Choose your visa
Select the visa that matches the purpose of your trip to Ghana.
- SHORT STAYTOURISMSINGLE OR MULTIPLE ENTRYGhana Tourist / Visitor VisaFor travellers visiting Ghana for tourism or to see family and friends. Obtained in advance from a Ghanaian diplomatic mission abroad on either a single- or multiple-journey basis.View visa details
- BUSINESSSUPPORTING LETTERSGhana Business VisaFor travellers coming to Ghana for business. Issued at a Ghanaian mission abroad and requiring supporting letters from your own organisation and from your business associates in Ghana.View visa details
- SHORT STAYTRANSITGhana Transit VisaFor travellers passing through Ghana on the way to another country. According to the Ghana Immigration Service, this transit visa is issued within Ghana itself.View visa details
- SHORT STAYON ARRIVALEMERGENCYGhana Visa on Arrival / Emergency Entry VisaAn emergency entry stamp issued on arrival for travellers who could not obtain a visa in advance, for example where there is no nearby Ghanaian mission, at short notice, or where a Ghana-based sponsor applies for them.View visa details
- SHORT STAYPERMIT HOLDERSRETURN ENTRYRe-Entry VisaIssued in Ghana to a permit holder or visitor who wants to leave the country temporarily and return without losing their status.View visa details
- SHORT STAYEXTENSIONALREADY IN GHANAVisa / Permit ExtensionAn extension of a visitor's visa or permit, for those already in Ghana who need more time before leaving the country.View visa details
- SHORT STAYAT ENTRYEMERGENCYEmergency Entry Visa (EEV)Granted at the point of entry to a traveller who arrives in Ghana without a visa, subject to conditions and to approval by the immigration officer.View visa details
- WORKWORK PERMITGhana Work VisaFor people authorised to work in Ghana. Covers the work visa and the associated residence and work permits administered by the Ghana Immigration Service.View visa details
- WORKJOB OFFERCOMPANY-SPONSOREDWork and Residence Permit (Companies)Lets a foreign national who has been offered employment by a Ghanaian-registered company both work and reside legally in Ghana.View visa details
- STUDYSTUDENT PERMITGhana Study Visa / Student PermitFor people coming to Ghana to study. Covers the study visa and the student residence permit administered by the Ghana Immigration Service.View visa details
- STUDYINTERNATIONAL STUDENTSDURATION OF STUDIESResidence Permit (Student)The permit international students must hold to live in Ghana legally for the duration of their studies at a Ghanaian school.View visa details
- FAMILYSPOUSE AND CHILDRENResidence Permit (Dependant)The residence permit for spouses, children and other dependants of expatriates and of Ghanaians who hold foreign passports.View visa details
- BUSINESSINVESTORSGIPC QUOTAWork and Residence Permit (Immigrant Quota / GIPC / Shareholders / NGOs)The work and residence permit route for foreign investors, shareholders and staff coming in under a GIPC immigrant quota, Free Zones approval, or a missionary or NGO organisation.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTPERMANENTNO WORK PERMITIndefinite Residence StatusPermanent-residence status allowing a foreign national to remain in Ghana indefinitely, enter without a visa and work without a work permit.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTAFRICAN DIASPORAPERMANENTRight of AbodeA settled-residence status for former Ghanaians and people of African descent in the diaspora, giving the right to live in Ghana permanently, enter without a visa and work without a permit.View visa details
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