aisa.org.af Visa Facilitation Afghanistan : Investment Support Agency

Organization : Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA)
Type of Facility : Visa Facilitation
Country: Afghanistan

Website : http://www.aisa.org.af/visa.php

Visa Facilitation :

epartment of AISA offers individual client services during the pre &post investment phases. One of these services is visa facilitation for those domestic and foreign investments companies that they need the Technical, professional, high qualified, and experienced and skilled foreign labors for the better growth and continuation of their business .And they cannot find the local employees with the mentioned position in Afghanistan.

The Procedure for Invitation and visa Extension of foreign employees in Afghanistan is as below:
Essential Documents For invitation!:
** Formal Application in Company’s letter head and it should be addressed to AISA with full information regarding company and invitee
** Educational degree of employee who be deployed in Afghanistan
** Copy of Passport
** Curriculum vitae (CV)
** Two side copy of AISA license
** Services cost (30$) per person
** If the president and vice president of the company cannot be present in AISA for boosting the invitation process , they should introduce a representative with authorization letter.
** For invitation of president and vice president no need of other documents just copy of passport is enough.
** Due to unemployment rates in the country, lower positions like officers, assistants and something like that cannot be invited to Afghanistan
** Any company whenever wants to invite persons they should consider their activity in Afghanistan and invite the employees according to their activity.

Note:
those companies which are serviced in industries and productivities within the country there is no need for more documents during invitation just formal application and copy of passport is enough.

Needed documents for visa extension of foreign employee in the country:
** Formal Application in Company’s letter head and it should be addressed to AISA with full information regarding company and employee
** Two side copy of AISA license
** Copy of Passport
** Copy of work permit
** Copy of last visa
** Services cost (20$) per person

Investment License :
Requirements to register a company or obtain an Investment License at AISA :
** Choose/reserve a few names for company.

** If the name has already been chosen by another company, the next reserved name will be used.
** The selected name should have meaning and correct spelling. It may contain words from Pashto, Dari, English or other international languages. The company name should not be in conflict with laws, culture, religion or other values in the country.

** Presence of the president, vice president and shareholder(s) of the company along with their original ID documents (Tazkera for Afghan nationals and passport with valid visa for foreign nationals).

** 6 (3×3.5) photos for president and vice-president of the company and 2(3×3.5) for shareholders.
** Original national ID (Tazkera) of contact person. Contact person can be anyone other than president, vice president/shareholder of the company, and should be an Afghan national.

** Rent/lease agreement or legal ownership document for verification of company’s office address. (Contract can be rent/lease agreement with property dealer, contract between two persons with the approval of the local attorney, contract with a market, legal land ownership document, or contract with another company along with the AISA license of that company). All presented documents must be duly signed, stamped, and should have all the relevant information.

** In the absence of a president, vice president or shareholder(s) of the company, presence of his legal representative/attorney along with legal power of attorney letter and original ID documents (Tazkera for Afghan nationals and original passport for foreign nationals) is mandatory.

** License fee payment according to fees guideline, which is based on the type of business activity and amount of initial investment.

** According to Article 109 of the Income Tax Law, if an investor has already obtained a license from AISA, he/she must clear all tax obligations of that license till the end of last fiscal year. In case of failure of tax clearance, individuals/investors will not be able to obtain new license.

** Companies with sectorial activities require approval from sector ministries (Transport and Civil Aviation, Agriculture, Public Health, Finance, Information and Culture, Interior Affairs, Telecommunications and IT, Mines & Petroleum, Counter Narcotics, and National Environmental Protection Agency, etc.). Approval of the relevant authorities must be taken first which is referred to the concerned authorities through an official letter from AISA.

** Provision of original education and work experience documents of the president and vice president (for consultancy or legal services).
** Company name approval from MoCI for manufacturing companies.
** Provision of no criminal record letter for foreign nationals from Interpol.