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US Visa: Ghanaian Travellers Cited For Overstaying In America, Figure More Than Nigeria
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US Visa: Ghanaian Travellers Cited For Overstaying In America, Figure More Than Nigeria

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • Ghana has been cited as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates after travel to the US
  • A United States Customs and Border Protection report outlined the latest US visa overstay statistics
  • It was reported that 7.50% of Ghanaians visiting for business or pleasure on B1/B2 visas overstayed

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Ghana has been noted as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates in the US.

These findings were outlined in a United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Fiscal Year 2023 Entry/Exit Overstay Report.

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According to a report, Ghanaians generally overstay US visas at higher rates than Nigerians.
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The report noted that Ghanaian travellers admitted for business or pleasure on B1/B2 visas recorded a 7.50% total overstay rate.

This amounted to 1,910 total overstays out of 25,454 expected departures. Of these overstays, 1,850 were in-country, reflecting a 7.27% overstay rate.

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Ghana’s West African cousin, Nigeria, was cited for a reported 7.14% total overstay rate, with 6,000 total overstays out of 84,051 expected departures.

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This data forms part of a comprehensive effort by CBP to monitor compliance with US visa regulations.

Globally, countries such as Haiti, at 31.38% and Chad, at 49.54%, recorded some of the highest overstay rates.

Ghanaian students studying in US increase

This news comes after reports that the number of Ghanaian students studying in the US has risen by 45% for the 2023-2024 academic year

Ghana is now ranked number 18 among countries with students pursuing higher education in the US, marking the second year in a row the country ranked among the top 25 countries globally sending students to America.

This data was contained in an Open Doors Report published annually by the Institute of International Education.

Elderly Ghanaian allowed to remain in UK

YEN.com.gh reported that the UK Home Office told an elderly Ghanaian man that he could stay in the country despite the earlier threat of deportation.

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Nelson Shardey, aged 75, had been asked to apply for the 10-year route to settlement so he could stay and was happy the situation had been resolved.

The elderly Ghanaian man had fundraised almost £50,000 to help with his efforts to stay in the UK, but this money will now be donated to charities.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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