Asylum and migration - Washington lifts visa restrictions for Ghana, a partner in its deportations

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Sep 30
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The United States has lifted its visa restrictions for Ghana, the US embassy in the West African country, a partner of Washington in President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policy, confirmed on Saturday.

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On September 11, Ghanaian President John Mahama announced that his country had agreed, at Washington's request, to accept West African nationals deported from the United States. The Trump administration had previously increased tariffs on Ghanaian goods and restricted the number of visas issued.

"The maximum validity period for all categories of nonimmigrant visas for Ghanaians has been restored to its original duration" of five years with multiple entries, the US Embassy in Accra said on its X account. The United States had announced in June restrictions on most visas for nationals of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria, limiting them to three months and a single entry.

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