{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"US","name":"United States","slug":"united-states"},"destination":{"code":"AF","name":"Afghanistan"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-24","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"us-ordinary-passport-afghanistan-advance-visa-current-2026","title":"U.S. ordinary passports: Afghanistan advance visa","summary":"Current U.S. State Department guidance requires U.S. citizens to obtain an Afghan visa before travel and warns that the de facto authorities may reject visas from Republic-era missions they do not recognize.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to a U.S. citizen using an ordinary passport for a short visit; U.S. citizens treated as Afghan nationals or travelling on an Afghan passport follow separate rules.","The visa must be obtained before travel from a consular authority accepted by the Afghan de facto authorities; some Republic-era mission visas may be refused.","The passport must remain valid for at least six months beyond arrival and have a blank page.","Security advice, purpose restrictions, registration, carrier checks and final admission remain separate."],"sourceIds":["us-state-afghanistan-entry-current-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"us-state-afghanistan-entry-current-2026","title":"Afghanistan Travel Advisory","url":"https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/afghanistan.html","publisher":"U.S. Department of State","jurisdiction":"United States / Afghanistan","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-24"}]}