{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"IN","name":"India","slug":"india"},"destination":{"code":"AF","name":"Afghanistan"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-25","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"indian-ordinary-passport-afghanistan-advance-visitor-visa-2026","title":"Indian ordinary passports: Afghanistan advance visitor visa","summary":"Afghanistan's current Mumbai Consulate requires a visa before travel, expressly excludes Indian citizens from its eVisa route and issues the visitor visa through advance passport processing at the Consulate.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to an ordinary Indian passport holder travelling for a short tourist or business visit and applying through the Afghan Consulate in Mumbai.","The applicant completes and prints the form, brings the original passport and supporting documents to the Consulate, and later collects the passport with the visa; the page expressly says its electronic-visa route is not for Indian citizens.","Afghan dual nationals using a valid Afghan identity card, diplomatic or service documents, work, study, residence, transit, exceptional entry and final admission remain outside scope."],"sourceIds":["afghanistan-mumbai-consulate-indian-visitor-visa-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"afghanistan-mumbai-consulate-indian-visitor-visa-2026","title":"Visa Services (Types of Visas)","url":"https://mumbai.mfa.gov.af/visa-services-types-of-visas/","publisher":"Consulate General of Afghanistan in Mumbai","jurisdiction":"Afghanistan","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-25"}]}