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Extension of Visitor Permit

GhanaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a visa, electronic authorisation or visa on arrival is normally required.

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  • Searched 979b912675cd7d8b.txt (GIS visa/permit extension page): it describes extension on application (3 months initially, up to 6 months) and employment restriction - material for short_stay_visit_seo.r5, not entry permission. No entry-permission statement for this via.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

It extends an existing visitor's visa/permit; employment is restricted while on a visitor's permit, and a visitor's visa holder may not undertake any occupation for reward except as specified in the visa.

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  • GIS does not list specific visit purposes for the extension.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

GIS may extend a visitor's visa/permit up to a minimum period of three months initially and a maximum of six months.

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  • The official wording ('up to a minimum period of three months initially') is ambiguous; whether six months is total or additional is not stated.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Two (2) recent passport photos, a photocopy of the return ticket, a letter of support from a local institution/establishment where applicable, a copy of the non-citizen identification card (for stays over 3 months), and the passport.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The extension is granted on application to the Ghana Immigration Service: fill in the extension form, submit an application letter with the passport; the host should apply for the guest.

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  • Circumstances that justify an extension are not specified by GIS.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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