by the Taliban to continue their work,{{cite news |title=Afghanistan envoys marooned abroad after Taliban's sudden return |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/16/afghanistan-envoys-marooned-abroad-taliban-diplomacy-refugees |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=Al Jazeera English |date=16 September 2021}} and the Taliban government is accepting visas issued by these missions for entry into Afghanistan. Some missions have stopped issuing visas, while others have continued to issue them.{{cite news |last1=Stancati |first1=Margherita |title=Taliban Intensify Efforts to Take Control of Afghanistan's Overseas Embassies |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-intensify-efforts-to-take-control-of-afghanistans-overseas-embassies-11642501802 |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=18 January 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Qazi |first1=Shereena |title=Afghan embassies running on empty after Taliban's return to power |url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/afghan-embassies-running-on-empty-after-taliban-s-return-to-power-50010 |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=TRT World |date=17 September 2021}}