Former presidents, high profile officers and Members of Parliament seeking visas for personal travels to the United States will now be required to make personal appearance at the US Embassy to acquire them. In a meeting with the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Porter Jackson, told the Committee that … Read more
Schengen visa: how you can increase your chances of getting one By Acheampong, Emmanuel Opoku Introduction To qualify for a Schengen visa, you must generally establish three things: * One, you must justify the purpose and condition of your stay in the Schengen country. * Two, you must show that you have the intention to … Read more
Introduction To qualify for a Schengen visa, you must generally establish three things. One, you must justify the purpose and condition of your stay in the Schengen country. Two, you must show that you have the intention to depart before the expiry of your visa. Three, you must show that you have sufficient means of … Read more
Scores of Ghanaians living in Australia are at risk of deportation following a decision by the Australian authorities to deny them an extension of visas because of lack of passports. The passports have reportedly been brought to Ghana for renewal but are yet to be returned after several months. The affected individuals have been living … Read more
The image of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Chadian President Idriss Deby proudly holding the first two copies of the newly launched pan-African passport at the African Union (AU) summit in the Rwandan capital Kigali this month marked the type of historic moment rarely seen at such gatherings, where outcomes are often measured in declarations … Read more
All but three of 30 blind persons who applied for visas to attend the World Blind Union Conference in the United States have been denied, Concerned Persons with Disabilities, said on Tuesday. “We express our utter shock, surprise and disappointment at the manner the US Embassy in Ghana has dealt with the Visual Impaired Applicants … Read more
Ghana has commenced the issuance of visas on arrival to African nationals as announced by President John Dramani Mahama in February this year. The policy, which took effect July 1, allows citizens of African Union member states to obtain visas of up to 30 days on arrival in the country. This policy does not affect … Read more
After President John Dramani Mahama delivered his State of the Nation address two weeks ago, most of the discussions were on local and internal affairs, and this being an election year in the country, the debates were heated and will continue for a long time. But hidden somewhere in the speech and lost in all … Read more
Michael Ayittey Okine, alias Ayitey Powers, the famed Ghanaian boxer, was last Monday arraigned for allegedly taking money from two residents of Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, amounting to GH¢14,000 under the pretext of securing them visas. The suspect was put before a court presided over by Audrey Kocuvie- Tay and charged with defrauding by … Read more