Afghanistan Transit Visa
Transit entry for a traveler holding the visa or travel documents required for the destination country.
- Route type
- Transit
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 4 each quoted below
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
4 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Eligibility summary
The MFA requires destination-country authorization or travel documents and an intention to transit.
Administrative basis: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, "Transit Visa" (official consular issuance criteria). - Genuine transit purpose
The authority treats this permission as temporary entry rather than residence.
Administrative basis: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, "Transit Visa" (official consular issuance criteria). - Journey must continue to another country
The route is for onward transit.
Administrative basis: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, "Transit Visa" (official consular issuance criteria). - Permission to enter the onward destination
The traveler must hold valid destination authorization or travel documents.
Administrative basis: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, "Transit Visa" (official consular issuance criteria).
- Official source basis
The MFA requires destination-country authorization or travel documents and an intention to transit.
- Report summary
The MFA requires destination-country authorization or travel documents and an intention to transit.
- Work, study and residence rights
The permission does not itself grant residence.
Who you can bring
What the source prices
- Fee
The official fee range is USD 80 to USD 150.
checked 2026-07-26
- Length of stay allowed
The permitted transit stay is three to six days.
From here to a yes
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Afghanistan?
Transit entry for a traveler holding the visa or travel documents required for the destination country.
Every answer is quoted from the official mfa.gov.af page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
See the 0 open points
Processing time is not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
Where every quote comes from
Official government source mfa.gov.afLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Afghanistan government page.Transit routes in other countries
127 other countries publish at least one transit route. Nearest first.
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