Phone Number: |
(233) 21-776-601/602
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E-Mail: |
consulateaccra@state.gov (this address doesn't seem to work any longer) |
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Address: |
Consular Section
US Embassy PO Box 194
Accra
Ghana |
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Working Hours: |
Mon-Fri 8.30-noon (notary, passport renewal)
Interviews M-Th 7.30-4.30, Friday 7.30-12.30
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Best Contact Method: |
Email to U.S. Citizen Services by USC |
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Approx Waiting Time for Interview After Consulate Recieves
NVC Package: |
4-6 Months |
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Issues Packet 3? |
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Packet 3 Contains: |
Checklist of things to gather (passport, birth cert, I-134, photos, divorce decrees, etc.). Checklist must be signed and returned.
DS-230 Part I to sign and return. |
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Issues Packet 4? |
Yes |
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Packet 4 Contents (if known): |
Appointment letter with interview date
DS-156 & 156-K
Medicals instructions and forms |
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Forms to Consulate? |
After returning checklist and DS-230 Part I, all other forms and documents are brought to the interview. |
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Other Forms (if any)? |
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Direct Consular Filing Offered? |
No |
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If DCF Allowed: For all or only US citizen lawfully resident in country?
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Can fiance(e)/spouse attend interview? |
No |
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Visa fee payment "same day" or "in advance"? |
Advance |
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Did embassy schedule interview or could you walk-in? |
Embassy Scheduled |
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Visa issued same day? |
No |
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If not what's the waiting period? |
7-21 days
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Is the Medical exam same day as interview? |
Prior to Interview |
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Cost of Medical Exam? |
$250-$300 |
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List of doctors? |
Akai House Clinic
Holy Trinity Clinic
Medlab |
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How many Passport Photo's Required for the medical? |
3 |
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How many Passport Photo's Required at the interview? |
3 |
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Estimated waiting time at the consulate on the day of interview? |
1-4 hours |
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Vaccination requirements? |
Yes: polio, tetanus, hep B, varicella |
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Cheap and good hotels near the Consulate? |
Salvation Army Guest House is a block away. The Osu area is full of hotels. |
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Additional Info? |
Waiting to pick up packet 3 and packet 4 can take a full day: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. |
