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Afghanistan: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Afghanistan. 22 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 106 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 5Visa-free
  • 3ETA
  • 14On arrival
  • 54eVisa
  • 150Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Afghanistan
Rank106
No prior visa22
CodeAFG

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 106

Rank 106 of 199. 22 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 0.

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 204

A prior visa is needed for 204 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility0/10022 destinations without a prior visa
Stability and rule of law6/100score -1.79 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
Quality of life18/100HDI 0.496
Health and longevity36/10066.0 years life expectancy
Education19/100education index 0.38
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Afghanistan passport gives

29of 100
rank 177 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

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  • Mobility022 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law6score -1.79 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life18HDI 0.496
  • Health and longevity3666.0 years life expectancy
  • Education19education index 0.38
  • Taxes50up to 20%, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 5

Entry on your passport

Cook IslandsOceania · 31 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysNiueOceania

ETA 3

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Sri LankaKenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 days

On arrival 14

Visa issued at the border

Popular:Maldives
BurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMacaoAsiaMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 days

eVisa 54

Applied for online before travel

Popular:ThailandSerbiaVietnamIndiaCubaMalaysia
AlbaniaEuropeAngolaAfricaAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaFijiOceaniaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaGuyanaAmericasHong KongAsiaIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastKyrgyzstanAsiaMalawiAfricaMalaysiaAsiaMauritaniaAfricaMontserratCaribbeanNamibiaAfricaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaQatarMiddle EastSerbiaEuropeSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbeanSurinameAmericasSyriaMiddle EastTanzaniaAfricaThailandAsiaTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfricaVanuatuOceaniaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsiaZambiaAfricaZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 150

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArgentinaAmericasArmeniaMiddle EastArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaAustriaEuropeAzerbaijanEuropeBangladeshAsiaBarbadosCaribbeanBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEcuadorAmericasEgyptAfricaEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaEthiopiaAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIndonesiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaJordanMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaKiribatiOceaniaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLaosAsiaLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLesothoAfricaLibyaAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMauritiusAfricaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMoldovaEuropeMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsiaMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaMyanmarAsiaNauruOceaniaNepalAsiaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPhilippinesAsiaPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeRussiaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSingaporeAsiaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbeanSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTajikistanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTürkiyeEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanUzbekistanAsiaVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 102Yemen30
  2. 103Pakistan29
  3. 104Iraq27
  4. 105Syria24
  5. 106Afghanistan22

Frequently asked questions

Afghanistan: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 22 of 226 countries and territories, 5 visa-free, 3 with an ETA and 14 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 106 of 199.

Afghanistan: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Afghanistan → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Afghanistan → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Afghanistan → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 164 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 135. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.