Accra: Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has commended Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Foreign Affairs Minister, for securing a reversal of the US visa sanctions previously imposed on Ghana.

According to Ghana News Agency, the U.S. government officially lifted its visa sanctions on Ghana in September 2025, undoing the restrictions that had taken effect earlier in July of the same year. The reversal of these sanctions was the result of several months of high-level diplomatic engagement between Ghana and the U.S. government.

Mr Ayariga's commendation came in response to a query from Habib Iddrisu, the First Deputy Minority Chief Whip. Iddrisu had requested the Foreign Affairs Minister to provide a briefing to the House on the US visa sanction reversal following the presentation of the business statement on the House floor.

The sanctions had previously limited Ghanaian visa applicants to three-month single-entry visas, a measure reportedly introduced due to concerns over visa overstays by Ghanaian nationals. With the sanctions now reversed, Ghanaian applicants are eligible for five-year multiple-entry visas, and additional consular privileges have been restored.

The announcement of the sanction reversal took place during a bilateral meeting at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Ms Allison Hook, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, formally informed Mr Ablakwa of the decision, marking a significant improvement in diplomatic relations and travel opportunities for Ghanaians.