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Embassy of Canada in Afghanistan - Contact information

Address, phone, fax, email

Street address:
Street No. 15, House No. 256
Wazir Akbar Khan
Kabul, Afghanistan

Telephone: 93 (0) 701 108 800
Fax : 93 (0) 701 108 805
Email: kabul@international.gc.ca

Hours of Operation

Sunday to Thursday: 8:30 to 16:30

Consular Services

In order to manage the consular workload and serve clients without delay, Canadians in need of routine consular assistance are encouraged to schedule an appointment with the consular section prior to coming to the Canadian embassy in Kabul. You may arrange this by sending an email to the consular section at kabulcs@international.gc.ca or by calling +93 (0) 701-108-800. The embassy’s normal business hours are from Sunday to Thursday, from 8:30 to noon. Consular emergencies, of course, will be handled at any time.

Please note that immigration and visa inquiries from Afghanistan should be  directed to the Canadian high commission in Islamabad, which may be reached by email at Islamabad-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca

After-hours emergency contact information (for Canadian citizens only)

Call collect: (613) 996-8885 / (613) 944-1310 (TTY)

The Emergency Operations Centre of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An experienced officer is always available to respond to emergency calls from anywhere in the world. You can also phone the numbers above and follow the recorded instructions to reach the Emergency Operations Centre.

Official Warning: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to Afghanistan. Canadians in this country should leave.

Statutory Holidays for 2013

  1. Tuesday, January 1 - New Year's Day
  2. Thursday, January 24* - Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
  3. Thursday, March 21 - New Year (Nowruz)
  4. Sunday, March 31 - In lieu of Good Friday + Easter Monday
  5. Sunday, May 19 - In lieu of Victoria Day
  6. Sunday, June 30 - in lieu of Canada Day
  7. Wednesday, August 7* - Eid ul Fitr
  8. Monday, October 14* - Eid ul Adha + Canadian Thanksgiving
  9. Wednesday, November 13* - Ashura
  10. Wednesday, December 25 - Christmas Day
  11. Thursday, December 26 - Boxing Day

*Date of holiday is based on solar calendar and may change. 

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Date Modified:
2013-05-13