The United States Embassy in Ghana has disclosed that only 25,000 out of 61,000 visa applications submitted in 2024 were approved, highlighting growing concerns over fraudulent practices and the activities of middlemen posing as facilitators.
Embassy officials have linked a significant portion of the problem to so-called "fixers" who deceive desperate applicants with false promises of guaranteed visas often in exchange for large sums of money.
At a press conference in Accra, Elliot Fertik, Consul General of the U.S.
Embassy, warned the public against engaging unauthorised intermediaries and reiterated the Embassy's commitment to curbing visa fraud. "We've always had a zero-tolerance policy towards lying and visa fraud, but the Trump administration is determined to ensure that this policy is strictly enforced," he stated.
