Afghanistan: Foreign traders and investors to get 'entry visa' on arrival at Kabul International Airport

Foreign traders and investors will be facilitated with visa-on-arrival at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. Certain provisions of a draft amendment to the Law on the Travel and Stay of Foreigners in Afghanistan provide for the facility in line with Presidential Decree No 147 issued on the 5th day of September.

A statement from the ministry said the new amendment to 10th, 16th and 27th clauses of the travel law were in compliance with paragraph 16 of Articles 64 and 70 of the Constitution of Afghanistan. The new provisions were drafted by the Cabinet in September and then endorsed by the president. Foreign entrepreneurs entering Afghanistan would be provided with visas on arrival at the Hamid Karzai Airport. The statement added the exclusive visas would be issued by representatives of Afghan Border Police (ABP) under the Ministry of Interior (MoI) after an assessment of documents by MoFA officials at the airport. The visas will be granted on payment of specific amount of application fee based on the amended Article 27, according to the MoFA statement.
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