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Ghana visa for Yemeni citizens

Visa required

Yemeni citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Ghana.

Where to apply
No mission in your country

Checked 7 November 2026 · Passport Index

Which Ghana visa?

Visitor's (tourist) visa issued by Ghana's missions, with visitor's permit extension

Key facts

Maximum stay
Set at each entry, usually up to 60 days; extendable to a maximum of 6 months
Processing time
Set by the mission; B2 eVisa 96 hours standard

All visa types for Ghana

Processing time, as Ghana states it: Set by the mission; B2 eVisa 96 hours standard. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Set at each entry, usually up to 60 days; extendable to a maximum of 6 months.

Where Yemeni citizens apply for a visa for Ghana

Ghana has no embassy or consulate in Yemen on our records; applications usually go through a mission in a neighbouring country or an online portal.

Measured from Sanaa, Ghanaian embassies and consulates are closest in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (924 km), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1,068 km) and Hawalli, Kuwait (1,598 km). Ghana sets which of its missions takes applications from Yemen; the mission or the official visa portal confirms it before an appointment is booked.

Ghanaian citizens travelling to Yemen

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Travel advice for Ghana

  • US State Department Level 2: Exercise increased caution
  • UK Foreign Office (FCDO) Advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country
  • German Foreign Office Partial travel warning for parts of the country (Teilreisewarnung)

What the US, British and German foreign ministries tell their own citizens about travelling there, in each ministry’s own terms.

Yemeni citizens planning a trip to Ghana can compare how foreign ministries rate it: the US State Department rates Ghana at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 6 July 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises against all but essential travel to parts of Ghana (updated 4 November 2026) and the German Foreign Office has a partial travel warning (Teilreisewarnung) for parts of Ghana (updated 5 November 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

Good to know

How long Yemeni citizens can stay in Ghana

How long Yemeni citizens may stay in Ghana is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Yemeni citizens apply

Ghana has no embassy or career consulate in Yemen. Yemeni citizens apply through a mission of Ghana accredited to Yemen from abroad; the official visa portal of Ghana names the right place.

Ghanaian citizens travelling to Yemen

Ghanaian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Yemen. The rule is the same in both directions between Yemen and Ghana.

Frequently asked questions

Do Yemeni citizens need a visa for Ghana?

Yemeni citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Ghana.

Is there an embassy of Ghana in Yemen?

No. Ghana has no embassy in Yemen. The nearest Ghanaian embassy is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 924 km from Sanaa.

Do Ghanaian citizens need a visa for Yemen?

Ghanaian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Yemen.

Can Yemeni citizens enter Ghana visa-free?

No; Yemeni citizens need a visa for Ghana obtained in advance.

Visa data: Passport Index via passport-index-data, as of 7 November 2026. Rules change, sometimes overnight. Confirm with the embassy or the official government portal before you book.