China Opens Visa Application Center In Accra, Ghana 

China Opens Visa Application Center In Accra, Ghana 

As part of its efforts to promote growth in cultural exchange, trade and tourism among Ghana and China, China has opened a center for visa application in Accra.

The center which will start operating fully on Friday, August 11, 2023, is aimed at providing high-quality visa services to all Ghanaians for business trips, trade, education, and tourism.

According to the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Lu Kun, in his speech during the launch, the center is an edifice that is meant to deepen the bilateral relations between Ghana and China.

“In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leadership and the joint efforts of President Xi Jinping and President Nana Akufo-Addo, China-Ghana bilateral relations have continued to deepen, founded on mutual trust and close cooperation in various fields,” he said.

“I believe more Ghanaian citizens will be interested in visiting China in the days to come,” he added.

Mrs Mavis Nkansah Boadu (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration) commented on the establishment of the Visa Application Centre as an important mechanism to boost relations between the Asian country and Ghana as the establishment “reflects the increasingly strong ties between [the] countries and… deepening cooperation in various fields, be it trade, investment, infrastructural development, culture, and education“.

The minister added that plans are also underway to enhance security features (machine readable visa hardware system).