Applies to women only: Obtain husband’s approval to leave home
Agency: Domicile
According to Article 122 of the 1977 Afghanistan Civil Law a married woman will not be entitled to alimony if she is going out of the house without permit of the husband or for things that are not allowed.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Register the company and obtain Tax Identification Number (TIN)
Agency: Afghanistan Central Business Registry (ACBR) under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce
The applicant must provide the following documents to register:
- An application form (available online)
- Copy of national id (tazkira) or passport of the President and Vice President of the business, and all shareholders, along with their in person presence
- 2 sets of color passport size photographs of the President and Vice President of the business, and all shareholders
- Articles of Incorporation
- The office space lease agreement to show proof of address
Specifications of all new businesses and investments are collected by the Afghanistan Central Business Registry (ACBR) office and sent to the Ministry of Justice in Kabul for publication in the Official Gazette. The text is drafted by the ACBR. Businesses can draft their own text if they would like to do so. The Gazette entry will include, at a minimum, the following information:
- Name of the company
- Name of the president and vice president of the company
- Location
- Initial Capital
- Type of Operation
- Type of Activity
Time and cost: 3 days, no charge
Pay fees for the business license, license’s hard copy and publication of a notice of incorporation
Agency: Bank Millie Afghan window at ACBR
The Afghanistan Central Business Registry (ACBR) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issues a bill to be paid at the window of Bank Millie Afghan (located at the ABCR), for the costs of the business license fee, for printing a hard copy of the license and for the publication fee.
Time and cost: 1 day, AFN 100 (business license fee) + AFN 500 (hard copy of the license) + AFN 2,000 (publication)
Obtain the business license
Agency: Afghanistan Central Business Registry (ACBR) under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Once the application is accepted and the business license fee is paid, the business license is obtained from the Afghanistan Central Business Registry (ACBR).
Time and cost: 3 days, included in procedure 3
File employment contracts with the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs & Disabled
Agency: Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs & Disabled
After hiring an employee, the company must submit a copy of the employment contract to the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs & Disabled, as per art. 16-1 of the Labor Code.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
