Where Afghanistan passport holders can go visa-free
223 countries and territories: visa-free โ 8, electronic travel authorisation โ 3, visa on arrival โ 9, e-visa โ 59, visa required โ 144. Rules change โ check the destination's official website before you travel.
With a Afghanistan passport you can enter 11 countries and territories visa-free or with an electronic travel authorisation. In 68 more countries, you get the visa online or at the border.
- Updated 19 October 2026
- 223 countries and territories
- references disagree: 35
By country
Filter by entry type or search by name. โReferences disagreeโ means different sources give different answers โ check the destination's official website.
Visa-free ยท 8
- Cook Islands31 days
- Dominica21 days
- Egypt90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Visa not required for passengers aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below.
- Haiti90 days
- Micronesia30 days
- Niue
- Pitcairn Islands14 days
- Seychelles90 days
Travel authorisation ยท 3
- Kenya90 days
Details
Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is 32.50 USD. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
- South Africa
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Sri Lanka30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival ยท 9
- Comoros45 days
- Guinea-Bissau90 days
- Liberia90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Macau
- Maldives30 days
- Palau30 days
- Samoa90 days
- Timor-Leste30 days
- Tuvalu30 days
E-visa ยท 59
- Albania90 days
- Angola30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Bahrain14 days
Details
Travelers must have a valid visa for the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, United States, a Schengen country, United States green card or Saudi Arabia (excluding Hajj and Umrah visas).
- Benin30 days
Details
Three types of electronic visa are offered: the e-Visa valid for 30 days for a single entry (50 EUR), the e-Visa valid for 30 days for several (multiple) entries (75 EUR), and the e-Visa valid for 90 days to make several (multiple) entries (100 EUR).
- Bhutan90 days
Details
The Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) of 200 USD per person, per night for almost all visitors to Bhutan. Additionally, if payment is made in US dollars from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027, the SDF is 100 USD.
- Bolivia
- Botswana90 days
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi30 days
- Cambodia30 days
- Cameroon
- Chad
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Colombia
- Cรดte dโIvoire90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Travel authorisation
- Cuba90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
From 2025, the Tourist card will be replaced by an e-Visa. This will be valid until June 30.
- Djibouti90 days
- DR Congo7 days
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Gabon90 days
- Guinea90 days
- Guyana
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Hong Kong
- India30 days
- Iraq30 days
- Kyrgyzstan60 days
- Madagascar90 days
Details
For stays of 61 to 90 days, the visa fee is 59 USD.
- Malawi30 days
- Malaysia30 days
- Mauritania30 days
Details
Available at NouakchottโOumtounsy International Airport.
- Montserrat
- Mozambique30 days
- Namibia90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Nigeria30 days
- Pakistan90 days
- Papua New Guinea60 days
Details
Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
- Qatar
Details
Visitors can apply for a visa on the Hayya website.
- Rwanda30 days
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis30 days
- Serbia90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
90 days within any 180-day period. Transfers allowed.
- Sierra Leone90 days
- Somalia30 days
- South Sudan
Details
Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
- Suriname90 days
- Syria
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Tanzania
- Thailand60 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Togo15 days
- Trinidad and Tobago90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Uganda90 days
- Vanuatu120 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Venezuela
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Vietnam
Details
e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Only Phรบ Quแปc island has a visa exemption for up to 30 days.
- Zambia90 days
- Zimbabwe30 days
Visa required ยท 144
- Algeria
Details
Visitors on tours organized to some southern regions by an approved travel agency may obtain a visa on arrival for up to 30 days.
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Antarctica
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Barbados
- Belarus
Details
Registration upon arrival for stays longer than five days is mandatory.
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
Details
Afghans who worked for the Canadian government (military or development projects) may be eligible for resettlement under the Special Immigration Measures (SIM) Program, an initiative managed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
- Cape Verde
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
Details
24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China (except รrรผmqi), allows domestic travel through different airports.
- Clipperton Island
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaรงao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- El Salvador
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
Credit card payment transactions are not accepted when applying for e-Visa.
- Falkland Islands
- Finland
- France
- French Polynesia
- Gambia
- Georgia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
All residents of Saudi Arabia (including Afghan nationality) can obtain a tourist visa on arrival at Tbilisi Airport.
- Germany
Details
Afghans who worked for the German Government may be eligible for assistance leaving Afghanistan.
- Ghana
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
Afghan citizens are subject to the calling visa category, a designation applied to nationals considered to have specific vulnerabilities or risks related to ideology, politics, the economy, society, culture, security, or immigration. Prior approval from the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta is required before they can apply for a visa. In addition to holding a visa, travelers must obtain a reference letter from the Directorate General of Immigration and present the invitation letter submitted with their visa application prior to traveling to Indonesia.
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
Details
Confirmation from the Israeli Foreign Ministry before a visa is issued.
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
Details
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
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Libya
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
Details
Visa is not required for Holders of a valid visa of Canada, US, UK or a Schengen State and Permanent residence of Canada, Chile, Colombia, Schengen State, Japan, UK, US Entry may be refused by immigration officials for individuals who were previously denied a US visa, even if holding a valid Mexican visa.
- Moldova
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
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.
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
Details
Visa on arrival if holding valid visas of United States, Canada, and Schengen Member state
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
Details
Residents of the United Arab Emirates may obtain an eVisa through the official Philippine eVisa website. A valid Emirati residence visa must be shown upon an e-Visa application.
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Singapore
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Tรผrkiye
- Turkmenistan
Details
When transiting between two non-bordering countries, visitors can obtain a Turkmenistan transit visa for a five-day stay. This must be applied for in advance at the Turkmenistan Embassy. Visitors must also submit copies of the visas for the country of entry into Turkmenistan and the country of departure from Turkmenistan. Visa fee is 20 USD.
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
May apply using 'Smart service'.
- United Kingdom
- United States
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- US Outlying Islands
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Yemen
Details
Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.).
Visas for Afghanistan citizens
Where can Afghanistan passport holders go visa-free?
Where can you stay the longest without a visa?
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