Ghana boats of eye-catching and amazing tourist sites. This is one reason the Year of Return Campaign has been very successful. There are slave trade, cultural, museum, and wildlife tour sites. If you’re still planning to visit Ghana for the Year of Return, it’s not too late.
However, there are a few things you have to put in place before you begin your tour travel. An important among your list is your Visa. Apart from countries from citizens from the neighbouring countries of Ghana, all other citizens need a visa to travel to Ghana.
You can request for the visa on an arrival which might cost you at least $150.00. An entry tourist visa grants you a 90 day stay in Ghana for all tourist activities. To start the application process, ensure you have the travel documents and a valid passport.
Before you get started, know that a valid passport is mandatory. Ghanaian Embassy or the Ghana High Commission is the authority responsible for processing visa applications. If you’re in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and other countries, the following are the five simple steps to get your tourist visa to Ghana.
1. Complete and submit the Ghana Visa Application Form. Sign and submit all the four forms to the Ghana Embassy or Ghana High Commission. The signature on the passport must correspond with the one on the Visa Application Form.
2. Complete and submit the Personal History Form. Sign and submit this form. The signatures must correspond with the one on the passport.
3. Take and add four passport size photographs.
4. You also need to get a licensed medical doctor to run a test and provide you with the Original Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate. You must add this certificate to the Visa Application Forms.
5. You will need a valid, original passport of your country of origin. The passport must not be over six months at the time of the Visa Application.
6. Visa application fee.
7. Finally, add four copies of your Certificate of Ticket or Flight Confirmation Slip.
The above details will help get your tourist visa to Ghana. Except for any personal or special situation, get your visa as soon as possible. Ghana is a peaceful and friendly country. Ghana grants tourist visas to many countries in the shortest time possible with little difficulty.
