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Passport Application Guidelines
These guidelines are also available in Dari, Pashto and Norwegian languages from the following links:

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING:

The Embassy of Afghanistan in Oslo issues passports only to Afghans residing in, and applying from, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.

Under current regulations, the Embassy can only issue ordinary passports. For other types of passport, such diplomatic, service, student and so on, you can apply at the Department of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul. On exceptional basis, the Consular section at the Embassy may seek approval from Kabul to extend the validity of service or student passports.

Applications for new passports or passport extensions can be made by post or in person. Passport applications are processed in order of their receipt by the Consular Section. Applications that are incomplete and/or are missing necessary documentation will not be processed.



Checklist of requirements for new passports and passport extensions

APPLICANTS FOR NEW PASSPORTS MUST
  • Complete and duly sign the relevant application form. Application forms are available in four languages (Dari, Pashto, English and Norwegian) and can be accessed from the application forms section below.
  • Provide three standard passport size photos affixed to the appropriate box in the application form. Passport photos must be fresh, identical and taken directly off the face to show both ears.
  • Provide original documents verifying their Afghan identity, including a Tazkira, a previous passport, a marriage certificate endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul, and valid educational or professional documents.
  • Apply in person if not in possession of any of the above documents. To verify their identity, Applicants must bring with them two identity guarantee forms duly completed and signed by two Afghan nationals of an established social or professional background. Identity guarantee forms can be printed from the application forms section below.



APPLICANTS FOR PASSPORT EXTENSIONS MUST
  • Complete and duly sign the relevant application form in any of the four support languages. Forms can be accessed from the application forms section below.
  • Submit their current passport. Passport must have available space for extension on specified pages, otherwise extension is not possible.
  • Provide two standard passport size photos affixed to the appropriate box in the application form



ALL APLICANTS MUST
  • Submit documents verifying their current residency status in Norway or other Nordic countries
  • Submit documents, such as utility bills, municipal documents, etc from their respective countries, to verify their current address.
  • Make the necessary payments (see the fees and payment tables below)
  • Pay the cost of return registered post to receive their passports and documents. Return postage cost are given in the section below. (Applicants from Norway can provide a registered, self-addressed return envelop instead of paying the cost.)



Processing fees and postage cost

Standard processing fees for NEW PASSPORTS:
Passport Validity Period Amount (including Euros 6 for bank charges in Norway)
One year Euros 30
Two years Euros 50
Three years Euros 70
Four years Euros 90
Five years Euros 110


Standard processing fees for PASSPORT EXTENSIONS:
Passport Extension Period Amount (including Euros 6 for bank charges in Norway)
One year Euros 26
Two years Euros 46
Three years Euros 66
Four years Euros 86
Five years Euros 106


Return postage cost applicable within Norway and throughout the Nordic region:
Number of Passports Amount
Up to five passports Euros 15
More than five passports Euros 20


Payment method
  1. Passport fees and all other consular charges are ONLY payable in EUROS. Payment in any other currency will not be accepted.
  2. Passport fees and all consular charges must be paid by BANK CHEQUE (certified cheque) or MONEY ORDER made payable to ‘The Embassy of Afghanistan, Oslo’. Payment by cash, personal cheques or bank transfer will not be accepted.
  3. A money order (or certified bank cheque) can be obtained at any high street bank, regardless of whether you hold an account there or not, by paying the required amount alongside any applicable fee.
  4. The money order (or certified bank cheque) must cover the total amount that is payable to the Embassy, and must be sent to us together with your application form.



Applying by post

All postal applications must be sent by REGISTERED MAIL to the following address:

Consular Section
Embassy of Afghanistan, Oslo
Kronprinsen Gate 17
Oslo 0244
Norway

The Embassy will not take any responsibility for loss of documents which are not sent as registered post.

Applicants in Norway must enclose a registered, self-addressed return envelop or enclose the necessary amount, as specified in the price table above, to cover the cost of return postage. Due to incompatibility of cross country postal systems, applicants from Sweden, Denmark, Finland or Iceland cannot send a return envelop and are, therefore, required to enclose postage cost payment as appropriate.


Applying in person

Applicants may apply in person by visiting the Consular Section of the Embassy (see the address above) during the section’s official opening hours which are as follows:

Monday through Thursday from 9am to 12 noon. Fridays from 8:30am to 11:30am.

View Embassy address on a map.

The Consular Section is closed outside these hours as well as on Saturdays and Sundays.
After your completed application is received at the Consular Section, applicants will be asked to return on a specified day and time to pick up their visas endorsed on their passport(s). Those applying in person can request for their passports to be returned to them by post in which case the applicants will be required to present a registered, self-addressed return envelop or enclose the necessary payment to cover postage cost.



Processing time

After the Embassy has received completed application(s) with all the necessary documents and payments, visa will be issued within three to six working days.

Applicants applying by post, especially those from Sweden, Danmark, Finland or Iceland, must take into consideration that it takes five working days for their registered documents to reach us and five days for them to receive the documents back from us. Therefore, applicants are requested to avoid making any travel arrangements before obtaining their visas. The Embassy will not accept any responsibility for delay in obtaining your visas or changes in your travel plans.



Return of original documents

All original documents submitted as part of visa application will be returned to the applicant after the due process.



Application Forms

If you have read the information above and are ready to apply for a new passport or passport extension by printing the relevant form(s) in any of the four languages (Dari, Pashto, Norwegian and English) from the appropriate links below:

New Passport Forms:


Passport Extension Forms:

(to be published shortly)



Identity Guarantee Forms:



Have any questions or need more information?

For further information, or if you want to discuss your application, please contact the Consular Section during its opening hours (Monday through Thursday from 9am to 12noon, and Fridays from 8:30am to 11:30am).

Telephone: +47 22 83 84 10
Email: consular[#]afghanistanembassy.no
(replace '[#]' with '@' before sending e-mail)

Postal Address:
Embassy of Afghanistan, Oslo
Kronprinsensgt 17
Oslo 0244
Norway
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