Consular Services
اطلاعیه و طرزالعمل برای اخذ پاسپورت جدید الکترونیکی
Application for the Machine-Readable Passport (MRP) Ready
Attention: Student Passport bearers
For VISA information and forms
Service | Fee | Required document(s) |
Attesting Driver’s License | Gratis | [click for forms] Must be a translated National Driver’s License that has been endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan + passport (copy acceptable). After confirmation of validity, 4 photos. |
Driver’s License Translation | JPY 1,200 | [click for forms] Must be a National Driver’s License that has been endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan + passport (copy acceptable). After confirmation of validity, 4 photos. |
Passport (MRP) New Application | JPY 14,400 + Shipping cost JPY 2,000 (Paid to a separate account - whether picking up from Embassy or not.) | [click for forms] + Passport (if available), 4 photos, receipt of the fee payment, original tazkira number, and presence of person applying in-person. In the case of a new born child, 4 photos and birth certificate, parents' passports and marriage certificate are also required. |
Special Power of Attorney | JPY 15,000 | [click for forms] original document and 1 copy, receipt of the fee payment. |
Trading Document | JPY 14,400 | Original document(s) |
ID Certificate | JPY 1,200 | Identification, 4 photos, receipt of the fee payment. (additional documents may be requested.) |
Diploma Attestation | JPY 600/seal | Original document(s) including a copy of passport |
Birth Certificate | JPY 1,200 | [click to read the requirements] Passport, 4 photos, receipt of the fee payment. (additional document may be asked to submit.) [click for form] |
Marriage Certificate | JPY 1,200 (free of charge if already certified by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.) | [click for forms] Issued marriage certificate, passport/identification, 4 photos of husband and wife respectively. (additional document may be asked to submit.) |
Marriage Document | JPY 6,000 | Identification and photos. (additional document may be asked to submit.) |
Unmarried Certificate* | JPY 6,000 |
Opening Hours for Document Application
9:30-12:00 on Monday – Friday
Payment of the Fee
The Embassy does not accept payments in cash. Payment must be made in Japanese Yen (JPY) using the inter-bank remittance system to the Embassy’s bank account shown below. (effective as of June 20, 2019)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Azabu Branch (branch# 570)
Saving 0224388
Embassy of Afghanistan in Tokyo Consular Section Ambassador Bashir Mohabbat
When the payment is to be made internationally, or from outside Japan, the payment must fully cover the amount of the visa fee after the currency conversion into Japanese Yen; the exchange rate to Japanese Yen is determined by the bank of the embassy account on the day payment is reflected in the embassy's account; the visa fee is separate to any extra fee(s) that is/are imposed by the bank when making the payment, which are the responsibility of the applicant. Please note that there are cases of different kinds of fee(s) are charged by bank(s) depending on the origin of the payment from overseas.
Please enter the full name and contact phone number of the applicant as the payer. Travel agents can enter the name of their agency and contact phone number as the payer. When multiple applicants are paying the total amount of the fee as a group, it is acceptable that the payer name is one of the applicants. However, confirmation of the payment with the Consular section is advised.
Once it is paid to the embassy bank account, THE FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE. Therefore the embassy strongly recommends the applicant to contact the Consular section prior to the payment.
Shipping Costs for Transactions Handled by Mail
For those sending application/collecting document(s) visa mail from within Japan, please enclose an envelop with sufficient postages for registered mail (簡易書留 or 書留), or Letterpack (レターパック) envelop. For international delivery, please provide a courier’s account number that will bill you the shipping fees (pay-on-delivery).
Please do not make shipping fee payments to the Embassy either in cash or to the Embassy's bank account for Consular Section". Instead, please pay the separate cost of shipping to the account listed as "Banking Information for Postage", also listed below. (If paid to the Embassy, the Embassy will not refund the cost for any reason and will not use the money to pay shipping costs.)
Any documents which have to be processed external to the Embassy (such as new passports), must include the JPY 2,000 shipping postage fee.
The Embassy does not accept payments in cash for shipping. Payment for shipping must be made in Japanese Yen (JPY) using the inter-bank remittance system to the Embassy’s bank account for postage shown below. (effective as of June 20, 2019)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Azabu Branch (branch# 570)
Saving 0232457
Embassy of Afghanistan in Tokyo Consular Section Ambassador Bashir Mohabbat
Inquiry
consul@afghanembassyjp.org +81-(0)3-5574-7612 (13:30-16:30 is recommended for sooner service availability)
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