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GHANA visas take 2-6 working days (after appointment date) to issue in the embassy. We recommend you send us your documents by Royal Mail Special Delivery. Please ensure you send us the following documentation as failure to do so will result in a delay in issuing your visa.
Tourist Visa
2 (typed on https://www.ghanahighcommissionuk.com/Passports/VisaApplication.aspx) completed visa application forms
2 passport photograph(s)
Guarantee letter with carnet,
If travelling by air a copy of air tickets
Passport
Payment
Business Visa
2 (typed on https://www.ghanahighcommissionuk.com/Passports/VisaApplication.aspx) completed visa application forms
2 passport photograph(s)
Letters of invitation from organisations in both Ghana & the UK,
Copy of flight tickets
Passport
Payment
| Visa type | Visa fee | Service charge | Total to pay |
| Tourist/business 6 month multiple entry Ghana visa | £78.75 | £55.00 | £133.75 |
| Tourist/business 6 month multiple entry Ghana visa Express Service | £101.25 (72 hrs) | £55.00 | £156.25 |
| Business 2 year multiple entry Ghana visa | £172.50 | £55.00 | £227.50 |
| Business 2 year multiple entry Ghana visa Express Service | £192.50 (72 hrs) | £55.00 | £247.50 |
| Business 12 month multiple entry Ghana visa | £112.50 | £55.00 | £167.50 |
| Business 12 month multiple entry Ghana visa Express Service | £142.50 (72 hrs) | £55.00 | £197.50 |
| Tourist/business 3 month single entry Ghana visa | £56.25 | £55.00 | £111.25 |
| Tourist/business 3 month single entry Ghana visa Express Service | £78.75 (72 hrs) | £55.00 | £133.75 |
Please note that this embassy offers 2 express service types. Prices above are for the 72 hour express service. The 24 hour express service fees are as follows;
3 month single entry £112.50
6 month double entry £132.50
12 month multiple entry £172.50
2 year multiple entry £222.50
The embassy are paid in postal orders - Post Office 12.5% commission has been added to the fees.
For stays of up to 90 days to nationals of: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore & Togo
GHANA TRANSIT VISAS: Transit visas for Ghana are required by all except those as noted above and those continuing their journey to a third country within 24 hours without leaving the airport, provided holding confirmed tickets & documentation
GHANA HEALTH: Compulsory vaccinations: Yellow fever certificate required by all.
Recommended immunisations: Cholera, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Malaria, Meningitis, Polio, TB, Tetanus, Typhoid & Yellow Fever.
Risks: Malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.
GHANA WEATHER: Hot tropical climate. Rainy season is Apr-Jul with the coastal area being drier than inland
GHANA MISC:
Location of Ghana: West Africa
Local Time in Ghana: GMT
Capital City of Ghana: Accra
Population of Ghana: 22 million
Language(s) spoken in Ghana: English, many local languages
Dialling Code for Ghana: 233
Emergency numbers in Ghana: Police, Fire & Ambulance: 999
Driving in Ghana: Driving is on the right. International Driving Permit recommended
Electricity in Ghana: 220V AC 50Hz
Currency of Ghana: Cedi (GHC 1 = 100 Pesewas)
Notes: GHC: 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000
Coins:
Credit Cards/Travellers Cheques: Limited acceptance of credit cards. Foreign currency must be exchanged with authorised dealers only
Opening Hours in Ghana
Bank: 0830-1400 Mon-Thur, 0830-1500 Fri
Office: 0800-1200 & 1400-1700 Mon-Fri, 0830-1200 Sat
Shops: 0800-1200 & 1400-1730 Mon-Fri, 0800-1300 Sat
Hints for Ghana: It is the convention to use the right and not the left hand when shaking hands and passing or receiving anything. Body language differences include the custom of a greater degree of physical contact compared with Western Europe
Tipping in Ghana: When there is no service charge, tips are around 10%
Import Allowances for Ghana: For persons of 18 years of age or older:
400 cigarettes or 100 cigars or 1 pound of tobacco or combination of of proportionate quantities
1 quart of wine and 1 quart of spirits
1/2 print of perfume and eaux de toilette
Airports in Ghana: Accra Kotoka (ACC)
