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Still current at: 25 November 2009
Updated: 04 November 2009

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and Kabul sections (attack on UN guesthouse in Kabul; rockets fired into Kabul City). The over all level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

Entry requirements

Visas

 
British nationals intending to visit Afghanistan must obtain a visa before travelling. For further information on visas contact the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in London. Visas are not issued on arrival in country. Afghan Embassy in London website.
 

Travelling with children

 
Women travelling alone with children should be aware that documentary evidence of parental responsibility may be required in order to enter Afghanistan or, in some cases, before permitting the children to leave the country. We do not currently allow our officers based in Afghanistan to be accompanied by their partners or children. For further information on exactly what will be required at immigration please contact the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
in London.

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Contacts

Afghanistan, Kabul, British Embassy

Address:

British Embassy
15th Street, Roundabout Wazir Akbar Khan
PO Box 334
Kabul
Afghanistan

Telephone:


Fax:

+93 (0) 700 102 250 (Management)
+93 (0) 700 102 274 (Political Section)

Email: BritishEmbassy.Kabul@fco.gov.uk

Office hours:

0830-1630 (Sunday to Thursday) 

Website: http://ukinafghanistan.fco.gov.uk/en/

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