The latest information reaching Latest Ghana as latest entertainment news platform in Ghana indicates that, Ghanaians are to travel to Dubai without Visa as parliament approves visa-free agreement deal.
Per information about the Visa free deal, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates have entered an agreement in allowing Ghanaian citizens who happens to be passport holders, to be able to travel to Dubai without Visa.
This happens to be a good news to netizens after Ghana’s parliament passed the agreement after the minister for foreign affairs present the Memorandum of Understanding.
Though Ghana has a lot of visa free countries you can travel too as a passport holder but Ghanaians are happy about the development by extending to other countries as part of Visa free countries for Ghanaian passport holders.
The agreement was executed by Parliament on the November 18, 2019 with the object of waiving the visa requirements for the passport holders in Ghana and United Arab Emirates (UAE) — who can stay for a period not exceeding 90 days.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, who happens to be the person of Shirley Ayokor Botchway, had the Memorandum of Understanding presented to the House on May 26, 2021 — which was referred to the Committe on Foreign Affairs for consideration and report in accordance with Order 140(4) and 183 of the Standing Orders of Parliament.
Bryan Acheampong, Chairman of the Committee indicated that during a presentation of their report that Ghana/UAE has had agreement signed, indicating that the two countries were desirous to take the bilateral relations to another step.
According to Bryan, the agreement consists a comprehensive framework on visa regimes for Ghana and UAE. There is no obligations imposed on the two parties to admit people who as considered to be of questionable character into their territories.
The MP for Abetifi added that, the agreement had been fashioned in a way to create a win-win situation for both countries, and added that relaxed visa entry requirement is expected to yield tremendous benefits to Ghanaian citizens and UAE via improved relations, trade and bilateral co-operation.
Mr. Bryan Acheampong indicated that visa waiver arrangements to help facilitate the movement of diplomats and government officials are common, except that this one makes ordinary passport holders beneficiaries.
In summary, Ghanaian passport holders are to travel to United Arab Emirates (UAE) without visa in 2021.
I believe Ghanaian passport holders will be able to travel now without Visa to Dubai and skip paying for Dubai Visa fee since there has been understanding now for Dubai to become a Visa free country for Ghana.
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