… offers hassle-free visa processing in Accra
VFS Global’s Sub-Saharan Africa Head, Mr. Alok Singhal, has urged travellers to utilise the state-of-the-art visa centre in Accra for a seamless application experience.
VFS Global – a company that provides visa and passport services for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide, has expanded its visa services in Accra to meet rising travel demand from Ghana. Since July 2024, its centre at The Grand Oyeeman, South Liberation Link, has been serving applicants for 15 countries, including the UK, Australia, France, and Germany. The move aims to streamline application processes and improve service delivery, reinforcing VFS Global’s commitment to efficiency and convenience.
Addressing selected senior editors at the company’s Accra office, Mr. Singhal of VFS Global, said “As part of our commitment to ensuring excellence in service standards across our operations in Africa, our facility in Accra is a testament to our ability to cater effectively to the growing demand for outbound travel and visa services from Ghana in recent years. We are confident this will be a memorable experience for customers who can now access a host of innovative and customised value-added services at our facility in comfort.”
He urged customers to remain vigilant and avoid dealing with unverified agents who may exploit them with false promises of visa assistance.
To effectively cater to the growing outbound travel from Ghana, customers can submit their visa applications in an even more convenient and comfortable environment at the VFS Global facility located at Ground Floor, The Grand Oyeeman, South Liberation Link, Accra. With high security control and ample parking space, the facility is managed by professional staff trained to provide secure and time-efficient processing of entry permit requirements in a friendly ambience to ensure the best customer experience.
With the Accra facility, customers can avail visa processing services for the following countries: Malta, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland (representing Belgium), The Netherlands (representing Austria, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland & Portugal).
Others are Ukraine, UK, Australia,Croatia, Czech Republic,Denmark (representing Finland, Sweden, Faroe Island, Greenland & Iceland), Dubai Visa Processing Centre, Ireland and Italy.
For customers seeking a personalised application experience, the facility houses three Premium Lounge facilities (for Italy, other Schengen destinations, and the UK). In addition, customers can opt to submit their visa applications from the comfort and safety of their home, office or any other preferred location with our Visa At Your Doorstep service (for Denmark, South Africa and Switzerland visa customers) or the On-Demand Mobile Visa service (for UK visa customers).
Customers can enjoy for other optional value-added services available at the facility such as Form-Filling Assistance Services by professionally trained staff or application submission and document collection outside of the regular business hours with the Prime-Time service. UK visa customers can also opt for the Keep My Passport While Applying service which enables them to retain their passports once their application is submitted and biometrics have been enrolled. For more information on our value-added service offered, please visit www.vfsglobal.com.
VFS Global is a trusted partner for 19 governments in Ghana for visa, passport, and consular services since establishing its operations in 2005. Since then, the company has grown its presence to an exten-sive network of 23 Application Centres which are present in nine locations across Ghana with a strong workforce of 106 employees.
About VFS Global
As the global leader in trusted technology services, empowering secure mobility for governments and citizens, VFS Global embraces technological innovation including Generative AI to support governments and diplomatic missions worldwide. The company manages non-judgmental and administrative tasks related to applications for visa, passport, and consular services for its client governments, increasing productivity and enabling them to focus entirely on the critical task of assessment.
With a responsible approach to technology development, adoption and integration, the company prioritizes ethical practices and sustainability while serving as the trusted partner to 69 client governments. Operating over 3,900 Application Centres in 165 countries, VFS Global has efficiently processed more than 473 million applications since 2001.
Headquartered in Zurich and Dubai and majority owned through investment funds managed by Blackstone Inc, along with minority stakeholders including Swiss-based Kuoni and Hugentobler Foundation.
Mr. Alok Singhal
