# Visa requirements for Ghanaian citizens

Visa requirements for Ghanaian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ghana. As of 15 December 2024, Ghanaian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 68 countries and territories, ranking the Ghanaian passport 74th in terms of travel freedom (tied with passports from Cape Verde, Benin, and Armenia) according to the Henley Passport Index.

## Visa requirements

| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | |
| Albania | Visa required | | might be accessed online here 90 days visa free if holding a valid, multiple-entry and previously used visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, Cyprus, Ireland or the United Kingdom |
| Algeria | Visa required | | |
| Andorra | Visa required | | |
| Angola | Visa required | | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa | | |
| Argentina | Visa required | | |
| Armenia | Visa required | | |
| Australia and territories | Visa required | | May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). |
| Austria | Visa required | | |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | | |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Bahrain | eVisa | 14 days | |
| Bangladesh | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Belarus | Visa required | | |
| Belgium | Visa required | | |
| Belize | Visa not required | | |
| Benin | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Bhutan | Visa required | | |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | | 30 days visa free if holding a valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of the European Union, Schengen Area member states, and United States |
| Botswana | eVisa | | |
| Brazil | Visa required | | |
| Brunei | Visa required | | |
| Bulgaria | Visa required | | |
| Burkina Faso | Visa not required | | |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | | |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Cameroon | Visa required | | |
| Canada | Visa required | | |
| Cape Verde | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | |
| Chad | Visa required | | |
| Chile | Visa required | | |
| China | Visa required | | |
| Colombia | eVisa | | |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Costa Rica | Visa required | | holding a valid, multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued by the European Union member states, Canada or the United States as well as only residence permit issued by European Free Trade Area or the United Kingdom |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Visa not required | | |
| Croatia | Visa required | | |
| Cuba | Tourist card required | 90 days | |
| Cyprus | Visa required | | |
| Czech Republic | Visa required | | |
| Denmark | Visa required | | |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 31 days | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | | visa free if holding a valid visa or residence card of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States |
| Ecuador | Visa required | | |
| Egypt | Visa required | | |
| El Salvador | Visa required | | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | | must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee is 75 USD |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | |
| Estonia | Visa required | | |
| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days | Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days. |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months | |
| Finland | Visa required | | |
| France | Visa required | | |
| Gabon | eVisa | | Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Georgia | Visa required | | 90 days within 180 days visa free if holding a valid visas or residence permits of the European Union member states, the European Free Trade Association member states or Gulf Cooperation Council member states |
| Germany | Visa required | | |
| Greece | Visa required | | |
| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Guatemala | Visa required | | |
| Guinea | Visa not required | | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Guyana | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Honduras | Visa required | | |
| Hungary | Visa required | | |
| Iceland | Visa required | | |
| India | e-Visa | 60 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. |
| Indonesia | Visa required | | |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | 15 days | |
| Iraq | Visa required | | |
| Ireland | Visa required | | |
| Israel | Visa required | | |
| Italy | Visa required | | |
| Jamaica | Visa not required | | |
| Japan | Visa required | | |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Kazakhstan | eVisa | | |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 90 days | |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 90 days | May not exceed 90 days within any 12-month period |
| North Korea | Visa required | | |
| South Korea | Visa required | | |
| Kuwait | Visa required | | |
| Kyrgyzstan | eVisa | | |
| Laos | Visa required | | Can get visa on arrival if holding an official letter of guarantee issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos |
| Latvia | Visa required | | |
| Lebanon | Visa required | | In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale). |
| Lesotho | eVisa | | |
| Liberia | Visa not required | | |
| Libya | eVisa | | |
| Liechtenstein | Visa required | | |
| Lithuania | Visa required | | |
| Luxembourg | Visa required | | |
| Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Malawi | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Malaysia | eVisa | 3 months | |
| Maldives | Free Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Mali | Visa not required | | |
| Malta | Visa required | | |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | | |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Mexico | Visa required | | 180 days visa free if they hold a valid visa or permanent residence of Canada, Japan, Schengen Area, the United Kingdom or the United States or only permanent residence of Chile or Colombia |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Moldova | Visa required | | 90 days within 180 days visa free if holding a valid residence permit, a valid 'C'-type, or a valid 'D'-type visa issued by a Schengen member state or a European Union member state |
| Monaco | Visa required | | |
| Mongolia | Visa required | | |
| Montenegro | Visa required | | 30 days visa free if holding a valid visa of Schengen Area, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom |
| Morocco | Visa required | | |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days | eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa is available for tourism only. |
| Namibia | Visa required | | |
| Nauru | Visa required | | Criminal record and medical fitness certificates are not required for nationals of Ghana. |
| Nepal | Visa required | | |
| Netherlands | Visa required | | |
| New Zealand | Visa required | | Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Niger | Visa not required | | |
| Nigeria | Visa not required | | |
| North Macedonia | Visa required | | |
| Norway | Visa required | | |
| Oman | Visa required | | |
| Pakistan | Electronic Travel Authorization | | Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes. Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes. Online Visa eligible. |
| Palau | Free Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Panama | Visa required | | |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa required | | |
| Paraguay | Visa required | | |
| Peru | Visa required | | |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Poland | Visa required | | |
| Portugal | Visa required | | |
| Qatar | eVisa | | |
| Romania | Visa required | | |
| Russia | Visa required | | |
| Rwanda | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | 6 weeks | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| San Marino | Visa required | | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa | | Visa is obtained online. |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | | |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Serbia | Visa required | | |
| Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival | 3 months | |
| Sierra Leone | Visa not required | | |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Slovakia | Visa required | | |
| Slovenia | Visa required | | |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | | |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. |
| South Africa | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| South Sudan | eVisa | | Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel |
| Spain | Visa required | | |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | | |
| Sudan | Visa required | | |
| Suriname | eVisa | | |
| Sweden | Visa required | | |
| Switzerland | Visa required | | |
| Syria | Visa required | | |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | | |
| Tanzania | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Thailand | Visa required | | |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Togo | Visa not required | | |
| Tonga | Visa required | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | | |
| Tunisia | Visa required | | |
| Turkey | Visa required | | |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Uganda | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Ukraine | Visa required | | |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa required | | |
| United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required | | |
| United States | Visa required | | |
| Uruguay | Visa required | | |
| Uzbekistan | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Vatican City | Visa required | | |
| Venezuela | Visa required | | |
| Vietnam | eVisa | 90 days | 30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island |
| Yemen | Visa required | | |
| Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Zimbabwe | Visa not required | 3 months | |

## Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories
### Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
| Abkhazia | Visa required | |
| Kosovo | Visa required | Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay) |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | |
| Palestine | Visa not required | Arrival by sea to the Gaza Strip not allowed. |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. |
| Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. |
| South Ossetia | Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. |
| Taiwan | Visa required | |
| Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h. |

### Dependent and autonomous territories

| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
| China |||
| Hong Kong | eVisa | |
| Macau | Visa on arrival | |
| Denmark |||
| Faroe Islands | Visa required | |
| Greenland | Visa required | |
| France |||
| French Guiana | Visa required | |
| French Polynesia | Visa required | |
| French West Indies | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. |
| Mayotte | Visa required | |
| New Caledonia | Visa required | |
| Réunion | Visa required | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required | |
| Wallis and Futuna | Visa required | |
| Netherlands |||
| Aruba | Visa required | |
| Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required | Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
| Curaçao | Visa required | |
| Sint Maarten | Visa required | |
| New Zealand |||
| Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days |
| Niue | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Tokelau | Visa required | |
| United Kingdom |||
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required | |
| Anguilla | Visa required | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa. |
| Bermuda | Visa required | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required. |
| British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | |
| Cayman Islands | Visa required | |
| Falkland Islands | Visa required | |
| Gibraltar | Visa required | |
| Montserrat | Visa not required | |
| Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore. |
| Ascension Island | eVisa | 3 months within any year period |
| Saint Helena | eVisa | |
| Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa required | Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. |
| United States |||
| American Samoa | Visa required | |
| Guam | Visa required | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required | |
| Puerto Rico | Visa required | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required | |
| Antarctica and adjacent islands |||
| Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency. |||