Need a visa?
YES
Important information
Processing time at the consulate/embassy
° Express procedure: (except on Wednesday) 2-3 working days
Transit visa
° Ghana is not your final destination, but a transit country.
Documents are the same as for a tourist visa.
E-visa (online visa)
Holidays where the consulate/embassy is closed
26/12/2024 tweede kerstdag
01/01/2025 new year
06/03/2025 dag van de onafhankelijkheid
01/05/2025 labor day holiday
25/05/2025 dag van de afrikaanse eenheid
01/07/2025 dag van de republiek
21/09/2025 dag van de oprichting
Visa costs
Carnet de passage (international customs document)
Check if you need a carnet de passage.
Visa upon arrival
Check with the airline if they allow you to fly without a visa and apply for a visa of Ghana upon arrival.
Tips & useful information
More information about the documents needed to apply for a visa
Instruction sheet visadesk
Application form
° Online application form
° Signed original
In addition, you will be asked to print out all charged documents and to attach them to your application.
Do not forget to make an appointment (first available date)
International passport
° Valid for minimum 6 months after return
° Minimum 2 blank pages
Passport picture
- size 3,5cm x 4,5cm
- no scanned or self printed pictures
- frontal picture of face and shoulders
- without tinted glasses
Flight confirmation
- Name and first name of yourself and your co-travellers
Copy international passport
Residency card
If you don't have a Belgian residency card, please contact us: info@visadesk.be
Proof of vaccination against yellow fever
Details of residency
° official hotel confirmation (with signature and stamp of the hotel management/or place where you are staying)
° First and last name of all travelers (yourself included) have to be mentioned.
Family/friends visit:
Invitation written by a family member/friend. This letter must contain:
° First and last name of all travellers (including yourself)
° First and last name of the inviting family member/friend
° Residency address + telephone number during your stay in Ghana.
° Period of your stay.
In addition for a family/friends visit, add a copy of the Ghanaian ID card or the residency card of the person who signed the invitation.
Parental consent for travelling minors
To apply for at City Hall:
This document has to be:
- original
- recent
- signed and stamped