Passport/Visa

PASSPORTS: Passport valid for three months compulsory for all except:
(Nationals of ECOWAS countries can enter with a valid travel certificate.

VISAS: compulsory for all except the following for stays of up to three months:
(a) nationals of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Togo and Zimbabwe.
(b) Nationals of China for stays of up to two months provided holding Hong Kong (SAR), China passports.

Types of visa and cost:

Tourist/Business: £30 (single-entry). £40 (multiple-entry; six months); £60 (multiple-entry; one year); £70 (multiple-entry; two years

Transit: (if continuing onward journey within 24 hours and not leaving the airport) £10.

Validity: Valid for three months from the date of issue. One-month stay is guaranteed; otherwise the airport officials decide the length of stay. Extension is possible in Ghana.
Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy or High Commission)

Application requirements:

(a) Valid passport.

(b) Completed entry permit application form (this must be copied four times if downloaded from the Internet).

(c) Four passport-size photos.

(d) Registered or recorded self-addressed envelope.

(e) Fee (payable by cash, postal order or bankers draft made payable to the High Commission).

(f) Business: (a)-(f ) and,

Evidence of return ticket and/or a letter of guarantee from a company in support of the application (the letter should explain the nature of business the applicant will be conducting in Ghana).

Working days required: Personal-4, postal applications-14.

Temporary residence: Application with sufficient notice to be made to High Commission or Embassy.