Ghana - Apply for Grant of Employment Quota

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Applicant can obtain an Grant of Employment Quota by applying to the Comptroller-General of Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) office contact link
2. The Applicant has to approach the Ghana Immigration Service centre and the applicant can get their application form for employment Visa.
3. First of all, applicant need submit the applicant application to GIS after completing the employment visa forms and attaching the required documents as indicated above and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
4. Before submitting the application, the applicant should have done their non-citizen ID card and medical screening - all to be done at GIS Head Office. Applicant will need the applicant passport to complete this process.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. The cost for the non-citizen ID card is $120. Complete the non-citizen card forms and proceed to do finger print scanning at same place.
7. It usually takes two (2) to three (3) working days to get the non-citizen card.
8. The medical screening is also done at the GIS clinic, located at GIS Head Office. After paying the appropriate fees ($200 for a new permit or $110 for a renewal permit).
9. A nurse will take the applicant blood sample check your weight, height and blood pressure, after the applicant will see the doctor.
10. It usually takes two (2) working days to get your medical report, which will be sent to the employment visa office. The medical screening is done to check if you are fit to work.
11. Do not forget to take a retention slip from GIS. The retention slip shows that you have submitted the applicant application including the applicant passport to GIS and they are working on it. On the slip, it will clearly state, the name of applicant, name of company, date of submission and the date the applicant should check on the applicant application.
12. Lastly, after paying the appropriate fees, the visa application will be vetted, approved, issued accordingly.
13. The Employment visa approval comes in the form of a letter. Once your employment visa is approved, the next step is the processing of the applicant residence permit. The residence permit will be issued in the passport of the applicant after it has been approved.
14. Upon completion of all the processes, applicant will receive your Employment visa approval letter and residence permit in the applicant passport.
15. The processing time for this procedure takes 7 days.

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Required Documents

The following documents are to be attached to the visa application letter;

• Complete Employment visa permit form
• Application letter on company's letterhead
• Letter of employment / Employment Contract
• Attach two (2) recent passport pictures
• Copy of Non-Citizen ID Card
• Original Passport applicant
• Bio data page of passport of applicant
• Curriculum Vitae / Resume
• Educational and Professional Certificates
• Copy of valid National ID for person making the application (Ghanaian) or copy of Passport & work visa (Foreigner National)
• Police Clearance Report from home country
• Current Company Tax Clearance Certificate (for existing companies)
• Medical Report from Ghana Immigration Service Clinic
• Business Registration Documents - certificate of incorporation, company regulations, form 3&4

Office Locations & Contacts

Ghana Immigration Service Headquarters (off AkoAdjei overpass)
Independence Avenue, Accra-Ghana
Tel: +233(0)302-258250
Fax: +233(0)302- 258249
E-mail: [email protected]/ [email protected]
Main Telephone lines: +233 (0)302-224445, 221667, 674125, 213401
Kotoka International Airport: +233 (0)302-776171/777401/762616
Enforcement: +233 (0)302-685007/665874/685004/685000
Tema: +233 (0)303-206656/212115/202552
Contact link

Location: Accra
Address: Ghana immigration service headquarters, Government office in Accra
John Kasavubu Rd, Accra, Ghana.
Independence Avenue, Accra-Ghana.
HRC5+83 Accra, Ghana
Telephonenumber-+233 30 222 4445.
Faxnumber- +233(0)302-258249
Emailid- [email protected]
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Eligibility

• Investors are eligible.
• An employee of an organization is eligible.
• Foreign Nationals wishing to live and work in Ghana require a work visa and it’s granted to people above eighteen (18 years old).

Fees

• A fee has to be paid as per as authority request.

Validity

• This visa validity for 1 year.

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes 7 days.

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Instructions

• The term ‘Employment visa’ is used by several countries but in Ghana we call it ‘work and residence permit’. In the other words, work visa is the same as work and residence permit in Ghana.
• A person can get only get a employment visa if he/she has an employer in Ghana or is ready to establish his/her own business in Ghana.
• You cannot have residence permit without an employment visa if your intention is to work in Ghana. Both the work and residence permit are issued together.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Address of the applicant
• Contact number
• Date of submission
• Name of the company
• Designation of the applicant
• Country and city
• Postal address
• Email address

Need for the Document

• The Quota is the official permit given to business organizations operating in Ghana to employ non-Nigerians into specifically approved job designations. It also specifies the duration of such employment as permitted.

Information which might help

Ghana Immigration Act 573, 2000 section 12 states that;

• A person who has been lawfully admitted entry into Ghana, may upon an application to the Director in the prescribed manner, be issued with a residence permit.
• The Director may grant residence permit for up to a period not exceeding eight years, except that, a residence permit shall not be for more than four years in the first instance.

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