South Africa passport Ghana
You can board a flight to Ghana on a passport from South Africa with no visa. You may stay up to 90 days per visit. Immigration will still want to see a return ticket, somewhere to stay, and enough money for the trip.
- Status
- Visa free
- Stay permitted
- 90 days
- Government fee
- Nothing to pay
- Typical decision
- No application
There is nothing to apply for and nothing to pay.
Book your flight. Any site offering to sell you a Ghana visa, permit or "travel authorisation" for this trip is selling you something you do not need.
If you are travelling on a different passport, Ghana's official entry rules are at gis.gov.gh.
What Ghana asks for
- Passport valid for at least six months
- Completed visa application form from the mission you are applying to
- Two passport photographs
- Yellow fever vaccination certificate
- Return or onward ticket
- Evidence of where you will stay
Worth knowing
- A yellow fever vaccination certificate is checked on arrival in Ghana.
- Visa on arrival in Ghana is not automatic. It has to be approved by the Immigration Service before you fly.
How long it takes
Entry visas are issued by Ghanaian missions abroad. A visa on arrival is granted only where the Immigration Service has approved it in advance.