Areas of Practice
We work in the following areas in Afghanistan: Business Licenses, Visas and Work Permits, Contract Law, Labor and Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Inheritance, Real Estate, Taxation and Document Legalization,
BUSINESS LICENSES
Domestic and foreign companies and firms starting a new business in Afghanistan need a business license from the Directorate General of Central Business Registry & Intellectual Property of Afghanistan Ministry of Commerce and Industries. Sector based companies operating in certain industries need to obtain an additional license from the responsible ministry after submitting an application for the Central Business Registry & Intellectual Property license. In addition, NGOs need to have licenses from the Ministry of Economy in order to operate legally in Afghanistan.
Although, the process to obtain necessary license seems explicit and direct, practical knowledge of the customs and practices of various agencies and offices are necessary to ensure your business is registered and licensed properly and in a timely and efficient manner. We have experience with these offices and officials and can help to avoid unnecessary delays, misunderstandings and complications in this process.
VISA & WORK PERMIT
There are numerous multi-national corporations, and international organizations who recruit international staff to work within their mission in Afghanistan and there are many foreign individuals who seek work opportunities in this country. In order for these foreign and international employers as well as foreign potential employees to legally stay and work in Afghanistan, visas and temporary work permits are required by Afghan law.
Our team is experienced and can help multi-national corporations and organizations as well, as foreign individuals going to Afghanistan, through the multiple steps and procedures to obtain necessary visas and work permits. We have acquired great experience and built good relationships with the relevant Afghan officials and departments.
Contract Law
Entering into a contract can expose your business to unexpected risks. Our lawyers at Afghan American Legal Advisors can give you sound legal advice based on Afghanistan and America laws, find creative solutions whenever possible and act quickly when it comes to negotiation of agreements. Our lawyers help you make informed business judgments by ensuring you understand your rights and responsibilities under an agreement so you are fully informed when entering into transactions or assessing your position in any dispute. We work with you to ensure contract documentation accurately defines the relationship, circumscribes risks, and preserves the benefit of the bargain you hope to achieve. We also represent clients in negotiations, arbitrations and litigation when disputes arise in connection with contracts and contract performance.
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
Attorneys at Afghan American Legal Advisors are well positioned to offer a broad range of labor and employment law services to employers including local, foreign, for-profit, non-profit, or governmental entities in Afghanistan and America. We combine in-depth legal knowledge of both countries legal system with focused and practical experience to help employers comply with obligations in this area of the law where laws and regulations are constantly evolving.
Our attorneys are skilled at helping to resolve the challenging workplace issues employers face from labor negotiations and alternative dispute resolution, to employment contract and employee's benefits claims, wage and work hours disputes and charges of wrongful termination. We also provide representation before Afghan courts and a multitude of state and local administrative agencies such as the Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs along their branches and offices inside or outside the country.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Ideas, processes, patents, know-how and trade secret information are among the most valuable assets of many business clients. Our goal at the Afghan American Legal Advisors is to provide the best quality services designed to help our clients obtain and preserve the greatest protection and business advantage when it comes to intellectual property. To that end, we work with our affiliated attorneys in Afghanistan to offer a full range of consulting and litigation services including the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and data privacy and security.
INHERITANCE
If you are the heir(s) of a deceased person who left property in Afghanistan, we can help you obtain an inheritance document to collect your inheritance. We can collect your inheritance, divide your shares, sell your inheritance, and represent you in any disputes regarding your inheritance.
Taxation
Afghan American Legal Advisors provides tax advice for local and international clients including major national and foreign government contractors working in Afghanistan. We represent clients in connection with tax exemption confirmation applications, tax audits, tax enforcement proceedings, assistance in proper and accurate preparation of legally mandated monthly, quarterly and annual filings, obtaining taxpayer identification numbers, and other relevant tax services.
In provision of our tax related services, we ensure that all filings are properly and accurately prepared and timely submitted. We also ensure that tax clearance letters for each fiscal year are obtained before expiry of a client’s business license in Afghanistan.
LEGALIZATION OF DOCUMENTS
Documents that originate in the U.S. and are intended for use in Afghanistan and vice versa documents that originate in Afghanistan and are intended for use in the U.S. require recognition by the legal system in Afghanistan and the U.S. The legalization process involves the affirmation of document validity through the evaluation of original signatures, stamp prints, and seals. The Afghan American Legal Advisors can help you legalize the following documents intended for use in the U.S.A or in Afghanistan.
Absentee Tazkira
Birth Certificate
Marriage Certificate
Police Records
Death Certificate
Divorce Decree
Single Status Affidavit
Background Checks (local, state, fbi)
Power of Attorney
Notarized Documents
Passport Renewal
Transcripts
Diplomas
Authorization Letter
Article of Incorporation
Certificate of good standing
Corporate Power of Attorney