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Extension of Visitor Permit

GhanaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a visa, electronic authorisation or visa on arrival is normally required.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

It extends an existing visitor's visa/permit; employment is restricted while on a visitor's permit, and a visitor's visa holder may not undertake any occupation for reward except as specified in the visa.

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  • GIS does not list specific visit purposes for the extension.
  • Recorded source · gis.gov.gh
    NB: employment is restricted while on visitor’s permit.
  • Recorded source · gis.gov.gh
    (2) A visitor's visa shall be subject to the condition that the person to whom it is granted shall not undertake or follow any occupation for reward, except such as may be specified in the visa.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

GIS may extend a visitor's visa/permit up to a minimum period of three months initially and a maximum of six months.

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  • The official wording ('up to a minimum period of three months initially') is ambiguous; whether six months is total or additional is not stated.
  • Recorded source · gis.gov.gh
    Ghana Immigration Service may extend such visa’s up to a minimum period of three (3) months initially and a maximum of six (6) months.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Two (2) recent passport photos, a photocopy of the return ticket, a letter of support from a local institution/establishment where applicable, a copy of the non-citizen identification card (for stays over 3 months), and the passport.

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  • Recorded source · gis.gov.gh
    3. Attach two (2) recent passport size pictures 4. Photocopy of return ticket 5. Letter of support from local institution/establishment (where applicable).
  • Recorded source · gis.gov.gh
    7. Copy of non-citizen identification card (more than 3 months) 8. Application should be submitted with passport.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The extension is granted on application to the Ghana Immigration Service: fill in the extension form, submit an application letter with the passport; the host should apply for the guest.

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Limits of the record
  • Circumstances that justify an extension are not specified by GIS.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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