26/09/2025
Regional Update:
Following strong negotiations, the US has now reversed its visa policy on Ghana where Ghanaians can now get a five year multiple entry visa, according to Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
This is what he wrote:
Big win for Ghana!
The US visa restrictions imposed on Ghana has been reversed.
Ghanaians can now be eligible for five-year multiple entry visas and other enhanced consular privileges.
This good news was directly communicated to me by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Ho**er at a bilateral meeting earlier today, in the margins of the UN General Assembly.
I am really pleased that months of high-level diplomatic negotiations has led to a successful outcome.
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.
It’s good to see healthier and stronger Ghana 🇬🇭 USA 🇺🇸 relations.