The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Diaspora Summit 2025 participants would receive complimentary visas prior to the event, which is set for December 19-20, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).
According to a statement issued in Accra on Tuesday, December 2, the gesture follows a vow made by Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa during the Summit’s Media Launch.
The initiative is intended to assist Africans and people of African descent who wish to attend the event, which seeks to strengthen cooperation and promote partnerships for shared development.
The Ministry recommended interested participants to visit the nearest Ghana Embassy, High Commission, or Consulate in their respective countries to receive the complimentary visas before going to Ghana.
It further announced that the deadline for online registration, available at www.diasporasummitghana.org, is Monday, December 8, 2025.
The announcement also identified nations whose nationals do not require visas to enter Ghana under reciprocal Visa Waiver Agreements.
The following countries do not require a visa: Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Singapore, Sao Tome and Principe, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Jamaica, Rwanda, Morocco, Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Malawi, and Grenada.
Visa-free entry is also available to holders of diplomatic, official, and service passports from Brazil, Colombia, China, Cuba, Germany, Sudan, Turkey, Namibia, Hungary, Iran, India, Equatorial Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Venezuela, Malta, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Ministry addressed questions to its official email and phone contacts and urged all participants to finish their visa applications as soon as possible.
It also reiterated its commitment to delivering a successful Diaspora Summit 2025.
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Source: newsthemegh.com