Automatic Immigrant Quota
The automatic immigrant quota is the mechanism that converts registered foreign investment in Ghana into the right to bring in expatriate staff.
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Ghana immigration routes
Every route we track for Ghana, with the official source behind each one.
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Indefinite Residence Status
Indefinite residence status is Ghana's permanent-residence equivalent, obtainable by a foreign national who wishes to reside permanently in the country.
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Residence Permit (Dependant)
The dependant's residence permit is how a family follows a foreign worker or a former Ghanaian into legal residence in Ghana.
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Residence Permit (Student)
A foreign national who has gained admission into a Ghanaian school is required by law to obtain a student permit in order to reside legally in the country throughout the length of their study.
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Right Of Abode
The Right of Abode is a residence status Ghana confers on two specific groups: a Ghanaian by birth, adoption, registration or naturalisation within the meaning of the Citizenship Act who lost Ghanaian citizenship by acquiring a foreign nationality, and a person of African descent in the diaspora.
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Work and Residence Permit (Companies)
Ghana's Work and Residence Permit for company-sponsored employees, administered by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), lets a foreign national who has been lawfully admitted into Ghana work and reside in the country once the sponsoring company submits an application letter addressed to the Comptroller-General of Im…
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Work and Residence Permit (Missionaries/NGOs/ Immigrant Quota GIPC/Shareholders)
This is the Ghana Immigration Service work and residence permit for the special employer categories that sit outside the ordinary company work permit: a foreign national applying with Ghana Free Zones Board approval, an applicant covered by a GIPC automatic immigrant quota, staff of non-governmental organisations, m…
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