Afghans Abroad: Visa & Travel News

Updates Regarding Afghans Living & Traveling Abroad. Here are the most recent changes on world travel, visas, and residence rules that affect Afghans and their plans to travel or live abroad. Find more about citizenship and passport rules and requirements of other countries that apply to Afghans.

Philippines to Establish a Temporary US Visa Processing Center for Resettling 300 Afghans

Philippines

India & Afghanistan Won’t Be Added to Visa-Free Entry List, Pakistani Minister Says

Pakistan

India to Resume Visa Issuance for Nationals of Afghanistan

India

Over 17,100 Syrians, Iranians & Turks Entered Germany on Schengen Visas & Then Applied for Asylum in 2023

Germany

Pakistan Extends Registration Cards of 1.5 Million Afghan Refugees for One More Year

Pakistan

Türkiye

Türkiye Imposes Visas for Transit Passengers From 10 Countries at Istanbul Airport

Starting April 15, 2024, travelers passing through Istanbul Airport en route to Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela from India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Chad, Somalia, Cameroon, Mauritania, and...

United States

US Senators Call for Issue More Visas to Afghan Allies

Senators from the United States, both major parties, are calling on congressional leaders to increase the availability of visas for Afghans who worked alongside US troops in America’s longest...

Kuwait

Kuwait Maintains Visa Restrictions for Nationals of 7 Countries

Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has clarified that visa information circulating on social media regarding visa openings to specific countries is false. In addition, the Ministry has emphasized that all visa...

United Kingdom

UK to Ban Entry of Extremist Preachers From Pakistan, Afghanistan & Indonesia

The British government is preparing to ban entry to preachers spreading radical Islamic ideology from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Indonesia. Officials also pinpoint the most dangerous foreign radicals slated to be...

Afghanistan

Taliban Members Involved in Repressing Rights of Women & Girls in Afghanistan Subject to US Visa Restrictions

Several former and current Taliban members will be subject to new visa restrictions imposed by authorities in the United States after being involved in repressing women's and girls’ rights...

India

Out of 60,000 India E-visa Applications Filed by Afghans, Only 200 Were Granted Last Year

Authorities in India granted only 200 e-visas to citizens of Afghanistan last year, out of a total of 60,000 visa applications, a recent report provided by Nation World news...

Afghanistan

US to Ease Application Process for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa

Citizens of Afghanistan planning to apply for a United States Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) will be subject to an easier application process after the US authorities have announced that...

United States

US Introduces Legislation to Give Thousand of Afghans Path to American Citizenship

A bipartisan bill has been presented in both houses of the United States in order to establish a path to American citizenship for a large number of Afghanistan evacuees...

United Kingdom

Former Afghan Interpreters Who Served With British Troops Win Their Right to Settle in UK

Around 50 Afghan interpreters who served with the British troops on the frontline in Helmand, their wives and children, will be granted with indefinite leave to remain under the...