{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"AO","name":"Angola","slug":"angola"},"destination":{"code":"GH","name":"Ghana"},"status":"eta","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-21","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"ghana-african-union-ordinary-passports-eta","title":"Ghana: non-ECOWAS African ordinary passports — advance ETA","summary":"For this complete African Union ordinary-passport cohort outside ECOWAS and Ghanaian citizenship, the live official checker returns an advance Electronic Travel Authorization rather than visa-free admission or a visa on arrival.","status":"eta","conditions":["The live checker labels this cohort African Union, requires ETA before travel, and returns 30 days, single entry and no fee. It is not normalized as visa-free merely because the May 2026 announcement abolishes visa fees for African passports.","The April MFA waiver table pre-dates the May eVisa launch and lists several of these passports as visa-free; the current operational checker is followed for the required authorization. This dated inter-source discrepancy is a material recheck risk.","The portal's tourist eVisa requirements require a passport valid six months beyond intended stay; yellow-fever evidence, itinerary/accommodation, purpose, security and admission requirements remain applicable. No work, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, service or special-document route is decided."],"sourceIds":["ghana-official-evisa-live-eligibility-service","ghana-official-evisa-requirements","ghana-mfa-evisa-launch-may-2026","ghana-mfa-april-2026-waiver-schedule"],"application":{"url":"https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/","label":"Ghana Immigration Service eVisa eligibility and ETA service","processingTime":"Not established for ETA by the reviewed official source.","steps":["Use the official nationality checker before travel.","Complete the required free ETA process and obtain approval before boarding/travel.","Present the authorization and supporting travel documents for Immigration examination at the port of entry."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"ghana-official-evisa-live-eligibility-service","title":"Ghana eVisa — Official Electronic Visa Application Portal","url":"https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/","publisher":"Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs","jurisdiction":"Ghana","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"ghana-official-evisa-requirements","title":"Ghana eVisa: Visa Requirements","url":"https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/visa-requirements","publisher":"Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs","jurisdiction":"Ghana","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"ghana-mfa-evisa-launch-may-2026","title":"Ghana Launches e-Visa Portal","url":"https://mfa.gov.gh/index.php/ghana-launches-e-visa-portal/","publisher":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ghana","jurisdiction":"Ghana","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"ghana-mfa-april-2026-waiver-schedule","title":"Visa-Free Countries","url":"https://passport.mfa.gov.gh/visa-free-countries","publisher":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ghana","jurisdiction":"Ghana","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"}]}