# Ghana visa requirements by passport

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026.

Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available.

## Citizenship (1)

- [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/passport/ghana)

## Visa-free (14)

- [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-ghana-visa-free)
- [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-ghana-visa-free)
- [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-ghana-visa-free)
- [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-ghana-visa-free)
- [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-ghana-visa-free)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-ghana-visa-free)
- [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-ghana-visa-free)
- [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-ghana-visa-free)
- [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-ghana-visa-free)
- [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-ghana-visa-free)
- [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-ghana-visa-free)
- [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-ghana-visa-free)
- [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-ghana-visa-free)
- [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-ghana-visa-free)

## ETA (50)

- [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-ghana-eta)
- [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-ghana-eta)
- [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-ghana-eta)
- [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-ghana-eta)
- [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-ghana-eta)
- [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-ghana-eta)
- [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-ghana-eta)
- [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-ghana-eta)
- [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-ghana-eta)
- [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-ghana-eta)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-ghana-eta)
- [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-ghana-eta)
- [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-ghana-eta)
- [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-ghana-eta)
- [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-ghana-eta)
- [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-ghana-eta)
- [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-ghana-eta)
- [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-ghana-eta)
- [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-ghana-eta)
- [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-ghana-eta)
- [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-ghana-eta)
- [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-ghana-eta)
- [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-ghana-eta)
- [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-ghana-eta)
- [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-ghana-eta)
- [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-ghana-eta)
- [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-ghana-eta)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-ghana-eta)
- [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-ghana-eta)
- [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-ghana-eta)
- [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-ghana-eta)
- [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-ghana-eta)
- [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-ghana-eta)
- [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-ghana-eta)
- [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-ghana-eta)
- [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-ghana-eta)
- [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-ghana-eta)
- [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-ghana-eta)
- [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-ghana-eta)
- [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-ghana-eta)
- [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-ghana-eta)
- [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-ghana-eta)
- [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-ghana-eta)
- [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-ghana-eta)
- [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-ghana-eta)
- [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-ghana-eta)
- [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-ghana-eta)
- [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-ghana-eta)
- [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-ghana-eta)
- [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-ghana-eta)

## eVisa (134)

- [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-ghana-evisa)
- [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-ghana-evisa)
- [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-ghana-evisa)
- [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-ghana-evisa)
- [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-ghana-evisa)
- [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-ghana-evisa)
- [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-ghana-evisa)
- [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-ghana-evisa)
- [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-ghana-evisa)
- [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-ghana-evisa)
- [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-ghana-evisa)
- [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-ghana-evisa)
- [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-ghana-evisa)
- [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-ghana-evisa)
- [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-ghana-evisa)
- [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-ghana-evisa)
- [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-ghana-evisa)
- [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-ghana-evisa)
- [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-ghana-evisa)
- [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-ghana-evisa)
- [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-ghana-evisa)
- [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-ghana-evisa)
- [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-ghana-evisa)
- [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-ghana-evisa)
- [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-ghana-evisa)
- [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-ghana-evisa)
- [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-ghana-evisa)
- [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-ghana-evisa)
- [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-ghana-evisa)
- [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-ghana-evisa)
- [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-ghana-evisa)
- [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-ghana-evisa)
- [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-ghana-evisa)
- [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-ghana-evisa)
- [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-ghana-evisa)
- [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-ghana-evisa)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-ghana-evisa)
- [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-ghana-evisa)
- [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-ghana-evisa)
- [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-ghana-evisa)
- [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-ghana-evisa)
- [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-ghana-evisa)
- [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-ghana-evisa)
- [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-ghana-evisa)
- [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-ghana-evisa)
- [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-ghana-evisa)
- [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-ghana-evisa)
- [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-ghana-evisa)
- [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-ghana-evisa)
- [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-ghana-evisa)
- [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-ghana-evisa)
- [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-ghana-evisa)
- [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-ghana-evisa)
- [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-ghana-evisa)
- [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-ghana-evisa)
- [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-ghana-evisa)
- [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-ghana-evisa)
- [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-ghana-evisa)
- [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-ghana-evisa)
- [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-ghana-evisa)
- [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-ghana-evisa)
- [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-ghana-evisa)
- [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-ghana-evisa)
- [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-ghana-evisa)
- [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-ghana-evisa)
- [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-ghana-evisa)
- [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-ghana-evisa)
- [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-ghana-evisa)
- [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-ghana-evisa)
- [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-ghana-evisa)
- [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-ghana-evisa)
- [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-ghana-evisa)
- [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-ghana-evisa)
- [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-ghana-evisa)
- [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-ghana-evisa)
- [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-ghana-evisa)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-ghana-evisa)
- [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-ghana-evisa)
- [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-ghana-evisa)
- [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-ghana-evisa)
- [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-ghana-evisa)
- [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-ghana-evisa)
- [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-ghana-evisa)
- [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-ghana-evisa)
- [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-ghana-evisa)
- [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-ghana-evisa)
- [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-ghana-evisa)
- [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-ghana-evisa)
- [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-ghana-evisa)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-ghana-evisa)
- [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-ghana-evisa)
- [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-ghana-evisa)
- [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-ghana-evisa)
- [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-ghana-evisa)
- [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-ghana-evisa)
- [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-ghana-evisa)
- [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-ghana-evisa)
- [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-ghana-evisa)
- [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-ghana-evisa)
- [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-ghana-evisa)
- [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-ghana-evisa)
- [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-ghana-evisa)
- [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-ghana-evisa)
- [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-ghana-evisa)
- [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-ghana-evisa)
- [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-ghana-evisa)
- [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-ghana-evisa)
- [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-ghana-evisa)
- [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-ghana-evisa)
- [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-ghana-evisa)
- [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-ghana-evisa)
- [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-ghana-evisa)
- [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-ghana-evisa)
- [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-ghana-evisa)
- [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-ghana-evisa)
- [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-ghana-evisa)
- [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-ghana-evisa)
- [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-ghana-evisa)
- [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-ghana-evisa)
- [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-ghana-evisa)
- [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-ghana-evisa)
- [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-ghana-evisa)
- [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-ghana-evisa)
- [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-ghana-evisa)
- [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-ghana-evisa)
- [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-ghana-evisa)
- [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-ghana-evisa)
- [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-ghana-evisa)
- [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-ghana-evisa)
- [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-ghana-evisa)
- [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-ghana-evisa)
- [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-ghana-evisa)
- [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-ghana-evisa)
- [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-ghana-evisa)

## Official evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Ghana: ECOWAS ordinary passports — visa-free short visit** (Visa-free)
  The live official eVisa checker returns no authorization for this complete named ECOWAS cohort. This is normalized as visa-free admission, not ETA, because its response expressly says neither visa nor ETA is required.
  - The live checker returns ECOWAS/AES, no authorization, 90 days, multiple entry, no application and no fee. The eVisa result is the current operational source; it agrees with the statutory ECOWAS exception and the Embassy's named ECOWAS list.
  - This policy is limited to ordinary-passport short visits and does not decide work, residence, study, crew, transit, diplomatic, official, service, special-document, border-pass, health, security, or individual-admissibility treatment.
  - Carry a valid travel document and satisfy any current yellow-fever, onward-travel, funds, accommodation, border examination and other admission conditions.
  Official sources:
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa — Official Electronic Visa Application Portal](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/)
  - [Embassy of Ghana, Addis Ababa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Visa Application Information](https://www.addisababa.mfa.gov.gh/VisaApplicationInfo.aspx)
  - [Ghana Immigration Service: Immigration Regulations, 2001 (L.I. 1691)](https://gis.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LI-1691.pdf)

- **Current official route — Ghana: non-ECOWAS African ordinary passports — advance ETA** (ETA)
  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.
  - 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.
  Official sources:
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa — Official Electronic Visa Application Portal](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/)
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa: Visa Requirements](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/visa-requirements)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ghana: Ghana Launches e-Visa Portal](https://mfa.gov.gh/index.php/ghana-launches-e-visa-portal/)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ghana: Visa-Free Countries](https://passport.mfa.gov.gh/visa-free-countries)

- **Current official route — Ghana: named Caribbean ordinary passports — advance ETA** (ETA)
  The live official checker expressly labels these ten passports Caribbean visa-waiver countries but requires an ETA before travel; the authorization is not a visa-free classification.
  - The live checker returns Caribbean, ETA required, 90 days and single entry. The stated message calls these Caribbean visa-waiver countries, but its required ETA controls the normalized route.
  - The April MFA table lists all except Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia as visa-free. It predates the current electronic service and does not call itself exhaustive, so it is retained as a material dated-source discrepancy rather than used to erase the current ETA requirement.
  - No work, residence, business-only, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, service, special-document or individual-admissibility route is inferred. Passport, health, onward-travel, funds, accommodation and border examination requirements continue to apply.
  Official sources:
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa — Official Electronic Visa Application Portal](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ghana: Visa-Free Countries](https://passport.mfa.gov.gh/visa-free-countries)
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa: Visa Requirements](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/visa-requirements)

- **Current official route — Ghana: Singapore ordinary passport — advance ETA** (ETA)
  The live official checker now returns Singapore as an Asian visa-waiver country requiring a free Electronic Travel Authorization before travel. The required authorization is normalized as eta, not visa-free or evisa.
  - The official checker returns Asian visa-waiver country, ETA required, 90 days and single entry. The authorization must be obtained before travel even though no visa fee is stated.
  - The April MFA schedule listed Singapore as visa-free; its manual table predates the May 2026 eVisa launch and expressly disclaims being exhaustive. The current operational checker therefore controls the required authorization.
  - This ordinary-passport visitor route does not decide work, residence, business-only, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, service, special-document or individual-admissibility treatment. Passport, health, onward-travel, funds, accommodation and border-examination requirements continue to apply.
  Official sources:
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa — Official Electronic Visa Application Portal](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/)
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa: Visa Requirements](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/visa-requirements)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ghana: Visa-Free Countries](https://passport.mfa.gov.gh/visa-free-countries)

- **Current official route — Ghana: other ordinary passports — advance electronic visitor visa** (eVisa)
  For every remaining foreign catalog passport, the live official checker returns 'Visa Required' with eVisa authorization and an electronic application path. This is a true advance eVisa route, not a conclusion from online-form availability alone.
  - The official checker explicitly returns eVisa authorization and an application route for this cohort; embassy processing is presented as an alternative, so the easier electronic route is normalized as eVisa.
  - The official portal states tourist visits include holidays, visiting friends or family and short-term recreation up to three months. Single-entry visas are valid for 90 days from issuance; this is validity to travel, not a promise of a three-month admission period.
  - The portal requires a passport valid at least six months beyond intended stay, photograph, travel details and purpose-dependent supporting documents such as invitation/business letters. Yellow-fever, fees, onward travel, accommodation, security, admissibility, port examination and any extension rules remain applicable.
  - Emergency visas at entry require absence of a Ghanaian mission and advance Director authorization through a sponsor; that case-specific contingency is not a nationality-wide visa-on-arrival policy. This policy excludes work, residence, business-only, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, service and special-document routes.
  Official sources:
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa — Official Electronic Visa Application Portal](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/)
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa: Visa Requirements](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/visa-requirements)
  - [Embassy of Ghana, Addis Ababa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Visa Application Information](https://www.addisababa.mfa.gov.gh/VisaApplicationInfo.aspx)
  - [Ghana Immigration Service: Immigration Regulations, 2001 (L.I. 1691)](https://gis.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LI-1691.pdf)

- **Current official route — Ghana: Ghanaian citizenship entry** (Citizenship)
  The live official eligibility checker returns Ghanaian citizens as requiring no authorization, supporting the same-country citizenship classification.
  - The source supports only that a Ghanaian citizen does not require visitor authorization. It does not decide documentary, dual-nationality, residence, border, security or individual-admissibility questions.
  Official source:
  - [Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ghana eVisa — Official Electronic Visa Application Portal](https://evisa.immigration.gov.gh/)

## Useful links

- [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/ghana)
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