What the Ghana visa rules mean for Antigua and Barbuda travellers
Antigua and Barbuda citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Ghana. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Ghana applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Ghana's eVisa applicant guide says the passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the applicant's intended date of departure from Ghana and must have at least 3 blank pages.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 3 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: A valid yellow fever vaccination certificate or card is required for entry into Ghana and may be checked at the port of entry. Travellers without it may be referred to airport health officials for the applicable health …
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Ghana.
Ghana entry rules compared
Ghana lets 23 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 111 and requires an embassy visa from 25. Antigua and Barbuda citizens are treated the same way as Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia. Overall the Antigua and Barbuda passport ranks #56 in the world with 98 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Antigua and Barbuda passport you can also visit 12 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi, Eswatini, Tunisia and Tanzania.
In the other direction, Ghana citizens need evisa to visit Antigua and Barbuda.