Ghana Visas - Important Nuances to Consider
1) The Visa Application Form must be completed in DUPLICATE (Two copies).
2) The Visa Application Form must be completed in ENGLISH and in CAPITAL letters ONLY.
3) Please sign your passport. This is mandatory. Unsigned passport is not valid and visa sticker cannot be attached into it.
4) Yellow Fever Vaccination is mandatory. The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted that the certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is valid for the life of the person vaccinated, beginning 10 days after the date of vaccination. This lifetime validity applies automatically to all existing and new certificates.
5) Temporary requirement: Health certificate issued by health authority that stated applicant is fit for travel and free from respiratory infection symptoms. This Health Certificate has to be presented on arrival and issued 72 hours prior to the travel date and stating that traveler is not infected with COVID-19 and does not have any symptoms of COVID-19.
6) Applicants providing hotel reservation in lieu of letter of invitation from a host in Ghana should ensure that the reservation covers the applicant’s duration of stay in Ghana. The reservation should clearly indicate the address and telephone number of the hotel and should also be endorsed by the manager or authorized person together with a Ghana government-issued photo id. Please note that applications with hotel reservations are endorsed for a maximum of thirty (30) days.