General License 16 - Authorizing Noncommercial, Personal Remittances to Afghanistan (December 10, 2021)

Date issued: Dec. 10 2021

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TURBOFAC Commentary (239 words)

[3-5-2022 Update: refer to GTSR/FTOSR General License 20, which renders this GL largely, if not wholly, redundant.]

Notes:

1) This GL is substantively similar to the other non-commercial, personal remittance GLs. Refer generally to General Note on Remittances; Guidance Letters Concerning Personal Remittances.

The primary differences between this and the remittance GLs that relate to embargoed destinations are (i) the lack of unnecessary authorization for hand-carrying of remittances (discussed at FAQ # 949) and (ii) the "[f]inancial transfers to any blocked person" carveout. The "financial transfers" carveout appears in the other Taliban-related GLs. In other cases, the precise meaning of "financial transfers" is important because it leaves open the possibility that payments in kind to blocked persons are permitted. In the case of the processing of non-commercial, personal...