Ghanaian Visa is not required for Sierra Leoneans
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Citizens of Sierra Leone travelling to Ghana can be granted a 30 day visa-free entry.
- However if they wish to extend their stay, they would require a visa.
- Visa can be obtained from the Immigration Office, Ghana.
- They are required to possess a passport valid for at least six months before the departure date.
- An International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever is to be tendered upon entry into Ghana by visitors above nine months of age.
- Visitors are also required to possess a return ticket or flight confirmation from a travel agency.
- Dogs and Cats are to vaccinated against rabies no sooner than 30 days and not more than 12 months prior to entry into Ghana.
- The estimated flight time from Sierra Leone to Ghana is 2 hours.
- Ghana is predominantly occupied by Christians, although a Muslim minority exists.
- Traditional religion is also practiced.
- Homosexual acts are prohibited by law in Ghana.
- English is the official language in Ghana.However,since the country is bordered by french-speaking countries, French is widely taught in schools.
- Additionally, there are 11 other languages that are widely spoken in the country.
- Ghana is characterized by a typical tropical climate having two seasons: the wet and dry season.
- 1 Ghanaian Cedi equals 1,742.72 Sierra Leonean Leone.
- Road, rail, air and water transportation make movement in Ghana easy. Road transport however is the major means of transportation.
- Ghanaians consider the use of the left hand as profane. Visitors are advised to not eat, shake and hand off money with the left hand.
- Ghana operates on 230V supply voltage, 50Hz frequency and uses types D and G power plugs.
- There is no time difference between Ghana and Sierra Leone.
- Visitors should know that Ghanaians refer to all beverages as “tea”, all detergents as “Omo” (after a Unilever brand) and all toothpastes as “Pepsodent”.
- Banku (fermented corn dough and fresh cassava) , Kenkey( a corn based staple) with fried fish and Waakye are traditional delicacies that would introduce visitors to the scope of local Ghanaian food.