Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Foreign Affairs Minister has announced a 5-day visa processing policy from the previous average of four to six weeks.
According to the minister, the new visa policy takes immediate effect.
Ablakwa further asserted that Ghana is truly open for business and tourists can come enjoy the Black Star experience.
In a post on X Ablakwa wrote, “Ghana’s New Reset Visa Policy.
Visa applications to travel to Ghana will now be processed within a maximum of 5 working days.
This new visa policy takes immediate effect.
We have put in place adequate measures at our diplomatic missions to drastically cut down the visa processing time from the troubling average of 4 to 6 weeks to our new 5-day directive.
On 7th January 2025 — President Mahama declared in his inaugural address that “Ghana is opened for business” and we at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are determined to offer practical meaning through expedited consular facilitation and policy coherence to fully achieve the President’s vision”.
He further wrote, “As Foreign Minister, I am committed to positioning Ghana as the preferred destination for investors and tourists by making Ghana strongly competitive and eliminating bureaucratic bottlenecks”.
Ablakwa further warned that the 5-day visa processing policy does not mean automatic visa approval.
“I must however add that this 5-day visa processing policy does not by any stretch of imagination mean automatic visa approval; a decision will be made within 5 working days as to whether one is eligible for a Ghanaian visa or not.
Ghana is truly open for business. Come enjoy the Black Star experience”, he added.
See the post below:
Ghana’s New Reset Visa Policy.
Visa applications to travel to Ghana will now be processed within a maximum of 5 working days.
This new visa policy takes immediate effect.
We have put in place adequate measures at our diplomatic missions to drastically cut down the visa…
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) May 21, 2025
