Why Ghanaians Are Bounced Visas – US Ambassador Gives Details
Failure on the part of over 6000 Ghanaians to make good on their word and return home after the expiration of their US visas is the major reason many other colleagues of theirs are ‘bounced’ when they apply for visas to travel to the United States of America. This was revealed by US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson when he took his turn on ’21 minutes with KKB’ as he spoke to GhanaWeb editor, Kwabena Kyenkyenhene Boateng on a wide range of issues. Mr. Jackson who was detailing the reasons for difficulty in accessing US Visas said Ghanaians are mostly denied these permits because previous patterns show that several travelers; about 7,000 out of the 16,000 persons offered visas annually overstay their permit, creating problems for the US embassy who then is left with the sole responsibility of ‘fishing’ out these ‘illegal’ persons and processing them for deportation. “Because almost 7,000 of your country men have overstayed their visas or committed crimes in the United States a...