President John Dramani Mahama has launched Ghana’s first e-Visa platform, allowing travellers to apply and pay for visas online ahead of arrival, while scrapping visa-on-arrival and granting visa-free entry for African passport holders — a major boost for travel, tourism and continental integration.
What Changed
- New e-Visa portal: apply + pay online before travel
- Visa-on-arrival scrapped in favour of the digital system
- Visa-free entry for African passport holders
- Aims to cut queues and curb corruption at points of entry
Why It Matters
- Aligns Ghana with the AU’s free-movement and AfCFTA agenda
- Boosts tourism, conferences and investment travel
- Positions Accra as a continental travel + business hub
- Digital-first immigration improves transparency and revenue tracking
What To Watch
- Rollout reliability and processing times
- Reciprocity from other African states
- Impact on arrivals and tourism receipts
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