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Under this new policy, business and tourist visas are issued online free of charge within 24 hours to citizens of 126 countries. To benefit from the program, eligible travelers can obtain a visa pre-approval, called a Visa Prior to Arrival, via the Ministry of Interior’s online platform at least 48 hours before their intended entry to Pakistan.
Afghan migration to Pakistan dates back to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, which led to over three million Afghans seeking refuge in Pakistan. [11] Significant waves of Afghan refugees also came to Pakistan after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and in 2021 when the Taliban returned to power following the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. [12]
In February 2015, Afghanistan announced visa-on-arrival facility at Kabul International Airport for business visitors, journalists, athletes, airline staff and passengers in transit from countries that do not have a diplomatic mission of Afghanistan. [13] [14] In September 2017, some elements of the proposed reform were adopted. [15]
Visa requirements for Afghan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Afghanistan. As of 2024, Afghan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 26 countries and territories, ranking the Afghanistan passport 106th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
The US embassy and Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to CNN’s question about the coordination between authorities to date. Pakistan wants Afghan refugees to leave
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Must hold a valid United States visa. Pakistan is not part of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, which allows citizens of certain nationalities to enter Guam without a US visa, as long as they enter directly from any nation except for the United States. Guam is a part of the United States, but they do have border controls and customs offices.
See Afghanistan–Pakistan relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 February 1948. [155] Afghanistan began diplomatic ties with Pakistan in 1947, when Pakistan became an independent state after the Partition of India. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA and Balochistan have long complicated Afghanistan's relations with Pakistan.