(MENAFN- Khaama Press) Iran's immigration authority has directed all Afghan residents with handwritten family passports to obtain electronic ones within six months to ensure documentation compliance.
Iran's Bureau for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs has announced that all Afghan residents in the country holding handwritten family passports must switch to electronic passports within six months.

Nader Yar Ahmadi, the bureau's director, made the remarks during a meeting in Tehran with Fazel Mohammad Haqqani, the acting Taliban envoy, to discuss migration management and border cooperation.

According to Iran's Tasnim news agency, Ahmadi also stressed the need for stricter border control between Iran and Afghanistan to curb illegal crossings.

Haqqani pledged his administration's cooperation in facilitating the return of undocumented Afghan migrants and assisting with the transition to electronic passports.

He also briefed Iranian officials on efforts to verify the identity of Afghans in Iran who hold registration cards.

Iran hosts millions of Afghan nationals, many living without legal documentation. Authorities say the growing pressure on infrastructure and public services has forced them to tighten migration controls.

Ahmadi said earlier that 1.45 million undocumented Afghans were expelled from Iran in the first half of this year, and another large-scale deportation is expected soon.

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