A palm-lined beach on the coast of Ghana

Who needs a visa for Ghana?

Sub-Saharan Africa · Accra

Photo: Erik Kristensen / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Of 198 nationalities, 39 enter Ghana with no paperwork at all. The rest: 23 can get a visa at the border and 136 must be approved before they travel.

Stay permitted
Usually up to 90 days for a single entry visitor visa, as endorsed on entry
Apply on the official Ghana government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

Checked 19 September 2026 — read the fees and rules on 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.

Photo requirements

We have not yet read the photo rules for Ghana on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest

Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.

How long your passport must be valid for Ghana: see passport validity by country.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 39

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa on arrival 23

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 136

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

Guides for Ghana

About Ghana

Region
Western Africa
Capital
Accra
Population
35,064,272 2025 · 47th of 197
Size
238,533 km² 80th largest of 199
Density
147 per km²
Language
English
Currency
Ghanaian cedi GHS
Borders
Burkina Faso Côte d’Ivoire Togo

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.