Ghana Denies Cancelling Visa On Arrival
Ghana has denied media reports that it has cancelled the issuance of emergency entry visas, popularly referred to as visa on arrival, to foreign nationals. Media reports quoting Chieftaincy and...
Tag: Visa policy of the United States
US Cancels All 2019 DV Lottery Entries; Process To Be Restarted
All entries made for the US government’s 2019 Diversity Visa Lottery prior to Wednesday across the globe will have to be resubmitted, a statement has said. The development is due to a “technical...
Has the US Apologised Yet? (2)
When Candidate Trump tweeted that insult on blacks, he was ignorant of the fact that it is a black man, Jan Ernst Matzeliger, who manufactured the first modern shoe-lasting machine thereby...
US Embassy Clears Air On Visas
Ghana’s three living former presidents would not have to queue up with fellow citizens seeking American visas for non-official purposes. This is according to Press Attaché’ at the US Embassy in...
Mubarak Wants Ayorkor Botchwey Summoned Over US Visa Rules
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu Constituency, Ras Mubarak, is unhappy with the Minister of Foreign Affairs over the United States’ announcement that...
Former Presidents Won’t Queue For Visas
Ghana’s three living former presidents would not have to queue up with fellow citizens seeking American Visas for non-official purposes. This is according to Press Attache’ at the US Embassy in...
Protocol Visa Rules Were Already In Place
The United States Embassy in Ghana has explained that the decision on visa allocations to government officials, including MPs and former Presidents visiting the US unofficially is in accordance with...
Personal Appearance For US Visas Is For Private Trips & Pleasure Only- US Embassy
The United States Embassy in Ghana has clarified its recent statement about visa acquisition for Former Presidents, Members of Parliament and other high profile personnel who are travelling for...
Gov’t To Seek Clarity On New US Protocol Visa Rules
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will seek clarity from the US government on its latest directive on the allocation of US visas to top Ghanaian officials on non-official visits, Shirley Ayorkor...
US Withdraws Protocol Visas For Former Presidents, MPs
The United States government has withdrawn protocol visa allocation to top Ghanaian government officials including Members of Parliament and former Presidents on non-official visits. Per the...
Ministry To Seek Clarity On New US Protocol Visa Rules
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will seek clarity from the US government on its latest directive on the allocation of US visas to top Ghanaian officials on non-official visits, Shirley Ayorkor...
US Withdraws Protocol Visas For Former Presidents, MPs
The United States government has withdrawn protocol visa allocation to top Ghanaian government officials including Members of Parliament and former Presidents on non-official visits. Per the...
US Now Conducts Social Media Background Checks Before Issuing Visa
The Trump administration has approved plans to ask US visa applicants for details of their social media use. Consular officials can now ask for social media usernames going back five years via a new...
America To Deport Jailed Illegal Ghanaian Migrants
The fate of illegal Ghanaian immigrants in America remains on the balance as the US embassy to Ghana is predicting more deportations in the coming weeks. So far, hundreds of Ghanaians have suffered...
US Embassy Inundated With Visa Lottery Requests
The United States (US) Embassy in Ghana has been inundated with numerous requests by Ghanaians who participated in the 2018 US green card lottery, also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery. The...
Indians Throng Temple To Crack Trump’s Visa Curbs
Hundreds of Indians gather daily at a 500-year-old Hindu temple in southern India where they pray for a single wish -- an increasingly elusive US visa. The Chilkur Balaji temple dedicated to Lord...
1.7 Million Ghanaians Applied For US Visa Lottery In 2015
It has emerged that about 1.7 million Ghanaians sought to leave Ghana for the US in 2015 through the US visa lottery. The number, which is the highest from a single country represented 12% of the...
1.7 Million Ghanaians Applied For US Visa Lottery In 2015
It has emerged that about 1.7 million Ghanaians sought to leave Ghana for the US in 2015 through the US visa lottery. The number, which is the highest from a single country represented 12% of the...
Trump Seeks Limits On Visa Program Favored By Tech Sector
The Trump administration has unveiled steps to limit an immigration visa program for skilled workers often used by Silicon Valley to attract tech workers. The moves include new measures announced...
Africa Trade Meeting Has No Africans After US Visa Denials
Each year, the University of Southern California brings delegations from Africa to meet with business leaders, government officials and others in the U. S. But this year, the African summit has no...