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Samoa visa for citizens of Ghana

Citizens of Ghana get a Samoa visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Ghana: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Accra — Apia: ≈ 18,720 km, about 24 hours of flying.

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

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Samoa 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; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Ghana and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Eswatini, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Mauritius, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Ghana. Ghana visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Accra — Apia: about 18,720 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 24 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +13 hours.
Local time: Accra 12:00 — Apia 01:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 195th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ghana.