Ghana entry requirements (all nationalities)

Visa-exempt tiers, e-Visa and arrival rules for foreign visitors. Your passport-specific page has the exact documents and fee.

Visa-exempt by stay length

e-Visa — the default for everyone else

Visa on arrival

Nationals of the United Arab Emirates can obtain a visa on an arrival for 90 days. Pre-arrangement (approval letter) is required before flying.

Recent changes

1. 7 February 2024 · confirmed
   Malawi
2. 31 January 2024 · confirmed
   Bahamas
3. 23 July 2025 · confirmed
   Dominica, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe
4. 16 April 2025 · confirmed
   Grenada
5. 13 June 2025 · confirmed
   Morocco
6. 1 November 2023 · confirmed
   South Africa

Upcoming

Announced but not yet in force. Confirm timing on the official portal.

1. 2026 · upcoming
   Ghana has brought online the official portal that will be used for electronic visa applications starting May 25, 2026.

Policy history

Older entries from the destination's policy archive. Kept for reference, not current rules.

1. 30 April 1980 · archive
   ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
2. 24 November 2015 · archive
   Rwanda

Visa routes to Ghana · 3 routes · all corridors →

General information, not legal advice. Verified 2026-09-04 — rules change; confirm on the official portal before travelling.