General News of Thursday, 16 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comUnited States lifts non-immigrant visa restrictions on GhanaAs of Friday, January 17, 2020, visa processing will return to the normal proceduresThe United States (U.S) has lifted the visa restrictions on Ghana applied under Section 243(d) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act. as of Friday, January 17, 2020, visa processing will return to the normal procedures. The statement further explained that; all pending non-immigrant visas (NIV) to domestic employees (A3 and G5) of Ghanaian diplomats posted in the United States that were received during the visa restrictions will now be processed. BackgroundEarlier in February 2019, the U.S imposed visa restrictions on Ghana after it refused to accept the return of 7,000 Ghanaian nationals that it wants to deport. Ghana's ambassador to the US, Baffour Adjei-Bawuah had earlier indicated that an agreement had been reached to return the deportees.

Source: GhanaWeb January 16, 2020 10:18 UTC