Ghana is exempt from the most recent visa restrictions in the US
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The United States has exempted Ghana from its most recent visa restrictions, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who made the announcement on Tuesday, December 16.
The Donald Trump administration announced plans to extend travel restrictions to 20 more countries, including the Palestinian Authority. This would double the number of countries impacted by the broad limitations on travel and immigration to the United States that were put in place earlier this year.
Speaking on Wednesday, December 17, at a goodbye procession for Ghana Army Engineers sent to Jamaica to support reconstruction operations, Minister Ablakwa stated that Ghana’s exemption highlights the friendly ties between the two nations.
“Last night, in the latest round of US visa restrictions, which affected almost all our neighbours, President Trump once again exempted our brother country, the Republic of Ghana. We are grateful to President Mahama for leading our foreign policy efforts,” he said.
President Donald Trump has extended a travel ban to the United States, prohibiting citizens of five more nations as well as anybody using passports issued by the Palestinian Authority from entering the country.
According to the White House, the limitations will take effect on January 1st and are meant “to protect the security of the United States.”
Passport holders from the Palestinian Authority and citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria will be subject to full entry restrictions.
Additionally, the administration placed partial limitations on 15 other nations, including Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, and transferred Laos and Sierra Leone, which had previously been subject to partial restrictions, to the entire prohibition list.
Since taking office again in January, Trump has tightened immigration regulations. He claimed that the increased travel ban was required due to what his government called shortcomings in foreign screening and vetting systems.
High rates of visa overstays, faulty civil records, corruption, terrorist activity, and a lack of cooperation in welcoming deported citizens were all mentioned by officials.
Source: newsthemegh.com
