Visa and Entry Requirement

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND VISA INFORMATION FOR GHANA

 

A valid passport and an entry visa are required to enter Ghana. Visas must be obtained prior to arrival and are required by all except nationals of ECOWAS, Kenya and Singapore.  Visas can be obtained and extended in Ghana, especially for those who wish to stay beyond the conference period. 

 

Note: You may be refused entry on a passport that is due to expire within six months of your departure date.

If you are applying for a visa at the Ghana diplomatic mission in your place of residence, you may quote the following names as references:

 

1. Mrs. Bernardine Bediako-Poku, Assistant Registrar, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 19, Legon, Accra. Tel: +233- 245-688-484.

 

For countries without Ghana High Commissions and Embassies, the Conference Event Manager will apply for a visa on arrival on your behalf.  The single entry visa fee is U$150, to be paid at the point of entry to the Ghana Immigration Service on arrival and it will be receipted. Visa on arrival applicants will need the approval letter from the Ghana Immigration Service before they can travel and it takes time for this to be issued. It is therefore requested that the required information should be sent latest by March 30th 2017 for it to be sent to the Ghana Immigration Service for processing to begin.

Participants who wish for entry visas to be applied on their behalf should provide a copy of their scanned passport biodata page and the page which has the passport picture. (That is, if the picture is not on the biodata page). This should be sent to the Conference Event Managers by email to spa.conference@ug.edu.gh

  

The following information will be necessary and this should be emailed:

FULL NAME (MARK SURNAME AS BOLD):

DATE OF BIRTH:
PLACE OF BIRTH:
NATIONALITY:
PASSPORT NUMBER:
DATE PASSPORT ISSUED:
EXPIRY DATE OF PASSPORT:
DATE AND TIME OF ARRIVAL:
AIRLINE AND FLIGHT NUMBER:

DATE AND TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM GHANA:
AIRLINE AND FLIGHT NUMBER:

ARRIVALS

 The arrival terminal at Kotoka International Airport is small/cozy.  Before completing Immigration formalities, you will need to complete a card.  The cards are on counters on the right-hand side just before the Immigration officer's booths.  For the section requesting your address in Ghana, you can write the name of your Hotel/Guest House.  

AIRPORT MEET AND TRANSFER

You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel or Guest House if you would like us to.  The recommended 3 Star Hotel provides courtesy bus service from and to the Airport.

If you have to go to your Hotel by yourself, we will recommend that you use an airport official taxi to the hotel. They can be found parked at the street next to the meeting area. They could cost you anything between GH¢30 – GH¢50 (about US$15 – US$20)

Please note that the University of Ghana is approximately 15 minutes drive from the Kotoka International Airport though it could take longer during rush hour.

PLEASE SEND YOUR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE (RETURN) FLIGHT DETAILS BY EMAIL TO : spa.conference@ug.edu.gh