Archive · 25 May 2025
India Resumes Visas for Afghans, Including Business and Medical
India is now letting people from Afghanistan apply for visas again.
This means they can visit India for school, business, medical help, or other reasons.
Some people who can get these visas are students, business people, artists, and people with property in India.
India stopped giving visas in 2021 when the government in Afghanistan changed.
Recently, India's leaders talked to the new Afghan government, which shows they are starting to work together again.
India has resumed granting several visa categories to Afghan citizens.
The visa categories include student, business, medical, and entry visas.
Entry visas are available for artists, relatives of Indian citizens, and property owners in India.
Business visas are available for investors and sportspersons.
India had suspended all visas for Afghan citizens in August 2021.
- Who
- Afghan citizens.
- What
- India has resumed granting various visa categories to Afghan citizens.
- When
- The resumption of visa services began in the last week of April.
- Where
- India and Afghanistan
- Why
- India has resumed visa services after a period of suspension.
- Visa Types Available
- Student, Business, Medical, Medical Attendant, Entry, U.N. Diplomat
- Eligibility for Entry Visa
- Artists, cultural personalities, academicians, professionals, relatives of Indian citizens, property owners in India, and parents of students
- Eligibility for Business Visa
- Investors, sportspersons, coaches, and those establishing ventures
- Visa Suspension Date
- August 2021
- Ministerial Contact
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a phone call with Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on May 15.