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Anita Among, the Ugandan Speaker of Parliament has had her American visas revoked, a lawmaker alleged on Monday, May 29. Brandishing a purported email communication the visa sanction, lawmaker for Bugiri Municipality MP, Asuman Basaalirwa; stressed that the speaker was not the only victim. “The Speaker’s visas for America have …

The US has restricted some Nigerians from getting visas due to the role they played in disrupting the country’s democratic processes during the February 25, 2023, general elections. This was announced by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken in a tweet on Monday, May 15, 2023. Antony Blinken stated …

The United States recently announced new visa fees which measure was due to affect three main nonimmigrant visa (NIV) applications. The affected visas include the Non-Petition-based NIV, work visas and the E Category applicants and are slated to take effect on May 30. In this data story, GhanaWeb does a …

The US Embassy in Ghana announced on May 6, 2023 via its social media handles that its “Diversity Visa 2024 selections are now available!” It meant that applicants accepted to apply for visas under what is widely known as the US Visa Lottery were ready. The embassy explained, however, that …

The US Embassy in Ghana has released the list of selected applicants for visas for 2024. The Embassy explained that the selection does not guarantee a visa or an interview. However, applicants may find out about their status on its website. Each year, the Department of State conducts a random …

Effective May 30, 2023, nonimmigrant visa fees will be revised upwards by the United States of America Embassy in Accra. This means that B1/B2 visas for business and tourist travel, F visas for international students, J exchange visitor visas and other visa classes not requiring a petition will increase from …

Ghana is yet to act in respect of a 90-day visa-free arrangement for ordinary passport holders with the Republic of South Africa (RSA), despite the challenges businesses and individuals currently have to go through to acquire a visa to travel to the Southern Africa nation. AviationGhana sources close to the …

The Embassy of the United State of America in Ghana has reacted to a viral poster advertising American Visa services within 24 hours. Responding to a tweet on the poster which reads ‘USA Visa in 24 hours’, the embassy said that Ghanaians who patronize the services of the ’24 hours’ …

Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Hopeson Yaovi Adorye has advanced that the West sees Africa as a place where they engage in pillaging which he likened to illegal small-scale mining known as galamsey. He explained that monies extended to developing countries as aid was often recouped by these …

Over one thousand Ghanaians have thronged the Circle overhead, where a stand has been mounted by some personnel to help applicants apply for the American Visa lottery. According to one of the facilitators of the American Visa Lottery, a total of 1,561 Ghanaians have been registered in the past 4 …