QuickTravelTools Visa requirements for Ghana
Most visitors need an e-Visa for Ghana, applied for online before travel. 40 enter visa-free.
Rules by passport
Visa-free (40)
- Barbados
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
- Dominica
- Eswatini
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- the Bahamas
- the Gambia
- the Seychelles
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Checked against Ghana High Commission Ottawa (mfa.gov.gh), Ghana Immigration Service / Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official eVisa portal) on October 10, 2026.
E-Visa (135)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- the Dominican Republic
- the Maldives
- the Marshall Islands
- the Netherlands
- the Philippines
- the Solomon Islands
- the United Arab Emirates
- the United Kingdom
- the United States
- the Vatican City
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Checked against Ghana High Commission Ottawa (mfa.gov.gh), Ghana Immigration Service / Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official eVisa portal) on October 10, 2026.
eTA / electronic travel authorisation (24)
- Algeria
- Angola
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
- Namibia
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- the Central African Republic
- the Comoros
- the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- the Republic of the Congo
- Tunisia
Checked against Ghana High Commission Ottawa (mfa.gov.gh), Ghana Immigration Service / Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official eVisa portal) on October 10, 2026.
Visa fees for Ghana
| Visa type | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| E-Visa | 260 USD, single entry, standard tier; applies to passports outside the African Union (African Union citizens use the free ETA) Applies to 135 specific nationalities only, including Andorran, Emirati, Afghan. | Ghana Immigration Service (official eVisa portal) |
| eTA | 0 USD, free ETA for African Union citizens, single entry, 90 days Applies to 24 specific nationalities only, including Angolan, Burundian, Botswanan. | Ghana Immigration Service (official eVisa portal) |
Processing times
| Visa type | Processing time | Source |
|---|---|---|
| E-Visa | Processed within 96 hours | Ghana Immigration Service (official eVisa portal) |
Apply through official channels
Start the official eVisa portal (Ghana Immigration Service) Portal covers tourist and business applications on the same tiers; no distinct business rule stated.
Travel insurance for Ghana
Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Ghana, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.
Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Ghana and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Ghana it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.
Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.
Sources and verification
199 of 199 passport rules verified against Ghana High Commission Ottawa (mfa.gov.gh), Ghana Immigration Service / Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official eVisa portal), 0 with no official source publishing the rule.
- Ghana High Commission Ottawa (mfa.gov.gh) (checked October 10, 2026)
- Ghana Immigration Service / Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official eVisa portal) (checked October 10, 2026)
Common questions
Do I need a visa for Ghana?
It depends on your passport. 40 of 199 passports enter Ghana visa-free; 159 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.
What does a visa for Ghana cost?
It depends on the visa type and your passport. For example, the e-visa costs 260 USD, single entry, standard tier; applies to passports outside the African Union (African Union citizens use the free ETA). Applies to 135 specific nationalities only, including Andorran, Emirati, Afghan. See the full fee table above.
How long does Ghana visa processing take?
Standard processing for the e-visa: Processed within 96 hours.
Do I need travel insurance for Ghana?
No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Ghana, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.