US Lifts Visa Restrictions on Ghana, Restores 5-Year Multiple Entry Visas

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has stated that the United States has reversed its visa limitations on Ghana, allowing citizens to receive five-year multiple entry visas and expanded consular privileges.

He revealed that he received the good news directly from US Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

“I am really pleased that months of high-level diplomatic negotiations has led to a successful outcome”, he added.

He said the Government of Ghana welcomes this decision as an affirmation of the strong and enduring partnership between Ghana and the United States.

It will be recalled that the US imposed visa restrictions on Ghana and other countries in July this year.

The affected countries were slapped with a maximum three-month single entry visas and other limitations.

In the specific case of Ghana, the Trump Administration said they were reacting to many years of visa overstays mainly by students.

Joyce Adwoa Animia Ocran,ISD