Ghana has ranked 5th on the latest Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI). According to the document released by the African Union Commission in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), visa openness refers to the ease with which travelers can obtain authorization to travel to and enter a country, subject to final determination by the destination country’s immigration officials. The more visa-open a country, the easier it is for a traveller to visit that country” the report indicated. However, there are different degrees of visa openness. A more visa-open country on the index Implies that the country in question has a generally more liberal or relaxed visa policy for visitors, meaning that visitors either do not need a visa to enter. Also its territory, or can obtain a visa upon arrival as opposed to a visa-restrictive country requires visitors to obtain a visa before they travel. In such instances, visitors may be required to obtain a visa from an embassy, a consulate, o...