# China passport to Afghanistan: 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 — Chinese ordinary passports: Afghanistan advance visa** (Visa required)
  China’s current consular guidance identifies an advance Afghan Embassy visa for Chinese ordinary-passport visitors and separately limits the bilateral waiver to diplomatic passports.
  - Applies to a Chinese citizen using an ordinary passport; the cited bilateral visa waiver is limited to diplomatic passports.
  - The Afghan Embassy in China normally issues a single-entry visa permitting a stay of up to 30 days after the applicant supplies the required passport, identity, application and Afghan invitation documents.
  - A visa marked AIR ONLY permits entry and exit only through airports under the 15 May 2025 rule.
  - Passport validity, purpose permissions, mission recognition, registration, carrier checks and final admission remain separate.
  Official source:
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Department of Consular Affairs: Afghanistan entry and residence guidance](https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/ljmdd/yz_645708/afh_645710/rjjl_645720/)

## Useful links

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