Afghanistan passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Afghanistan passport can enter 4 countries visa-free and 16 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #101.

Last updated · Source: Henley Passport Index · By

Visa-free destinations (4)

Countries you can enter on a Afghanistan passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Haiti HT Micronesia FM

Visa on arrival (16)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Afghanistan passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Guinea-Bissau GW Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mozambique MZ Niue NU Palau Islands PW Rwanda RW Samoa WS Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Kenya KE Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (54)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Namibia NA Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Singapore SG Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Suriname SR Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Tanzania TZ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (150)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Afghanistan passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Bangladesh BD Barbados BB Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Indonesia ID Iran IR Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kazakhstan KZ Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Laos LA Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mauritius MU Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR Nepal NP Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Philippines PH Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Sierra Leone SL Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW The Gambia GM Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Afghanistan passport?

    Holders of a Afghanistan passport have visa-free access to 4 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 16 more, for a total of 20 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 57 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Afghanistan passport?

    The Afghanistan passport is ranked #101 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 23.

  • Where do Afghanistan passport holders need a visa?

    Afghanistan passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 150 countries.

Related guides for Afghanistan travellers

Sibling pages: airport rosters, flight aggregations, and tools for Afghanistan passport holders.

All airports in Afghanistan Flights from Afghanistan Flights to Afghanistan Visa checker tool Try our interactive visa explorer Passport power index Compare Afghanistan to other passports