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Citizens of all countries require a visa to visit Afghanistan. The Afghanistan tourist visa is valid for 30 days. It’s single entry. It is not date-specific, meaning the visa duration starts from the day you enter, which can be any day within a 3-month period stated on the visa.
Visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months from the date of arrival
Check if you are excepted for the 6 months rule here:
The following 37 countries require the following documents : Passport: Visa:
If you need a letter of invitation, you can get one from a local in Afghanistan. Couchsurfing is full of helpful people. Tour operators do not want to give you a letter of invitation unless you go on a tour with them.
You need to register when you arrive in Afghanistan.
When you arrive, you are meant to register within 48h (preferably 12) and be given a foreigner registration card free of charge. Make sure you bring passport photos with you – take 2 to be sure. In Kabul airport, you get your registration card from a desk in the baggage area. If you arrive early or late or on the weekend, though, the desk will be closed. You can then opt to stop caring and say when you leave the country that the desk was closed when you arrived. Or, you can return to the airport later. Or, you can head to the police headquarters or the ministry of internal affairs.
If you speak fluent Persian, you can do the tourist registration process yourself. Price is 10$ per person, takes around 4 hours according to one report. Note that the tourist office starts weekend on Thursday after lunch, and returns to the office on Saturday.
A tourist visa to Afghanistan can be extended only once, for 1 month. The cost for overstaying your visa is now $10 per day overstaying during the first month, and $15 per day for the second month. If the delay is more than two months, in addition to the fine, you will be deported.