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Afghanistan visa rules for United States passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. United States passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Afghanistan.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
30 days per entry
Fee
$200.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA30 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

eafghans.comE-Afghans Visa Portal, operated for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of AfghanistanChecked 30 Oct 2026

USA USD 200 USD 6.19 USD 206.19

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Must arrive at Kabul International Airport.
  • Must enter within 90 days of the e-Visa's issue date.
  • Needs an electronic passport.
  • Cannot apply online while living in India, China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Israel, or Afghanistan.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

It must be valid for at least 6 months from the expiration date.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Afghanistan passport holders need to visit the United States.

Afghanistan passport United States

No tourist entry

I have determined to continue to fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

Afghanistan passport to the United States, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places United States passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Kabul, nearest first.

  1. TajikistanDushanbe, about 450 km from KabulVisa-free · 30 days
  2. UzbekistanTashkent, about 750 km from KabulVisa-free · 30 days
  3. KyrgyzstanBishkek, about 1,040 km from KabulVisa-free · 30 days
  4. OmanMuscat, about 1,600 km from KabulVisa-free · 14 days
  5. KazakhstanAstana, about 1,860 km from KabulVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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