The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that the United States has exempted Ghana from its latest visa restrictions.
According to him, the U.S. government plans to expand travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority.
This will double the number of nations affected by sweeping limits imposed earlier this year on who can travel and immigrate to the US.
He announced this while speaking during a farewell parade for Ghana Army Engineers deployed to Jamaica to assist with reconstruction efforts on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
“Last night, in the latest round of US visa restrictions, which affected almost all our neighbours, President Trump once again exempted our brother country, the Republic of Ghana.
“We are grateful to President Mahama for leading our foreign policy efforts,” he said.
US President Donald Trump has expanded a travel ban to include nationals of five additional countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria – as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders, citing security concerns.
This has been attributed to high visa overstay rates, unreliable civil records, corruption, terrorist activity and a lack of cooperation in accepting deported nationals.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
