Ghana passport holders confirmed an elevated curiosity in travelling final 12 months, as functions run by VFS International elevated by 30 p.c.

Based on Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head – Sub Saharan Africa, VFS International, the growth in worldwide journey observed in 2022 and 2023 is prone to proceed this 12 months, VisaGuide.World studies.

Seeing the surge in demand for outbound journey and with restricted appointment slots accessible, we encourage our candidates to use for his or her visas as early as potential, corresponding to their flight and lodge bookings. 

Throughout an informative session in Accra, Viswanathan urged candidates to hold all obligatory paperwork to use for a visa and do their analysis earlier than submitting their software.

Ghana Filed Over 42,000 Schengen Visa Functions in 2022

Nationals of Ghana filed 42,124 visas final 12 months, and Germany stood out with the best variety of functions, 8,150, carefully adopted by France and the Netherlands.

Germany additionally leads with the best proportion of visas issued to this nationality, as over three-thirds (75.4 p.c) of functions have been permitted, indicating a comparatively excessive approval charge.

Alternatively, Malta has the bottom share of visas issued at 26 per cent, suggesting a extra sophisticated approval course of.

Round 51.3 and 61 p.c of all visa functions in Spain and Italy have been permitted, exhibiting average approval charges. The highest 5 nations that obtained the best variety of Ghanaian visa candidates are Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain, with roughly 72 p.c of Ghana’s complete visa functions being filed in these nations.

Regardless of the appliance charges, making use of for a visa in Ghana will not be a pleasing expertise. A Ghanaian nationwide took to social media to complain in regards to the sophisticated process.

The visa course of for Ghana is actually a nightmare and desires to alter. The method is lengthy, and the charges (UK) are exorbitant. Can anybody clarify why Ghana make it tough for potential travellers to acquire a Visa and why there are such a lot of steps? Moreover, would this not hinder tourism? 

OECD Nations – High Locations for Ghanaian Migrants, After Nigerians

Based on a report by the OECD, Ghanaians are the second nationality in ECOWAS nations that migrates essentially the most to OECD nations, falling solely behind Nigeria.

Migration flows from Ghana to OECD nations have grown slower than these from different ECOWAS nations, however annual authorized migration flows from Ghana greater than doubled between 2000 and 2019 (from 12,900 in 2000 to 23,000 in 2008 and to 27,400 in 2019). 

Ghanaian nationals are largely all in favour of emigrating completely (44 p.c), which follows Sierra Leone (61 p.c) and Liberia (58 p.c), the 2 nations with essentially the most inhabitants that wish to depart their house nation seeking higher residing situations.