Ghana Embassy in USA to resume consular services

Ghana’s Embassy in the United States of America (USA) is scheduled to resume consular services on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

According to a statement from the Embassy, all applications and other activities will be done through online platforms to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

“To enforce COVID-19 safety protocols, the Embassy will no longer offer in-person visa services. Individuals who are interested in acquiring visa services are required to do so through our online visa application platform,” the statement indicated.

Applicants of new passports, persons who want to replace lost passports or renew old passports are also being urged to go through the same process online and “schedule in-person appointments to complete the mandatory biometric data process”.

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The embassy which has been closed down since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has pledged to observe necessary protocols as it reopens to prevent spread of the virus.

Ghana’s air borders reopened on September 1, after the President’s greenlight on August.

As part of the measures outlined by the President for the safe reopening, Akufo-Addo said passengers arriving in Ghana will be required to provide PCR test result produced within not more than 72 hours before traveling to Ghana.

He added that passengers arriving through the Kotoka International Airport will be made to take Covid-19 test.

Already, the airport has received about 300 passengers, with all of them testing negative for the disease, according to the Ghana Health Service.