The United States of America, USA, has lifted visa restrictions placed on non-immigrant visa applications in Ghana.
In a press statement released from the embassy, it said;
“As of Friday, January 17, 2020, visa processing will return to the normal procedures.”
“This follows the establishment of a mutually agreed process for the identification, validating and issuance of travel documentation to Ghanaian citizens under final orders of removal in a manner consistent with international standards issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization, of which Ghana is a Member State.”
The statement further read;
“All pending non-immigrant visas (NIV) to domestic employees (A3 and G5) of Ghanaian diplomats posted in the United States that were received during the visa restrictions will now be processed.”
Ghana was hit with visa restrictions from the United States in February 2019, after it refused to accept some 7000 deportees alleged to be Ghanaians.
The US embassy in Accra limited the forwarding and processing of certain categories of visa applicants.
