Visa Assistance

Ghana

Visa requirements, fees, validity and documents for travel to Ghana.

  • 3 visa types
  • Starting from $50
  • Checked 29 Sept 2026

1. Visa Types

Open a type to see processing time, stay, fees, and documents.

Processing time

Not specified Confirm the wait with the High Commission of Ghana in New Delhi

Stay period

Mission visas: single or multiple journeys Period between six months and five years, as granted Leave to land is decided at the border

Validity

As granted by the High Commission Passport valid at least six (6) months

Visa Fees and Charges

Concessionary visa fee — other nationals (GIS)

$100

Concessionary visa fee — Ghanaians with foreign passport (GIS)

$97
EntryLabelFee
—Concessionary visa fee — other nationals (GIS)$100
—Concessionary visa fee — Ghanaians with foreign passport (GIS)$97

About This Visa

Indian ordinary-passport holders need a Ghana entry visa before travel. Usual staff path in India: lodge with the High Commission of Ghana in New Delhi.

GIS fee table (effective 15 May 2025): concessionary visa fee USD 100 for other nationals (USD 97 for Ghanaians with a foreign passport). Carry a yellow fever vaccination certificate. A visa is not a guarantee of entry — Immigration decides at the border.

Documents Required

Ghana Immigration Service — entry visa

  • Applicant legally resident in India (where the mission is sited)
  • Passport valid at least six (6) months
  • Passport photographs taken not more than three months before submission
  • Return ticket or print-out of travel itinerary
  • International yellow fever vaccination certificate
  • Reference: hotel / lodge address, or business associate / host papers as the case requires

Ask the High Commission for any extra India-mission papers before lodging.

Processing time

Not specified Host / sponsor files at GIS Headquarters Confirm the wait with GIS Accra

Stay period

As granted on the Emergency Entry Visa Common single-entry grant: 30 days when that path is used

Validity

As shown on the approval / stamp

Visa Fees and Charges

EEV permit / emergency visa (GIS)

$200
EntryLabelFee
—EEV permit / emergency visa (GIS)$200

About This Visa

Emergency Entry Visa (EEV) / Visa on Arrival is handled through Ghana Immigration Service, usually with a host or sponsor in Ghana filing at GIS Headquarters. GIS fee: USD 200. Prefer the High Commission visa in India for ordinary tourist packages.

Documents Required

GIS — EEV path

  • Host / sponsor application at GIS as they instruct
  • Passport valid at least six (6) months
  • Yellow fever certificate
  • Return / onward plans and accommodation or invitation as GIS asks

Processing time

Not specified Confirm the wait with the High Commission of Ghana in New Delhi

Stay period

Transit only — as granted

Validity

As granted

Visa Fees and Charges

Transit permit (GIS)

$50
EntryLabelFee
—Transit permit (GIS)$50

About This Visa

Transit through Ghana: GIS transit permit fee USD 50. Lodge through the High Commission in New Delhi with proof of onward travel / visas as they ask.

Documents Required

Transit

  • Entry-visa papers as GIS lists
  • Proof of transit and valid visa(s) for subsequent destination(s)

2. Good to Know

Rules and notes that apply to every visa type

How to apply

  1. Contact the High Commission of Ghana in New Delhi for the current apply channel and payment method.
  2. Gather GIS entry papers: passport (6+ months), recent photos, return / onward itinerary, yellow fever certificate, and hotel or host reference.
  3. Add any extra papers the mission asks for.
  4. Lodge in the consular submission window; collect in the collection window.
  5. Travel with the passport, visa, yellow fever card, and return / onward plans.

Who can apply

  • Indian ordinary-passport holders: entry visa before travel via the High Commission of Ghana in New Delhi.
  • EEV / Visa on Arrival: separate GIS Accra path with a host — not the usual India tourist lodge.

Embassy

High Commission of Ghana — New Delhi
50 N Satya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Tel: +91 11 2419 3500 / 3501 / 3502
Mission: newdelhi@mfa.gov.gh
Consular: newdelhi.consular@mfa.gov.gh
https://newdelhi.mfa.gov.gh/

Consular submission: Monday–Thursday 09:30–12:30
Consular collection: Monday–Thursday 15:00–16:30
Closed weekends and Ghana / India official holidays.

Ghana Immigration Service
HQ Accra · +233 302 224 445 / +233 302 213 401
info@immigration.gov.gh
https://gis.gov.gh/fees-and-charges/

Watch-outs

  • GIS fees on this record are in USD (and GH₵ for other items) from the official fee table — not INR.
  • Yellow fever certificate is required.
  • A visa does not guarantee entry.

How to track

Status through the High Commission consular section: newdelhi.consular@mfa.gov.gh / +91 11 2419 3500.