US Backtracks on Ghana Visa Curbs as Country Becomes Deportation Hub

US backtracks on Ghana visa curbs as country becomes deportation hub

The United States has reversed its visa restrictions on Ghana as the west African nation emerges as a key deportation hub in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. While Accra maintains it has received nothing in return for taking in deportees, one political scientist told RFI an agreement to take in more west African deportees was the "only plausible explanation".

US lifts Ghana's visa restrictions after it accepted West African deportees

In a post on X on Friday, Ghana's foreign minister, Samuel Ablakwa, stated that the new policy now allows citizens to apply for five-year multiple-entry visas.

Visa restriction lifted: U.S. restores Ghana visa validity to 5 years

The United States Embassy in Ghana has announced the lifting of the visa restrictions placed on Ghanaians as it restores visa privileges to the country. With this, the U.S. maximum validity allowed for the B1/B2 visitor visa is again five years, multiple entry. The comes months after announcing a restriction that limited Ghanaians to a […] The post Visa restriction lifted: U.S. restores Ghana visa validity to 5 years  appeared first on Nairametr…

US Lifts Visa Restrictions On Ghana

September 27, (THEWILL) — The United States government has lifted the visa restrictions previously placed on Ghana. Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who confirmed the development in a post on X, said the policy reversal came after months of sustained diplomatic engagement and negotiations. Noting that Ghanaian citizens are now eligible to […] The post US Lifts Visa Restrictions On Ghana appeared first on THEWILL NEWS…

US Lifts Visa Restrictions On Ghana Amid Deportation Deal

The United States has lifted visa restrictions on Ghana, restoring five-year multiple-entry visas and other enhanced consular privileges for Ghanaian citizens.  Ghana's Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the development on Friday, September 26, 2025, saying months of high-level diplomatic negotiations had successfully led to the outcome, Modern Ghana reports. "I am really pleased that months of high-level diplomatic negotiation…