{"id":9275,"date":"2018-06-24T19:28:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T18:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=9275"},"modified":"2018-06-24T19:28:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T18:28:17","slug":"more-ghanaians-to-get-us-visas-this-year-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=9275","title":{"rendered":"More Ghanaians to get US visas this year \u2013 Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson has said that the embassy will issue more visas to Ghanaians seeking entry into the US than it did last year.<\/p>\n<p>He said the demand for US visas by Ghanaians has increased by more than 30 percent, adding that the Embassy is doing its best to meet the demand.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Embassy issued 16,000 visas to Ghanaians in 2017.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe issued 16,000 visas last year. This year, we are going to issue a higher number because visa demand is up by between 30 and 60 percent. We haven\u2019t seen the final numbers but that is why we are interviewing so many people each day to attempt to meet the demand,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ambassador Jackson made the comments on the back of the US Embassy\u2019s claims that the government of Ghana was not complying with international obligations on the issuance of travel documents to Ghanaians awaiting deportation in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that\u00a0the US would be forced to begin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2018\/06\/21\/us-threatens-to-impose-visa-restrictions-on-ghana\/\"><strong>implementing visa restrictions<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in accordance with its laws as a responsibility owed the American people.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_413766\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413766\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/US-deportees.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/US-deportees.png 700w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/US-deportees-300x207.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"483\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">86 Ghanaians were deported from the US in March 2018 for flouting immigration rules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that almost 7,000\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2018\/06\/22\/us-visa-restriction-were-not-threatening-ghana-ambassador\/\"><strong>Ghanaians are facing deportation<\/strong><\/a>from the US because they have overstayed their visas or broken US law. We have been working with the government of Ghana my entire time here to repatriate people in the most humane way possible,\u201d he said. The statement that the embassy issues saying that Ghana could face visa sanctions is not a threat, and I don\u2019t want it to be a threat. What I want is for the embassy of Ghana in the United States to interview one person facing deportation and issue one travel document every business day. If the Embassy does that, we will solve this problem,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But he told\u00a0Citi News\u00a0that while the US wants as many Ghanaians as possible to visit the country, it expects that they will adhere to US laws, especially in relation to immigration<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe want to facilitate legitimate travel. We want business people to go the US, we want students to study in the US, we want tourist to go to the US but when they go, I expect them to respect the law and come back,\u201d he noted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile the government has explained that it cannot be rushed to issue travel documents to illegal migrants in the United States of America without carrying out \u201cdue diligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_401177\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401177\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ayorkor-Botchwey.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ayorkor-Botchwey.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ayorkor-Botchwey-300x188.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It said the slow-paced process is to establish if indeed the identified illegal migrants are indeed Ghanaian nationals.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source : Citinewsroom.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson has said that the embassy will issue more visas to Ghanaians seeking entry into the US than it did last year. 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