Applying for Visa

Visa Application Guidelines

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

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• Visa Guidelines in Norwegian (pdf) (to be published shortly)

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING:

The Embassy of Afghanistan in Oslo issues visas to individuals residing in, and applying from, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Due to regulatory constraints, we can only issue single entry visas valid for a one-month stay. Those wishing to stay longer in Afghanistan can apply to the Consular Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul for an extension of their visa.

Under exceptional circumstances, double and multiple entry visas for a period of up to three months can be issued to holders of diplomatic passports, members of the armed forces from the above countries and government employees travelling on official visits, provided that compelling reasons are presented.

Applications for visas can be made by post or in person. Applications will be 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
All applicants, whether applying by post or in person, must submit the following items as part of their application package:

• Visa Application Form – fully completed and duly signed. Visa application forms can be completed in four languages (Dari, Pashto, Norwegian and English) and can be accessed under the application forms section below.
• The applicant’s passport (passports must have at least six months validity period left)
• Two standard passport size photos affixed to the appropriate box on the application form (photos must be freshly taken and identical, taken directly off the face and show both ears)
• Documents verifying your current address in Norway or other Nordic countries, such as utility bills, municipal papers, etc.
• Applicants travelling for employment or business purposes must provide documentation from their present or prospective employer, or other organisation concerned verifying purpose of visit.
• Visa processing fee (see the fees table below)
• Return registered postal cost as specified in the price table below (applicants from Norway may provide a registered, self-addressed return envelop instead of paying the return postage cost).

Visa processing fee and postage cost

Visa Type	Payable Amount (including Euros 6 bank charge in Norway)
One Month Single Entry Visa Two months double entry visa	Euros 36 Euros 66
Transit Visa (Up to 6 days)	Euros 36
Three Months Multiple Entry (Issued in exceptional cases) six months Muliple Entry	Euros 96 Euros 186
Entry Permit for Work Visas	Euros 36
Any Visas for diplomatic & service passport holders	Free of Charge
Any Visas for state employees & members of armed forces travelling for official reason who do not hold diplomatic or service passports	Free of Charge (Subject to Reciprocal State Practice Principle)
Entry Permit for travellers of Afghan descent travelling on non-Afghan passports	Free of Charge
Permanent Employees of the United Nations, the Red Cross and certain other inter-governmental bodies	Free of Charge
Extra charge for fast-track processing of applications (issued within 24 hours)	Euros 60 on top of normal visa processing fee (where visa is issued free of charge, only Euros 60 is payable)
Return postage cost through the Nordic Region including inside Norway	Euros 15 (for upto five passports)	Euros 20 (for more than five passports)

Payment method

1. Visa fees and all other consular charges are ONLY payable in EUROS. Payment in any other currency will not be accepted.
2. Applicants who are applying by post must send a 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.

1. Applicants who are applying in person can pay by credit or debit cards at the Consular Section.

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 Friday from 9am to 12 noon.

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 given above and are ready to applying, please download a Visa Application form from the following link:

• Download Application form in English
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• Download Application form in Norwegian 

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