No visa needed

Do citizens of Ghana need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Ghana don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 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 Ghana: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Accra — Manila: ≈ 13,160 km, about 17 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Ghana passport?

Yes, citizens of Ghana don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines visa rules at a glance

With a Ghana passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 19 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ghana passport ranks 111th of 199.
Ghana passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Ghana and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Singapore, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Kiribati.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Ghana. Ghana visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Accra — Manila: about 13,160 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Accra 12:00 — Manila 20:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 181st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ghana.