No visa needed

Do citizens of Tanzania need a visa for Ghana?

Citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Ghana and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Tanzania: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Dodoma — Accra: ≈ 4,200 km, about 6 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Ghana without a visa on a Tanzania passport?

Yes, citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Ghana for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Ghana visa rules at a glance

With a Tanzania passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 40 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tanzania passport ranks 116th of 199.
Tanzania passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; Ghana passport: 43.
Citizens of Tanzania and Ghana can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa, Mauritius, Benin, Gambia, Bangladesh, Singapore, and Philippines.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Ghana, in turn, don’t need a visa for Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of Ghana

Travelling to Ghana: good to know

Dodoma — Accra: about 4,200 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Dodoma 12:00 — Accra 09:00.
Local currency: Ghanaian Cedi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GHS 12.
Ghana is the 44th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.