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Entry Visa for Afghan Foreign-Passport Holder Married to a Foreigner

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

This route is for Afghans holding foreign passports who are officially married to foreign nationals.

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Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

No sponsor is named; eligibility rests on the applicant's own status. Afghans holding foreign passports who are officially married to foreign nationals, hold a valid marriage or legal relationship certificate and have not renounced Afghan citizenship are eligible for an entry visa issued by Afghanistan's political and consular missions abroad.

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Limits of the record
  • The page describes no sponsor role: it does not state whether the foreign spouse must hold any Afghan immigration status, sign an invitation or act as guarantor.
  • The page does not say whether the foreign spouse or children can be included in, or derive a visa from, this route.
  • Primary legislation checked 2026-09-22 in the Ministry of Justice laws database (laws.moj.gov.af): every instrument on foreign nationals' travel and residence (incl. Gazette 1185 of 2015 and its 2018 amendment, Gazette 1302) is listed with status 'ملغی' (abrogated), and no in-force (نافذ) IEA-era law, decree or procedure on visas or foreigners' residence was found; the abrogated texts are therefore not cited.
  • AF2/AF__mfa_entry_visa_39100.txt#L134
    Afghans holding foreign passports who are officially married to foreign nationals and possess a valid marriage or legal relationship certificate, provided they have not renounced Afghan citizenship, are eligible for an entry visa issued by Afghanistan’s political and consular missions abroad.
  • AF2/AF__mfa_entry_visa_39100.txt#L137
    Three months (one month stay)

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The applicant must possess a valid marriage or legal relationship certificate.

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What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The entry visa is issued by Afghanistan's political and consular missions abroad. The official source does not state the family member's rights, the duration of the status or a path to independent or longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not state the complete family-member rights, independence or longer-term progression rules.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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