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Afghanistan visa for citizens of Iran

Citizens of Iran need a visa for Afghanistan that is issued through the embassy or a visa centre: it can’t be obtained online, because you must attend in person to submit documents and biometrics. Visago fills in the form, prepares your documents and books your appointment. The service costs $49.

For citizens of Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Kabul: ≈ 1,620 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Afghanistan without a visa on a Iran passport?

No: citizens of Iran need a visa, issued by the embassy. We prepare your documents and book the appointment for just $49.

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Afghanistan visa rules at a glance

With a Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Afghanistan passport: 4.
Citizens of Iran and Afghanistan can travel together visa-free to 4 countries, for example: Seychelles, Dominica, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Iran and Afghanistan share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Afghanistan, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Afghanistan

Travelling to Afghanistan: good to know

Tehran — Kabul: about 1,620 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Tehran 12:00 — Kabul 13:00.
Local currency: Afghan Afghani.
Languages: Dari, Pashto, and Turkmen.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AFN 65.
Afghanistan is the 17th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Iran.