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Residence Visa Continuation

AfghanistanLong-term residence

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

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The official MFA page describes a residence visa issued to foreign nationals continuing their stay in Afghanistan.

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What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

No qualifying residence period is stated. The residence visa is issued to foreign nationals who continue their stay in Afghanistan on a service, business, entry, student or crew visa; it allows a stay of one month to one year.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no minimum prior period, no start date for counting, and no route to permanent residence; the residence visa is a stay-continuation visa, not a residence-based status with a qualifying period.
  • Whether time spent on tourist, visitor or arrival visas can be continued under a residence visa is not stated (those visas are not in the list).
  • 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.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

Service, business, entry, student and crew visas are listed as examples of underlying visas used for continuing the stay. The official source does not provide a complete rule for which residence periods count fully or partially.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured wording uses examples and does not establish a complete residence-counting rule.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The residence visa is valid from one month to one year and costs 50 dollars per month. The official source does not state the complete application, retention, renewal or loss rules.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not establish the complete application, retention, renewal or loss rules.

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

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