The United States has lifted its visa restrictions on Ghana, reinstating the maximum validity periods for all categories of non-immigrant visas. Ghanaians are once again eligible for five-year multiple-entry B1/B2 visitor visas and four-year F1 student visas, a significant improvement after the US government restricted them to three-month single-entry permits earlier this year. This development follows months of high-level diplomatic negotiations, culminating in a meeting between Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker during the UN General Assembly. The restoration of these visa privileges is also linked to Ghana’s recent decision to accept deported migrants from the US, reflecting strengthened bilateral cooperation on immigration matters.
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