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Ghana visa for citizens of the United States

Citizens of the United States need a visa for Ghana that is issued through the embassy or a visa centre: it can’t be obtained online, because you must attend in person to submit documents and biometrics. Visago fills in the form, prepares your documents and books your appointment. The service costs $49.

For citizens of the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Accra: ≈ 8,480 km, about 11 hours of flying.

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

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Document preparation and appointment bookingWe fill in the form, prepare your documents and book the visa centre appointment$49

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Can I travel to Ghana without a visa on a United States passport?

No: citizens of the United States need a visa, issued by the embassy. We prepare your documents and book the appointment for just $49.

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Ghana visa rules at a glance

With a United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Ghana passport: 43.
Citizens of the United States and Ghana can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Belize, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Cape Verde, Senegal, Sao Tome and Principe, Kiribati, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Ghana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Ghana

Travelling to Ghana: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Accra: about 8,480 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Accra 21:00.
Local currency: Ghanaian Cedi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GHS 12.
Ghana is the 96th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.