• PRESENCE:

An applicant MUST visit the Consulate General in-person in order to complete procedures.  Applicant under 18 years old MUST be accompanied by parents. 

• BIOMETRIC ENROLMENT: 

The fingerprints of the applicant will be obtained by the consulate staff. That is why a physical presence of each applicant is required. 

• IDENTITY DOCUMENTS:

Original version of Afghanistan’s ID (Tazkera) Dari/Pashtu version verified by the Civil Registration Authority of Afghanistan.

Copy of Tazkera translation duly attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan. (Copy of both side).

ONLY FOR CHILDREN: If born in the UAE and is under age of 18, original Birth Certificate is required. The Certificate must contain the names of both father and mother of the child. 

Presence of one of the parents and copy of Afghan Passport and Tazkira of both parents are required too.

At the instruction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, all Afghan absentee ID Cards (Tazkira) that have been issued without obtaining a letter from one of Afghanistan’s Consulates abroad are no longer considered valid.

• OLD PASSPORT:

Your most recent Afghan passport (Original version), NOT COPY.

If passport is lost a police report is required, the report should include full name of passport holder and passport information.

• PASSPORT APPLICATION:

An application must be filled carefully in BLOCK letters in English and Dari/Pashto for each applicant, with special attention to Given Name and Surname’s spelling, Given Name MUST BE as it is in Tazkira, date of birth (Day/Month/Year), height, occupation and other specifics and accurate current address in the UAE.

For child applicant one of the parents can sign. 

• PHOTO:

One (1) passport size photo 4 by 4.5 cm with white background taken within the last six months for each application (please do not send old photo).

IMPORTANT: If you use a hard copy of passport application form, please make sure to use glue to attach the photo on to the form. DO NOT USE STAPLES.

 • UAE ID or OTHER DOCUMENTS:

A copy of your Emirates ID if you are an expat resident, or a copy of your university registration if you are a student in the UAE.

 • PASSPORT FEE:

• PROCESSING TIME:

The processing time will be 1 working day. If an application is not complete (missing any of the above mentioned required documents), it will be placed on HOLD. The processing time will start after the application is complete.

Form of application for a new passport