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Visa Forms
- Download your Expedited Visa Application From OR
- Download your Regular/Non Expedited Visa Application Form
- Fill your application ( if there a portion that is not clear to you, don’t worry, that is why we are here)
- Drop off in person at our service location below or mail your completed application form, your passport and with your payment (correct payment amount - see fess above). We Accept Money Order and Cashier’s Checks.
- Please include your online payment receipt.
- Is that easy.
American African United 15825 Shady Grove Road Suite #30 Rockville, MD. 20850
FAQ
- Visa Application Forms to be completed and signed
- (2) recent passport-sized photographs to be pasted or stapled in designated place on application form. The passport-sized photographs should (taken not more than six months)
- Business, Residential addresses and contact telephone numbers to be provided
- Occupation
- Financial means to be indicated
- Proposed date of travel
- Names and Addresses of references and/ Accommodation in Ghana (if it is a hotel, details are to be provided)
- Minors and children under the age of 18 years traveling to Ghana need parents written authorisation including copies of Parents' Passports and Residence Permit as well as a copy of the Child's birth certificate.
- Passport must be valid for at least (6) six months to expiration
- Present a Photocopy of your round trip ticket OR Travel Itinerary
- Copy of U.S. Permanent Residence Card, Student ID Card or a valid U.S. Work Visa
- In addition to original passport, all applicants are required to attach a photocopy of the bio-data page of their passports to completed forms
The under-mentioned categories are Prohibited Immigrants:
- A person of unsound mind.
- A person declared by medical personnel as medically unsound.
- A person considered to be a security risk.
- A person against whom there is a deportation order in force.
- A person who has been sentenced in a foreign country for extradition under the Extradition Act 1960.
Yellow fever vaccination requirement for travellers across the frontiers of Ghana
Yellow fever is an acute viral infection transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. It is endemic and epidemic in several countries in Africa, South America and Caribbean Islands. Case fatality rate is high in classic yellow fever epidemics. There is no curative medical treatment but however highly preventable by vaccination.
In accordance with the International Health Regulations IHR2005 which involves the below:
All travellers above nine (9) months old coming into Ghana are required to have been vaccinated against Yellow fever at least Ten days before the proposed date of travel and where already vaccinated the duration of the vaccination status should not be more than Ten years before entering Ghana.
Ghana is one of the countries at the risk of Yellow Fever transmission, hence the need for all travellers (including those coming from countries with no risk to yellow fever) to Ghana to have a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate or records indicating their protection from yellow fever.
As a result, Health officials at all ports of entry carry out vigorous checks on travel documents with respect to Yellow fever vaccination certificates in accordance with Article 36 and Annex 6 as depicted above.
Yellow fever is an acute viral infection transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. It is endemic and epidemic in several countries in Africa, South America and Caribbean Islands. Case fatality rate is high in classic yellow fever epidemics. There is no curative medical treatment but however highly preventable by vaccination.
In accordance with the International Health Regulations IHR2005 which involves the below:
- Article 36 (Certification of vaccination or other prophylaxis)
- Annex 6 (Vaccination, prophylaxis and related certificates)
- Annex 7 (Requirements concerning vaccination or prophylaxis for specific diseases)
All travellers above nine (9) months old coming into Ghana are required to have been vaccinated against Yellow fever at least Ten days before the proposed date of travel and where already vaccinated the duration of the vaccination status should not be more than Ten years before entering Ghana.
Ghana is one of the countries at the risk of Yellow Fever transmission, hence the need for all travellers (including those coming from countries with no risk to yellow fever) to Ghana to have a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate or records indicating their protection from yellow fever.
As a result, Health officials at all ports of entry carry out vigorous checks on travel documents with respect to Yellow fever vaccination certificates in accordance with Article 36 and Annex 6 as depicted above.
CATEGORIES OF PERSONS EXEMPT FROM ENTRY VISA REQUIREMENTS TO GHANA 2013 UPDATE
| A. Citizens from ECOWAS States by virtue of the protocol on Free Movement of persons, the Right of Residence and Establishment (PROTOCOL A/P1/5/79): | ||||||
Benin |
Burkina Faso |
Cape Verde |
Cote D'Ivoire |
The Gambia |
Guinea |
Guinea-Bissau |
Liberia |
Mali |
Niger |
Nigeria |
Senegal |
Sierra Leone |
Togo |
| B. Holders of Diplomatic, Service or Official passports: | ||||||
BrazilCubaGermanyIranNamibiaChinaSouth Africa |
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Sudan |
Hungary |
India |
Equatorial Guinea |
Morocco |
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| NB: Exemptions category B above shall be for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days from date of entry | ||||||
| C. All nationals of the following countries: | |||||||||
JamaicaKenyaLesothoMalawiSingaporeTanzaniaTrinidad and TobagoUgandaZimbabwe |
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| LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH GHANA HAS CONCLUDED VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENTS | |||||||||
| D. Holders of passports of Regional Economic Communities in Africa and the African Economic Community United Nations and its Specialized Agencies: | |
| The World Bank | African Development Bank |
| E. Persons in direct Airside transit |
| All persons in direct airside transit are exempt from visa requirements |
The following are entitled to Gratis Visas to Ghana
- Holders of Diplomatic/ Service Passports
- Citizens of Malawi