UK Visa Application Centre Set to Open in Kumasi From June 26

• VFS Global's UK visa application services are expanding to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region starting June 26, 2025
• The expansion is to enhance customer experience and cater to growing demand, according to a VHS statement
• VFS Global said customers would continue to enjoy the same service as visa application centres situated in Accra

UK visa application services are set to expand to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region starting June 26. 2025.

The service provider, VFS Global, said the expansion was to enhance customer experience and cater to growing demand.

In a notice, VFS said it would be based at the Golden Bean Hotel in Kumasi.

VFS Global is a commercial company that provides administrative and technology services to governments and diplomatic missions, primarily related to visa and other consular services.

In a statement to YEN.com.gh, the company noted that Ghana is among the top 10 nationalities by volume for UK visit visas.

The statement also quoted Keith McMahon, Chargé d'Affaires at the British High Commission, as saying:

"We are delighted to expand UK visa application services to customers outside Accra. Kumasi and the Ashanti region are a crucial part of the UK-Ghana partnership, and we hope to welcome more travellers from Ghana to the UK."

Alok Singhal, the Head-Sub-Saharan Africa for VFS Global, said customers would continue to enjoy the same comfort, convenience, and best-in-class services at these locations that they do in visa application centres in Accra.

"Customers who submit their documents and enrol biometrics at the Premium Application Centre can now enjoy a number of complementary value-added services offered by VFS Global, such as document upload assistance, notification services on the status of their applications and courier return of documents."

UK visa fees for international students

International students will also face higher visa fees, with the standard rising from £490 to £524.

The same fee will apply to Child Student Visa applications, while those applying for short-term English language courses. They will pay now £214, up from £200.

Work visa categories will also experience significant fee increases. The Health and Care Worker Visa will rise by 28.2%, from £367 to £470.

The Skilled Worker Visa for those in shortage occupations will increase by 26.3% to £470.

Premium services such as priority processing fees will largely remain unchanged.

Employment Law Worldview suggested that hiking premium services would have been easier.

The UK last saw increased immigration fees on October 4, 2023.

UK increases financial requirements for Ghana students

Ghanaian students planning to study in the UK have been subject to increased financial requirements since January 2025.

International students aiming to study in schools in London now need savings of £1,483 per month.

The previous requirements were £1,334 per month for London-based students and £1,023 for students elsewhere in the UK.

The changes have been linked to the maintenance loans available for domestic students.

The Home Office indicated that the financial requirements will be regularly reviewed to keep pace with inflation.

People going with family will need to prove they have extra money for each family member they bring.

Scholarship students in UK faced deportation

YEN.com.gh also previously reported that some Ghanaian students at the University of Birmingham were facing deportation due to delayed tuition payments in 2024.

Due to a payment delay, students on government scholarships were warned that they might have to leave the country, according to a latter from the UK Visa and Immigration Office.

Source: YEN.com.gh