Is it possible to get Ghana visa from somewhere in this planet?

Hi Loragena - this probably won;t help you that much but...

I've just got back from a 43 week Trans Africa overland trip (London to Istanbul via Cape Town) and all of the passengers (of mixed nationalities) had to get our Ghana visas in Rabat in Morocco. I'm pretty sure that that's where all the overlanders heading in a anti-clockwise direction get theirs from.

mainswiggans

From all I'm hearing from friends in Ghana, the country has 'shut the door' on Europeans who don't get their visas from EU or N.America

It makes a real joke of their tourist industry, very sad to see

Kira

#1 this is no longer the case since 1st January when this new rule came into force!

Kira

You MIGHT get lucky in Cotonou (Benin) as that's where we got a few of our visas for onward travel (from memory I think it might have been for DRC and/or The Congo). That's the best that I can offer though.

Ah...Thanks Kira...it was March last year when we got them so I guess a lot has changed since then.

@loragena - I know African Trails had a Trans Africa overland that started in Morocco in November 2010 so chances are they're not too far from where you are and may or may not have gone through similar problems. Maybe contact them through their site ( www.africantrails.co.uk</a> ) or on their Facebook page to see what they did. They may have got their visas before this rule change but it's their job to know what's going on (as they have another Trans leaving in March).

Thanks a lot though...I just read that for Nigerian visa is the same problem...so we are quite stuck here if we can't go through Nigeria as well...maybe we can try on the border? Has anybody tried that?

Edited by: loragena

side note: I love the title of this post :)

I am in Kenya and having a similar problem (US citizen who's been traveling for a few months and couldn't apply in the US). Apparently the rules changed 2 weeks ago and now consulates/commissions cannot issue visas to non-residents of their area/region.

I emailed these guys: info@ghanaimmigration.org and they actually replied within the hour. Here are their instructions:

You would have to send an email addressed to the Director of Immigration (Director@myzipnet.com), stating the following;
- Purpose of visit
- Reason for not obtaining a visa at our embassy
- Duration of stay
- Place of embarkation
- Date of arrival
- Flight details
- Lodging/Hotel reservation or residential address
- Copy of your passport bio-data page
Your application should first be approved and you should receive a copy of the visa before you embark.
Thank you.

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I emailed the director but have not received a response yet (3 days now). So, I am going a 2nd route. A friend of mine who is traveling in Ghana right now has a contact at the immigration office who said they can issue an emergency visa from the immigration headquarters for $100 if I can get a letter of invite from a Ghanaian national. My friend's taxi driver agreed to do it (for the lovely fee of $100). When I fly to the Accra airport the taxi driver will go to the airport to turn in my emergency visa/ letter of approval to the head immigration person at the airport. I'm not sure if this will work, but it's my only option - I've actually already purchased my flight from Kenya!

Hope this helps!

Edited by: anutravels

Thanks a lot for this information, we will try this...but we don't have airplane tickets because we don't use airplanes...we travel only overland,
good luck with your visa

Lora

You wouldn't happen to be hitching all the way round the world with your girlfriend. If so we meet you outside tambacounda Senegal, 4 Aussies on bikes. This info could help us heaps, we are looking into it now as well.

So thanks for heads up

Sean