Absentee TAZKIRA

Applying for Tazkira (Afghan National ID)

Below are some point you need to take care while applying for absentee TAZKIRA

Tazkira (Afghan National ID)

The Consulate General of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is not the authority to issue Tazkira (Afghan National ID). Only, part of the process for obtaining a Tazkira in absentia can be initiated through this Consulate General.

An Afghan, who wish to obtain a Tazkira, can initiate the process at this Consulate General based on having one of her/his paternal relatives’ Tazkira including father, grandfather, siblings, uncles (father’s brothers), aunts (father’s sisters) and cousins of father’s side.

Assessment and Processing

Once an interview is conducted with the applicant on the date and time of the appointment and the completed and duly signed form is submitted at the Consulate General, a document package will be prepared by the Consulate General. An official letter from the Consulate General, addressed to NSIA, will be included in the package.

The Consulate General will send the scanned copies of the document package to NSIA copied to Consular Affairs Directorate of MoFA. The original package will be returned to the applicant on the same day. The applicant should send the original package to her/his representative or relative in Afghanistan, whose details are included in the application form, for further assessment and processing. After this, the file is closed at the Consulate General and requires NO further follow up.

If the applicant fulfils all the requirements and is deemed entitled for a Tazkira by NSIA, he/she will be issued an Afghan Tazkira in absentia by NSIA. Applicant’s representative or relative, mentioned in the application form, can collect the original Tazkira from NSIA, Afghanistan (NOT from the Consulate General).

Please note that this process requires a long waiting period and depends on the follow up of the applicant’s representative or relative with the NSIA. The Embassy has no control and influence on the process within NSIA.

Requirements

Application Form. The applicant needs to fill an application form available here.

The name and contact number of a representative or relative MUST be in the application, who will, on behalf of the applicant, follow up the process with the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) in Afghanistan.

Tazkira of Parental Relatives

The applicant will need a copy of one of her/his paternal relatives’ Tazkira including father, grandfather, siblings, uncles (father’s brothers), aunts (father’s sisters) or cousins of father’s side

Photographs

Five recent photographs (1 photo for Embassy use and 4 to go with the package) with a white background (size: 4×4.5 cm).

Fees

The Consulate General does NOT charge for this service.