Visa policy of Ghana

Visitors to Ghana must obtain a visa from one of the Ghanaian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the 24 countries or territories that are either 90 Days maximum visa exempt or whose citizens may obtain a 30 Days maximum visa on arrival.^[1][2]

Visa policy map

  Ghana

  90 Days Maximum Visa exempt

  30 Days Maximum Visa on arrival

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 19 countries and territories can visit Ghana for 90 Days maximum:

Benin[3]  Burkina Faso[4]  Cape Verde[5]  Côte d'Ivoire[6]  Gambia[7]  Guinea[8]  Guinea-Bissau[9]  Kenya[10]  Liberia[11]  Mali[12]

Mauritius[13] (2 months)  Niger[14]  Nigeria[15]  Rwanda[16]  Senegal[17]  Sierra Leone[18]  Singapore[19]  Swaziland[20]  Togo[21]

Visa is also not required for holders of a Dual Nationality Card issued by Ghana. Pre-arranged visa may be picked up on arrival.

Holders of diplomatic, official, or service passports issued to nationals of Brazil, Cuba, Germany and Iran and holders of diplomatic or service passports issued to nationals of South Africa do not require a visa for Ghana.

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following 6 countries and territories can obtain a 30 days maximum visa for Ghana upon arrival:

Lesotho[22]  Malawi[23]  Tanzania[24]

Trinidad and Tobago[25]  Uganda[26]  Zimbabwe[27]

If special requirements are satisfied, the citizens of countries without diplomatic or consular mission of Ghana travelling on short notice may obtain a visa on arrival.^[28]

Visa is granted on arrival for holders of a copy of a pre-arranged approval from immigration.

Starting July 2016 Ghana will offer a Visa on Arrival to all AU member states for stays not exceeding 30 days.^[29]

See also

• Visa requirements for Ghanaian citizens

References

1. "Visa Information". Timatic. IATA. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
2. VISA INFORMATION
28. EMERGENCY ENTRY VISA /VISA ON ARRIVAL
29. "African citizens to get easy entry into Ghana in July". africanews.channel. Retrieved 2016-03-07.