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Afghans Face Challenges Getting Pakistan Visas

Some citizens of the country said that they face many challenges to get a visa from Pakistan and they cannot succeed in getting a visa for that country after months of waiting.

Zanjir Gul, 50, who suffers from liver disease said that the field of treatment is not available in the country and therefore he has to go abroad.

Zanjir Gul told TOLOnews: “We came several times to get the visa and we paid for it but they say that 80% is possible and it not 100% known whether they will give a visa or not.”

"Getting a visa is easy for those who have money. They pay $1,000 dollars and it's easy for them to get the visa but not those who are really sick -- and even people die but no one gives them a visa. It takes two months to get a visa,” said Mohammad Nadim, a Kabul resident. 

Meanwhile, some travel agencies in Kabul criticized the slowness of the Pakistan visa distribution process. Owners of travel agencies said that visas are sold at high prices in black markets.

They want the caretaker government to stop the sale of visas in the black market as soon as possible.

“The visa challenges started when the online visa process started. The visa fell into the hands of the mafia. Each Pakistani visa is sold for around $700 and $800 dollars,” said Hussain, a travel agency owner.

"The embassy itself made the black market for visas. The registration process is online and those who want urgent visas can go to specific markets that you can also search on your own to see where they are from,” said Rahim, another owner of a travel agency.

After the fall of the republic, many countries have stopped issuing visas to Afghan citizens, and only some countries, such as Iran and Pakistan, continue this process. A process that is accompanied by many difficulties.

Afghans Face Challenges Getting Pakistan Visas

Zanjir Gul, 50, who suffers from liver disease said that the field of treatment is not available in the country and therefore he has to go abroad.

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Some citizens of the country said that they face many challenges to get a visa from Pakistan and they cannot succeed in getting a visa for that country after months of waiting.

Zanjir Gul, 50, who suffers from liver disease said that the field of treatment is not available in the country and therefore he has to go abroad.

Zanjir Gul told TOLOnews: “We came several times to get the visa and we paid for it but they say that 80% is possible and it not 100% known whether they will give a visa or not.”

"Getting a visa is easy for those who have money. They pay $1,000 dollars and it's easy for them to get the visa but not those who are really sick -- and even people die but no one gives them a visa. It takes two months to get a visa,” said Mohammad Nadim, a Kabul resident. 

Meanwhile, some travel agencies in Kabul criticized the slowness of the Pakistan visa distribution process. Owners of travel agencies said that visas are sold at high prices in black markets.

They want the caretaker government to stop the sale of visas in the black market as soon as possible.

“The visa challenges started when the online visa process started. The visa fell into the hands of the mafia. Each Pakistani visa is sold for around $700 and $800 dollars,” said Hussain, a travel agency owner.

"The embassy itself made the black market for visas. The registration process is online and those who want urgent visas can go to specific markets that you can also search on your own to see where they are from,” said Rahim, another owner of a travel agency.

After the fall of the republic, many countries have stopped issuing visas to Afghan citizens, and only some countries, such as Iran and Pakistan, continue this process. A process that is accompanied by many difficulties.

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