The Immigration Law Regulations
- 5 - Regular pathways
1) A foreign national who seeks to enter Ghana and who appears before an immigration officer without a visa shall in accordance with section 4(3) and 4(4) of the Act be granted emergency visa if the immigration officer is satisfied that the foreign national (a) is not a prohibited immigrant; (b) is in possession of a valid passport or travel document; (c) is proceeding from a country (i) where Ghana has no diplomatic mission or consulate; or (ii) where Ghana has a representative, but the entry into Ghana is being sought for an emergency assignment; (d) has had an application for emergency visa filed on the foreign national's behalf by that national's host with the Director of Immigration indicating (i) personal details including nationality, place of residence in Ghana, occupation or business to be followed or undertaken while in Ghana; (ii) particulars of passport; (iii) proposed date of arrival; (iv) purpose of visit and duration of stay; (v) a statement to the effect that the applicant will not undertake or participate in any activity which might offend the religious beliefs of any section of the community; (vi) in the case of a passenger passing through Ghana, the route to be followed; and (vii) an undertaking by the applicant to return any pass granted the applicant shall be as in Form C in the Schedule; (e) has had a security furnished by bond, deposit or a letter of guarantee by the person who guarantees the foreign national's visit. (2) An emergency visa granted under subregulation (1) shall be valid for fourteen days from the date of issue. (3) For the purposes of an emergency assignment referred to in subregulation (1) (c)(ii) the following additional conditions shall be satisfied: (a) the distance between the place of abode of the applicant and the Ghana Consular office should be such that the impromptu nature of the applicant's journey could not make it possible [...].