Visitors Brief

Entry Requirements for Ghana

  • All visitors to Ghana must be in possession of a valid passport or legal travel documents.
  • All visitors entering Ghana must have valid entry visas or, in the case of Commonwealth nationals, entry permits, issued by a Ghana diplomatic mission or consulate abroad or any other visa issuing authority mandated by the Ghana Government to act on its behalf . (ECOWAS nationals and those of other countries with which the Government of Ghana has specific bilateral agreements, are exempted).
  • All travellers above nine(9) months coming into or transiting through Ghana are required to have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever at least Ten(10) days from the proposed date of travel and where already vaccinated, provide evidence(certificate) indicating the duration of a vaccination status of not more than Ten(10) years before entering Ghana.
  • Please note that applicants may be interviewed.
  • The visa grants entry into Ghana within the stipulated time frame. Please note that the period of permitted stay in Ghana will be endorsed by Ghana Immigration at the point of entry. Applicants are therefore advised to contact the Ghana Immigration Service if their stay will extend beyond the endorsed period of permitted stay.

CATEGORIES OF PERSONS EXEMPT FROM ENTRY VISA REQUIREMENTS TO GHANA

A. Nationals of ECOWAS Countries

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire, The Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone

B. Holders of Diplomatic, Service or Official Passports:
Brazil,  Cuba ,  Germany , Namibia , China  , Sudan , Hungary , India , Equatorial Guinea,  Morocco , St. Kitts & Nevis,  Suriname ,  Venezuela , Malta ,  Hong Kong (Diplomatic only),  Turkey (Diplomatic only), United Arab Emirates , Qatar (Diplomatic only)
 
NB: Exemptions for Category B above shall be for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days from date of entry
Holders of passports of Regional Economic Communities in Africa and the African Economic Community, African Union, United Nations and its Specialized Agencies:
 
D. List of International Organisations with which Ghana has concluded Visa exemption agreements
The World Bank, African Development Bank
 
E. Persons in direct Airside transit
All persons in direct airside transit are exempt from visa requirements

Note: For more information on Visa Application visit Ghana diplomatic mission in your respective countries