Ghana And UAE Reach Visa Free Travel Agreement

The government of the United Arab Emirates have entered into a visa free agreement with the government of Ghana which allow all Ghanaian passport holders to enter the UAE without visas.

The agreement was signed on august 5,2020 after approval by the emirate parliament and following the adoption of a memorandum of understanding, which restricts this agreement to holders of diplomatic and other official passports and whose background and conduct are in line with the public and state security apparatus.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway had presented the MoU to the House on May 26, 2021.

The agreement comprises structured visa regimes for both countries and does not impose obligations to admit people who are considered to be of questionable character.

According to Henley and Partners’ current world’s passport ranking, Nigeria is ranked 101 with 46 access countries, while Ghana ranks 84 with 64 access countries.