Checklist: Applying for an airport transit visa in Ghana
Find out what documents you need in order to apply for an airport transit visa in Ghana.
Important to know
- Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out how to apply for an airport transit visa in Ghana.
- In most cases you must submit your application in person. This applies to babies and children too.
- The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs may request an interview or additional documents.
- You must sign a document at the appointment, declaring the following:
- you understand that you must submit all documents in order for your application to be processed
- you are aware that an incomplete application may be rejected and that your visa application fee will not be refunded
Personal documents
Bring: original document
You will need a completed and signed visa application form. Print the form and submit it with your other documents.
Bring: original document
You will need a valid travel document, such as a passport. Your travel document must meet the following requirements:
- it is no more than 10 years old
- it must have at least 2 empty visa pages
- it must be valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area
- it must bear your signature
Bring: original document
You will need to submit a photo that meets Dutch requirements:
- colour photo
- no more than 6 months old
- 3.5cm by 4.5cm
- white or light-coloured background
Find out where you can have a photo that meets Dutch requirements taken in Ghana
If you are applying for a visa through an external service provider, you do not need to submit a photo. A digital photo will be taken at your appointment.
Bring: original document and colour copy
You will need valid proof of legal residence in the country where you are applying for a visa. You can show that you are legally residing in the country where you submit your visa application using, for instance:
- a passport or other travel document
- a residence permit, valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area
- a visa
- a work permit
If you are not a resident of the country where you are submitting your application, you must show why you cannot apply in your country of residence.
Bring: original document and colour copy
You will have to show your birth certificate.
Bring: colour copy of the document
You must be able to prove that you have social or economic ties to the country where you live. What you can use for this depends on your situation:
- If you are employed: a recent statement from your employer stating your employment terms and conditions or a certificate of employment. Plus bank statements or payslips from the previous 3 months.
- If you are self-employed: a business registration certificate, tax clearance certificates or proof of an active business. For instance: bills of lading, import declaration forms or invoices.
- If you are a student: an official leave letter from the school or university including proof of paid school fees and school reports.
If none of the above situations apply to you, you can show that you have social or economic ties using, for instance:
- a document proving that you are a caregiver in your country of residence
- a document showing that you have a home or other immovable property in your country of residence
Bring: original document and colour copy
- If you are married: your marriage certificate
- If you have dependent children: their birth certificates
Documents relating to your travel and stay
Bring: colour copy of the document
You must show who will pay your travel and costs of stay.
- If you will pay these costs yourself, you must provide your bank statements for the previous 3 months and 3 recent payslips.
- If someone else is paying these costs, you must provide proof of financial support for these costs.
Bring: colour copy of the document
You will need a reservation in your name for your travel to and from the Schengen area. You do not need a paid travel ticket.
You will need valid proof of legal stay in the country of your final destination. Your final destination means the country you are travelling on to after transiting through the Schengen area. You can show this using, for instance:
Bring: original document and colour copy
- a residence permit
Bring: colour copy of the document
- a visa
- proof of the purpose of your trip, such as an invitation from a company or person including contact details. Or other documents such as a hotel reservation.
Documents relating to minors
If you are applying for a visa for a child under 18 who will be travelling without 1 or both of their parents or guardians, you will need the following documents:
Bring: original document and colour copy
- a consent form signed by the parents or guardians not travelling with the minor. Do you have sole custody? In that case proof of sole custody is required.
Bring: colour copy of the document
- a signed valid travel document (such as a passport or identity card) of the parents or guardians not travelling with the child
- if 1 of the parents or guardians has a valid Schengen visa: the biographical data page of their passport and of their valid Schengen visa. The biographical data page contains the passport holder’s details and photo
- if 1 of the parents or guardians has died: the death certificate of the deceased parent or guardian
- if a guardian has been appointed: official proof of guardianship
- if there is a court order in place: permission from the court for the minor to travel