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US Embassy Pledges To Address Delays In Expedited Student Visa Appointments

US Embassy Pledges To Address Delays In Expedited Student Visa Appointments

The United States Embassy in Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to resolving delays affecting Ghanaian students seeking expedited student visa appointments. Recent weeks have seen growing frustration among applicants, with many concerned about missing academic deadlines and jeopardizing their educational opportunities due to prolonged processing times. Speaking on Accra-based Citi FM on Thursday, December 19, Visa Chief at the US Embassy in Accra, Stacy Comp, acknowledged the challenges and assured listeners that the embassy is actively working to address the issue. “I can assure you that I am going to take this issue back and go into the system to…
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US Embassy Partners GJA To Promote Peaceful Elections

US Embassy Partners GJA To Promote Peaceful Elections

Fumesua (Ash), Jan.11, GNA – The United States Embassy is supporting the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to implement a 10-month project aimed at promoting peace before, during and after the 2024 general election. Dubbed: “Journalists for Peaceful Discourse”, the project seeks to create peaceful platforms within the media space where issues would be discussed dispationately. Selected journalists across the country are being trained to promote violence-free and credible elections under the project, which is on the theme: “Promoting Peaceful Journalistic Media Platforms Ahead of Elections 2024.” One such training has been held at Fumesua in the Ashanti Region, attended by…
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US Embassy Reacts To ‘USA Visa In 24 Hours’ Poster

US Embassy Reacts To ‘USA Visa In 24 Hours’ Poster

The Embassy of the United State of America in Ghana has reacted to a viral poster advertising American Visa services within 24 hours. Responding to a tweet on the poster which reads ‘USA Visa in 24 hours’, the embassy said that Ghanaians who patronize the services of the ’24 hours’ Visa operators do so at their peril. It urged people not to patronise the ‘USA Visa in 24 hours’ to avoid “Wo ko ho ko y3 d3n” (WKHKYD) experiences. WHHKYD is a Twi dialect social media trend that translates to “What did you go there for?" The embassy also urged…
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