# Afghanistan passport to India: Visa required

Current access classification: **Visa required** — Traditional visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — India: Afghan ordinary passports require an advance visa** (Visa required)
  India's central gateway routes Afghanistan nationals to a separate advance AFGHAN Visa service, whose published categories do not establish a standard e-Tourist visa.
  - The special portal publishes business, student, medical, medical-attendant, entry, and UN-diplomat services; it does not publish a standard e-Tourist category.
  - Its online form/ETA workflow is a special advance visa process, not evidence of the general eVisa route.
  - Purpose-specific documentation, prior authorization, security screening, passport validity, biometrics, registration, protected-area, transit, crew, residence, work, and admissibility conditions remain outside this nationality-only classification.
  Official sources:
  - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: Authorized Portal for Visa Application to India](https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/)
  - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: Visa for Afghanistan](https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/avisa/index.html)

## How to apply

Follow the current instructions on the official portal.

1. Select the applicable published visa service and submit the online application.
2. Upload the passport bio page, national identity card, and purpose-specific documentation.
3. Wait for the visa/ETA decision before travelling.

[India AFGHAN Visa service](https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/avisa/index.html)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-india-visa)
- [Afghanistan passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/afghanistan)
- [All passport requirements for India](https://multipassrank.com/destination/india)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)