FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 1ST SEPTEMBER,2020, VISA ISSUANCE HAS RESUMED AT THE EMBASSY OF GHANA WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

PROSPECTIVE TRAVELLERS TO GHANA MUST NOTE THAT THEY MUST BE IN POSSESSION OF A NEGATIVE COVID-19 PCR TEST RESULT FROM AN ACCREDITED LABORATORY FROM THE COUNTRY OF DEPARTURE. THE TEST MUST HAVE BEEN DONE NOT MORE THAN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED ARRIVAL IN GHANA.

ALL PASSENGERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A MANDATORY COVID-19 TEST AT THE AIRPORT TERMINAL UPON ARRIVAL IN GHANA AT A FEE OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$150) OF WHICH THE RESULT WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO TESTING AT THE AIRPORT.

PERSONS ARRIVING UNDER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS DIVERTED FLIGHTS WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO TESTING IF THEY DO NOT LEAVE THE AIRPORT OR IF THEY REMAIN IN TRANSIT AND DO NOT LEAVE THEIR HOLDING HOTEL.

PASSENGERS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 WOULD BE CARED FOR BY THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES FOR FURTHER CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT.

PASSENGERS WHO TEST NEGATIVE WILL BE ADMITTED INTO THE COUNTRY AND ARE ADVISED TO OBSERVE COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS DURING THEIR STAY IN GHANA.;