US reverses visa restrictions on Ghana – Foreign Affairs Minister confirms
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the United States has reversed the visa restrictions previously imposed on Ghana.
In a post on his X account, Mr Ablakwa said Ghanaians are now eligible for five-year multiple-entry visas and other enhanced consular privileges.
“This good news was directly communicated to me by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, at a bilateral meeting earlier today, on the margins of the UN General Assembly.
“I am really pleased that months of high-level diplomatic negotiations have led to a successful outcome,” he wrote.
The US imposed visa restrictions on Ghana and several other countries in July this year, limiting affected citizens to three-month, single-entry visas.
In Ghana’s case, the measure was justified by what US authorities said were high rates of visa overstays, particularly among students.
Mr Ablakwa said the reversal marks a return to “healthier and stronger Ghana-USA relations.”
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