Are you planning to visit Ghana? You might need a visa. If you have already confirmed that you need a visa, then you may also need an invitation letter. An invitation letter gives the visa officer a clear statement of your purpose for visiting Ghana. It gives them the duration of your stay and your proposed place of stay.
What is required in the Invitation Letter
A letter of invitation from sponsor (either host company or individual) explaining the relationship to the applicant and the purpose of travel to Ghana. In addition, the letter must indicate the length of stay, place of stay, (including full residential address and telephone number), and contact information. A copy of the host’s Passport must be included, and residency permit if not a Ghanaian citizen.
Sample Invitation Letter to a friend to visit Ghana
Here is a sample invitation letter written by a Ghanian citizen to invite a friend from the USA
New Achimota,
Burkina Faso Road,
Accra,
Ghana
John Grayeno
3801 Chalk Butte Rd,
Cut Bank,
MT 59427, USA
Dear John,
Letter of invitation for Visa Application to visit Accra, Ghana.
This is a formal invitation for you to visit me in Accra, Ghana for three weeks from the 10th to the 30th of April 2018.
During your visit, you would be staying with me at the address above and I will be responsible for your transportation while you are here.
I hope to take you to see some sights while you are here and I trust that it will be fun just as it was in USA.
I have attached a scanned copy of my Passport!
Your friend
(insert signature here)
Kofi Adu
Guest details:
Name: John Grayeno
Address: 3801 Chalk Butte Rd, Cut Bank, MT 59427, USA
Date of Birth: 30 of June 1980
Occupation: Teacher
Relationship: Friend
Passport no:XXXXXXXX
Telephone:+1824501234
Host Details (Enter your details)
Name: Kofi Adu
Address:
Date of Birth
Occupation
Relationship
Passport no:
Telephone:
Once you have typed out the invitation make sure it is signed before you send it off.
Hello I have spoken to a friend on facebook for two years we have known each other very well on facebook but she want to send me invitation so that I come and visit her. how should she write the invitation letter
Hi Rist,
She should follow the sample above
Please I have been dating a Chinese lady and I want to go to China and marry her, should she follow the sample above or mention the purpose of marriage in the letter and if I intend to stay after marriage should she state it in the letter?
Thanks
You should state clearly how many nights you are planning to stay together. If it’s above 5 nights, it’s a solid relationship.
Take cash…plenty of Cash!
Where will I go for the invitation to be signed?
You will sign the letter by yourself. No need for any official stamp or signature.
HI, Does my grandmother need to give me a scan of her passport to present to the Ghana High Commission in London, or can she just write and sign the invitation?
thnks
It is better if she has a scanned copy she can send to you!
Please I have my fiancé from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦, we meet on Facebook and we have been talking for about two years now , she is now ready to come visit me and I know I will have to send her an invitation , but my problem is (1) my passport is expired in Nov 2017, can I still scan it and send to her ?? (2) apart from the letter and copy of my passport do I need to prove to the embassy my financial status, I mean how I will feed her and cater for her ? Because have seen in one of the comment you talking about a lot of cash !!! Thank you
Hi Your Passport needs to be valid. You don’t need to have a lot of money. She will take care of that. You can still write her a letter of invitation.
Please how can you still write letter of invitation if passport expired, or can you apply with any form of identification?
Travelling from UK to Ghana for 3 weeks do I need a letter of invitation?
On the Ghana High Commission website it states all visitors need a letter of invitation from their host in Ghana. I have travelled to Ghana many times before in previous years i.e. 2017, 2016, 2015 and not needed a letter.
Can you clarify if the letter is a MUST before receiving visas to Ghana from UK?
Thanks
K
I believe you can get a visa without a letter. However, I suggest you consult the Ghana High Commission for the official position on that.
Please after typing out the invitation letter who is to sign it
The person who wrote the invitation letter is to sign it.
I met my fiancee on FB he is a ghanian and I’m American and we plan to get married in Accra Ghana where he lives. What type of visa do I apply for to stay in ghana for indefinite? And do he need to have a passport to invite me?
He would need a government issued id to invite you. I am not conversant with the permanent residence program for Ghana. However, I am sure that you would not find it difficult to get the documents once you are Married in Ghana.
Please can someone used ghana voters ld card if he don’t have passport to write to invitation letter
I spoke to the Ghana High Commission this morning as i had a query regarding the invitation letter. My husband has travelled to Ghana every year for the past 10 years. He is never invited by anyone, does not depend on anyone for finances and stays in our own house over there. We were advised that we would not need a letter of invitation, however we still have to put all this in writing to explain the situation.
Hello, can u tell Mi is my host in Ghana need stamp for letter of invitation i wanna visit HIM i Living in Finland?
Hi I’m from Philippines and planning to visit Ghana next year. I just wanna ask if it’s only invitation letter is the requirement?? And what else do I need to prepare?
Thanks
My dad is in Spain and I’m in Ghana he wants me to draft an invitation letter how do I do it th
I hope this is still useful. Simply write exactly that you want him to visit you and add all the required information.
Hello please I want to know what am suppose to write in my invitation for my husband to be who will be coming to Ghana to marry in two months time.
Thank you.
Hi Maa,
Congratulations. If he has never been to Ghana, then I suggest you invite him to meet you and your family and so on. I do not know the immigration laws in Ghana, but many countries frown at the idea of coming to their country to get married on a tourist visa.
Hi does the letter of invitation need to be notarized?
My boyfriend is in Ghana, I have been there but now I want him to come to the states to meet my folks. What kind of letter should I write. I am American he is Ghanaian.
Hello I am writing an invitation letter to my fiancee who is coming for vacation at my place in Ghana .
please in the sample letter who’s signature should be there mine or her signature ?
and also am sending the letter to her by email how will i be able to sign it
thank you.
hi can you tell me the address of the place I need to send an invitation letter on behalf of a ghana national to visit the uk as a tourist ? thanks
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Please Dems, I am a Ghanaian 🇬🇭 and my Girlfriend is from Madagascar 🇲🇬 and wants to visit me in Ghana December 2019 for Christmas. In the letter of accommodation, what should I indicate and who should legalize the letter?
Thank you.
Hi
I m an Ivorian studying in Ghana. And there is my brother who is French, he want to visit me in Accra.
I want to write an invitation letter for him. It will still be the same letter like the one above.