Travellers seeking a non-immigrant visa for travel to the United States (U.S) must generally appear in person for an interview with a consular officer, a statement issued by Sara Veldhuizen Steal of U.S Embassy has said.
This is in line with U. S laws which also designates limited exceptions under which the visa interview may be waived, such as for diplomats and officials traveling on official government business.
However, under the law, when a diplomat or official applies for a new visa for personal travel, that applicant must appear in person for an interview as it was neither necessary nor appropriate for the applicant to be accompanied to the interview by protocol assistants.
"As a general policy, only visa applicants are allowed in the waiting room, it said and called on all interested parties to comply with the directive saying "this is not a new policy".
But in limited and special circumstances as having a former president come in, the statement assured that the Embassy had procedures established to ensure that the "appropriate courtesies are extended."
It affirmed the commitment towards working with government to facilitate legitimate and personal travelling from Ghana to the U.S.
"Our communication to the Government of Ghana was meant to clarify this policy," the statement indicated.
Source: GNA
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these people are liars. I am a USA citizen. I have applied for the USA visa for my mum 3 times and they refused her. As a matter of fact, l was in Ghana when went for the 3rd time and according to my mum, the offices didn't even looked at her documents. My question is who qualifies to be given a USA visa? all the so called officers sitting there have been conniving with the so called connection men to get their share and it is therefore very difficult for genuine applicant to be granted a visa. God will punish all of them. Their reward is waiting for them
@ James, have you asked yourself how many of the US officials will engage in visa connections? Have you also asked yourself how many of our officials wont engage in visa racketeering when given the slightest chance? Be polite to their policies. In America, we don't talk rubb^^sh. We're polite.
Don't waste our ears. Will Barrack Obama visit the Ghana Embassy in Washington for a visa if he is to embark on a private visit to Ghana? I don't know who the U.S. think they are, we need to demonstrate against this decision. This is absolute R U B B I S H and total disrespect to our ex-presidents and others, on our own land and we sit down unconcerned. ***barred word*** kalami