Understand and prepare for the application processes for a student visa and resident permit.

All students from outside Ghana must request a student visa from the Ghanaian Embassy or consulate in their home country or country of residence before entering Ghana. Tourist visas are not accepted for study purposes, and Webster University Ghana will not allow students to register for courses with a tourist visa. For the most up-to-date information and answers to detailed questions, please contact the Ghanaian Embassy or consulate nearest to you.

Student Visas and Resident Permits

For a newly admitted international student of Webster Ghana, the information below is essential to process your resident permit in Ghana. Prepare all documents and make financial information available. A Webster Ghana staff member, Ohui Afriyie-Depay (Eunice), will be your liaison with the Immigration Office in Ghana. All international students will be put in contact with Eunice during the first week of arrival. 

Passport holders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will be issued a resident permit on arrival. You will be required to apply for a Non-Citizenship ID first. Upon receiving that, you can apply for your student permit. Resident permit extensions can be processed while in Ghana.

Non-ECOWAS students need to secure their visa before arrival. Visa extensions can be processed while in Ghana. 

For Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nationals acquiring a student permit

  1. Photocopy of admission letter
  2. Photocopy of receipt of current fees paid
  3. Two passport size photos
  4. Application letter for permit from the school
  5. Applicant’s passport (applicant will in turn be given a retention slip for use until the passport booklet is returned)
  6. Applicant’s Non-Citizenship Identity Card
  7. A fee of GHC 150.00
  8. Application is issued within two to three weeks of submission

For Non-ECOWAS nationals acquiring a student permit

  1. Photocopy of admission letter
  2. Photocopy of receipt of current fees paid
  3. Two passport size photos
  4. Application letter for permit from the school
  5. Applicant’s passport (applicant will in turn be given a retention slip for use until the passport booklet is returned)
  6. Applicant’s Non-Citizenship Identity Card
  7. A fee of GHC 200.00
  8. Application is issued within two to three weeks of submission

Requirements for Non-Citizenship Identity Card (ECOWAS and Non–ECOWAS Nationals)

  1. Passport
  2. Fee of $120.00 (can be paid in Cedi equivalent)

Requirements for Internship for Students (Abroad) – In Case of Visa Extension

  1. Letter from the school
  2. Fee of GHC 50.00
  3. Non-Citizenship Identity Card
  4. Return ticket

  • Foreign nationals who stay more than 90 days (three months) need to obtain a Non-Citizenship Identity Card
  • Webster University will provide group transportation to all freshmen applying for a Non-Citizenship Identity Card. Webster will not be responsible for any student who fails to join the group; those students will be responsible for making their own arrangements.
  • Students are responsible for the renewal of their own Non-Citizenship Identity Cards
  • Webster University Ghana will process the initial submission of a student permit application 

If you have any other questions, please contact:

Eunice O. Afriyie-Depay
Operations Coordinator
+ 233 (0)540 120 849
eafriyiedepay52@webster.edu

 

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