The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Afghanistan passport: rank 189 of 199
The Afghanistan passport scores 37.1 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 19 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 35.7, rank 198).
Photo: Band-e Amir National Park, Bamyan · Jaffnaanna · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Afghanistan passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 1.8 / 30 | 19 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 6% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 12.0 / 15 | On the EU list of high-risk third countries |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 5.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 2.7 / 10 | Political stability 30/100 · rule of law 28/100 · embassies or consulates in 40 countries. |
| Investor Score | 37.1 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Afghanistan passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free4
- Dominica · 21 days
- Haiti
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Samoa · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation2
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
Visa on arrival13
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Macao
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
E-visa52
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- India
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mauritania
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Visa required127
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Afghanistan citizens can live and work
Afghanistan citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Afghanistan citizens
Banking
- On the EU list of high-risk third countries
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 30/100 · rule of law 28/100 · embassies or consulates in 40 countries.
Afghanistan passport: common questions
How many countries can Afghanistan passport holders visit without a visa? +
19 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 4 visa-free, 2 with an electronic travel authorisation and 13 with a visa on arrival. A further 52 offer an e-visa, and 127 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Afghanistan citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Afghanistan passport good for investors? +
It ranks 189 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 37.1 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Tax and obligations; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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