The Consulate Services Department (CSD) issues visas, passports,
entry permits, marriage certificates, birth certificates, identification
certificates, and inheritance certificates. The CSD also provides
the extension of passports, the preparation of power of attorney
documents, the verification of National Identification (Tazkera)
documents, and official coordination with various U.S. and Afghanistan
government agencies, private institutions and individuals regarding
immigration, criminal and other legal matters. The CSD explains
and simplifies the application process to customers when appropriate.
Applicants for visas and other documentation are given clear
instructions, and their questions and concerns are addressed
in full. Special attention is given to elderly or impaired applicants
to ensure that all necessary documentation is provided with
minimum inconvenience to the applicant. In order to accommodate
the marked increase in the volume of people seeking visas to
go to Afghanistan and/or other Consulate services, a new office
for the CSD was established on March 21, 2005 at 2233 Wisconsin
Ave., NW, Suite #216 Washington, DC 20007.
