Visa requirement
Ghana visa for Egyptian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Egyptian citizens need a visa for Ghana?
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Egyptian citizens need an ETA (electronic travel authorisation) before travelling to Ghana.
Last verified:
What this means: An ETA is an electronic travel authorisation you apply for online before you fly — it is not a visa, but you cannot board without it.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Egyptian passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | No visa, ETA required | Stay rule is explained on this page. |
| eVisa? | Conditional | Stay depends on the listed condition. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- Ghana's official eligibility API classifies this African Union ordinary passport through the ETA route. It reports a 30-day single-entry ETA validity signal and no ETA fee, but does not publish one universal permitted stay, so no stay cap is listed here.
- Free
- Apply online before you fly
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Apply online before you fly Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit Ghana's official eligibility API classifies this African Union ordinary passport through the ETA route. It reports a 30-day single-entry ETA validity signal and no ETA fee, but does not publish one universal permitted stay, so no stay cap is listed here.
- 3 Official fee Free
- 4 Passport validity 6-month validity after departure. Full note below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: not required; landside: required. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Egyptian citizens need an ETA (electronic travel authorisation) before travelling to Ghana. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
The official eligibility API reports fee 0 for the African Union ETA cohort. Confirm the final live result in the portal before travel.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- passport valid for at least 6 months after departure; Ghana's official visa-requirements page says a passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the intended stay in Ghana.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: not required; landside transit: required; Ghana's official mission guidance says all persons in direct airside transit are exempt from visa requirements. Leaving the transit area or clearing border control follows this route's visa, ETA or visa-free entry rule.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Egyptian passport valid for at least six months beyond the intended stay in Ghana
- Approved Ghana ETA from the official portal before travel
- Proof of yellow fever vaccination presented on arrival
- Travel details matching the ETA application
- Accommodation / host or onward-travel evidence if requested
Why this verdict
Egyptian citizens are routed through Ghana's official ETA route because the eligibility API returned an African Union ETA result for this ordinary passport. The ETA result is not treated as visa-free access. This guidance is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passports, special travel documents, airline handling, health rules, border discretion and the live Ghana eligibility/applicant flow can change the practical answer. Reconfirm on the official Ghana eVisa / ETA portal before booking.
Conditional rules
- Traveller is not eligible for the African Union ETA result in the live Ghana eligibility flow eVisa
If the official portal does not return the ETA route for the exact passport and trip type, use the eVisa or responsible mission route shown by the portal.
- Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passport, official duty, special travel document or other non-tourist purpose Visa required
This row covers ordinary-passport short tourism/visitor travel only. Use the appropriate Ghana official route for non-tourist or special-document travel.
- Passport validity, yellow-fever evidence, application details, travel documents or carrier checks are not satisfied Conditional
Ghana's official requirements page lists six-month passport validity for visa applicants and yellow-fever evidence at arrival; carriers and border authorities can request additional evidence.
- Direct airside transit without crossing Ghana border control Visa-free
Ghana's official mission guidance exempts all persons in direct airside transit from visa requirements. Leaving the transit area or clearing border control follows this route's visa, ETA or visa-free entry rule.
Visa / authorization details
- Entry options
- Single entry
- Visa / authorization validity
- 30 days
Frequently asked questions
Do Egyptian citizens need a visa for Ghana?
Egyptian citizens need an ETA (electronic travel authorisation) before travelling to Ghana. (ETA required.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can Egyptian passport holders stay in Ghana?
Ghana's official eligibility API classifies this African Union ordinary passport through the ETA route. It reports a 30-day single-entry ETA validity signal and no ETA fee, but does not publish one universal permitted stay, so no stay cap is listed here.
How much does entry to Ghana cost for Egyptian citizens?
It is free. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.