Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has asked Pakistan to further increase transparency in the visa issuance process. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, wrote on his Twitter page on Tuesday that Pakistani Embassy Chargé…
A number of businessmen in Kabul have welcomed the government's offer to issue visas and other services to foreign investors as a good move. However, the entrepreneurs called for the government to provide the visa facility for Afghan…
A large number of people on Monday protested in Kabul, asking the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to start the visa process as they could not travel to the gulf nation where they have families and businesses. The protest…
An official at the Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi has said that the Indian government has promised to issue visas to 2,500 new Afghan students holding Indian scholarships. According to a Pajhwok report published on November 12, some…
A number of successful Afghan students on Pakistani scholarships staged a protest rally on Monday in response to the issuance of visas by the Pakistani embassy in Kabul. The students say two months had passed their classes began…
Local sources say Iran, Turkey and Pakistan have suspended issuing visas to Afghans and have ceased their activities in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, following deteriorated security situation in the region. Uzbekistan and Russia consulates have…
Afghan and Pakistani traders have called for the creation of a visa-free entry regime for the business community. They also suggested consultations with relevant stakeholders before the implementation of the new Afghan Transit Trade Agreement. During a meeting…
The closure of Afghanistan’s consulate in Peshawar is causing inconvenience to visa-seeking Afghans and Pakistanis. The consulate was shut on October 10 in protest against the vacation of the Afghan Market in compliance with a court verdict. Visa…
The United States has denied visa to a young Afghan environmentalist selected among 100 ‘Green ticket’ winners by the UN, citing “an ineligibility” for a nonimmigrant visa. “My climate activism started when the floods hit western Afghanistan and…
Pakistan’s visa policy for Afghan citizens remains unchanged, says the Foreign Office spokesperson. “Pakistan’s missions in Afghanistan issue around 3,800 visas a day to Afghans -- more than any other country.” Dr Muhammad Faisal tweeted on Wednesday He…
Visa applicants say getting a Pakistani visa at the country’s Consulate General in eastern Nangarhar province is not easy as people have wait for days to get their number. People from Laghman, Nuristan, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces arrive…
KABUL has introduced a visa-on-arrival facility for foreign investors and business people at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, a statement said on Sunday. The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) in a statement appreciated the Afghan government’s initiative regarding…
People have to wait ‘for days’ outside the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul to obtain visa due to increasing number of applicants and lack of facilities at the embassy. The Pakistani embassy blames the situation on the increasing number…
