Top Choice Consultancy - Accra

Ghana Immigration Services for business and Expats can be very challenging especially when it's your first time and you do not have the right direction and advice to help you get things done. At Top Choice Consultancy, we offer specialized services to Businesses and expats who are interested to conduct business in Ghana but need the guidance and right expert in the country to lead them in their pursuits.


Our Services Include :

Accommodation and Real Estate Services:
We work with various real estate agents around the country to provide you with the best results. This would include
Find real estate in accordance with the client's needs, specifications, and cost.
Take clients to and show them properties available.
Pre-screen Clients need to ensure they are financially qualified  

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to buy/rent the properties shown (or use a mortgage professional, such a bank's mortgage specialist or alternatively a Mortgage broker, to do that task).
Negotiate price and terms on behalf of the client.
Prepare standard real estate purchase contracts.
Act as a fiduciary for the client.
Assist the business clients to accommodate their employees comfortably ensuring their security and any other needs that the clients require from us.
This service is exclusively for business and expats only. We do not offer such a service to individuals seeking real estate services.
Call +233 263 252525 for all inquiries
Immigration Services
Our immigration service is the most comprehensive service we offer to all our clients, We make sure you have all the necessary documents to stay and work in Ghana, There are other immigration requirements needed when registering a company in Ghana. We advise on the best strategies and procedures to take.
Visa Types in Ghana

There are a number of visa types available to both Ghana citizens, ECOWAS citizens, and other nationals.



A1 – Diplomatic Visa. For Diplomatic passport Holders only (Gratis)
A2 – Official Visa. For Official Passport Holders only (Gratis)
B1 – Business Visa. For Business
B2- Tourism visa. For tourism, holidays and normal visits
C – Transit Visa. For transit
F1 – Education Visa. For students/study visits
H1 – Voluntary Work. For work on voluntary basis.Conference
G1 – International Organisations. For the staff of recognized Int’l organizations
I2 – Press accreditation. For media personnel, undertaking an approved project



Applying for Ghana Visa

In order to apply for a Ghanaian visa, expats have to gather several documents:

· A passport valid for at least 6 months after the planned arrival date in Ghana.

· Completed Visa application forms (available to download from various embassy websites, as well as at the Ghana Immigration Service Headquarters or regional offices in Ghana).

Depending on the type of visa you are applying for, the application form includes details such as nationality, expected place of residence in Ghana (hotel or other accommodation), arrival date and proposed length of your stay (flight ticket references), the purpose of the stay and amount of money you are traveling with.

The following are also required:

· 4 passports sized pictures

· A vaccination certificate against yellow fever (less than 10 years old). All travelers older than 9 months must hold a certificate or have been vaccinated at least 10 days prior to arrival.

· A letter from the company explaining the business reason as well as the company references if the person is traveling on behalf of a company.

Ghana Visa Application Process
You will be charged a visa application fee. The amount varies depending on the type of visa you are applying for. A current list of fees for all visas can be found on the Ghana Immigration Service website.

The usual waiting period to get your visa is around 10 working days. Emergency visas may be issued within 48 hours.



Ghana Visa Extension

If you plan to extend your stay in Ghana, you have to renew your visa before its validity ends. If you don’t, you will be charged monthly until you receive your new visa. consult with us to expedite your visa renewals this will prevent a lot of delays and headaches waiting in line for hours etc,

In order to extend your stay, you have to reapply to the Immigration Headquarters or regional office in Ghana. You will be asked to provide a written statement including the reason why you wish to stay longer in Ghana, prove you are intending to invest in Ghana and to prove you are planning to return to your home country (flight ticket). You will also need to provide passport pictures, a completed application form, as well as a valid passport and the processing fee.



WORK PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT
What is a Work Permit? In the context of an immigrant or expat working in a foreign country, work permit is permission to take a job within a foreign country.

Ghana Work Permit










Everyone wanting to work in Ghana has to follow the same process in order to get a work permit. Applications are made via the Ghana Immigration Service.



However, applying directly to the Ghana Immigration Service is far from simple. You might go through the processes and pay only the government approved fees but won’t get your permit on time or worse still, your application might not meet all the requirements.

Required Documents for Ghana Work Permit
If you are moving to Ghana to work with a company, it is the company that applies for you.

You will have to provide the following documents:

· A personal CV/resume

· An official police report (from your home country)

· A medical report (from Ghana, from designated clinics/hospitals)

Apart from these documents, the person or legal entity representing you will have to gather additional information, depending on the case. If a company is applying for the permit on behalf of an employee the following documents will need to be provided:

· Certificate of registration

· Certificate of incorporation

· Certificate to commence business

· Regulations of the company code

· Tax clearance certificate

· The GIPC registration certificate (if the company invests in Ghana)

· The legal employment contract of the worker

Renewal of Ghana Work Permit
Ghana work permit is valid for one year. In order to renew your work permit, you have to reapply at least two months before the end date. Sometimes, work permit renewals can escape you and this might pose a challenge renewing it. We deal with these situations all the time at Top Choice Consultancy. to renew or for renewing your permit, the company documents are not compulsory. All other documents have to be presented in the same way as the first application process. Talk to us to ease the process for you.

Restrictions on a Ghana Work Permit
It is forbidden for any foreigner to accept employment in Ghana unless they are granted a Ghana work permit or Immigrant quota work permit. The Ghana work permit or Immigrant quota work permit is granted to an employer or employee and allows them to engage in lawful and gainful employment in Ghana.

A Ghana Work permit or Immigrant quota work permit specifies the job title and indicates the employer by whom that person is employed. It should be noted that the Ghana work permit or Immigrants quota work permit holder may not engage in any other employment, business, profession or occupation in Ghana for reward other than what is specified by the work permit or Immigrant quota work permit.

Ghana Work Permit for Spouse
In this context, this section is for a foreign spouse whose partner has obtained a work permit in Ghana.

The spouse without a work permit will apply for a work permit as a partner or dependent of the one with the work permit. Such a work permit if issued will allow them to work in Ghana as long as they remain with the spouse who has lawful residential status in Ghana.

Residence Permit (Ghana)
Obtaining a Ghana work permit is not permission to take up residency. Please note that upon obtaining the work permit an application must be then be made for residency.



Only when the applicant has been granted a residence permit by the Director of Immigration may they remain and work in the Ghana.

Application Requirements for Holders of Ministry of Interior’s Immigrant Quota

· Letter of application for residence permit from company (original & duplicate)

· Company documents: Certificate to Commence Business, Company’s Code, Certificate of Incorporation (two copies each for fresh applications)

· Filled residence permit form

· Three passports size photographs

· Approval letter from the Ministry of Interior (original & duplicate)

· C.V./resume,

· Police report from home country (if not in English, translated by a recognized translator)

· Medical report from a recognized hospital in Ghana

· Copy of company’s tax clearance certificate



Application Requirements for Holders of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Quota (click to access GIPC website)

· Letter of application for residence permit from company (original & duplicate)

· Company documents: Certificate to Commence Business, Company’s Code, Certificate of Incorporation (two copies each for fresh applications)

· Filled residence permit form

· Three passports size photographs

· Approval letter from GIPC (original & duplicate)

· C.V./resume

· Police report from home country

· Medical report from a recognized hospital in Ghana

· Employment contract with the employer

· Copy of company’s tax clearance certificate



Application Requirements for Holders of Free Zone’s License

· Letter of application for residence permit from company (original & duplicate)

· Company documents: Certificate to Commence Business, Company’s Code, Certificate of Incorporation (two copies each for fresh applications)

· Filled residence permit form

· Three passports size photographs

· Copy of the company’s Free Zones license

· C.V./resume

· Police report from home country

· Medical report from a recognized hospital in Ghana

· Employment contract with an employer



Application Requirements for spouses and other dependants
The application should be submitted at the same time that the working spouse submits his/her application for work permit.

· Copy of Marriage certificate for spouse and birth certificate for children

· Photocopies of bio-data page of passport(s)

· Photocopy of bio-data page of passport(s) of working spouse

· Photocopy of an employment contract of the working spouse



Rotators permit from 6-12 months

A valid work or residence permit may be transferred in a new passport at an extra charge to our service



NGO – MISSIONARIES

· Photocopies of the bio data page of employee’s passport

· Registration Certificate

· Letter of support from supervising MDA

· Employment contract

· Annual Report



STUDENTS

The following requirements will have to be met irrespective of nationality before the issuance of a residence permit:

· Should enter with a valid travel document i.e. (passport, ECOWAS Travel Document) and an evidence of admission letter from an accredited institution

· To have an offer of admission/letter of acceptance of from an accredited Educational or Training Institution

· Show proof of exemption or payment of required course fees

· Should present a guarantee of accommodation

· Should provide evidence of financial support

· Should complete an application form together with two passport size photographs



Renewal of Study Permits

· Students seeking renewal of their residence permits are to provide the following:

· A letter of application from the school

· A completed application form

· Four passport size photographs





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