General overview
Short term Schengen visa applicants please contact the Czech Visa Center in Accra operated by VFS Global.
Applicants for long term visa and long-term residence permit traveling to the Czech Republic make appointment for visa submission with the Czech Embassy Accra by email only - all necessary instructions are in the article "Visa Appointment Booking".
We accept Schengen visa applications from the citizens of Burkina Faso, Cote d´Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe and Togo. For more relevant information about how to apply for a Czech Schengen Visa, please visit the VFS Global Accra or https://visa.vfsglobal.com/gha/en/cze/news/applying-for-visa
We accept Schengen visa applications for Slovakia from Ghanaian citizens only. In these cases please contact the Slovakian Embassy in Abuja at first.
Please note that visa related questions are NOT communicated on social media (Facebook, Twitter).
Contact details:
Embassy of the Czech republic, 2, Hilla Liman Highway, Kanda, Accra
Telephone : 00233(0) 540 126 815-6
Email: Accra.Consulate@mzv.gov.cz
Calling hours for telephone inquiries:
As the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Accra has limited capacity, please be aware that calls with visa and consular questions will be answered only on working days from Monday to Thursday between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. local time.
Working hours of Consular and Visa Section:
Monday: 08:00 - 12:00 (long-term visa/residence permits)
Tuesday: 08:00 - 12:00 (long-term visa/residence permits)
Wednesday: 09:00 - 13:00 (Schengen short term visas by appointment only)
Thursday: 09:00 - 16:00 (interviews and interrogations for long-term visa/residence permits by appointment only)
Friday 9:00 - 11:00 (verification agenda booked by previous e-mail, document deposit at 9:00 only; consular service for Czech citizens)
We are closed on Czech public holidays
1 January - New Year's Day
Good Friday - movable feast
Easter Monday - movable feast
1 May - May Day
8 May - Liberation Day
5 July - Cyril and Methodius
6 July - Jan Hus Day
28 September - Czech Statehood Day
28 October - Czechoslovakia Day
17 November - Freedom and Democracy Day
24 - 26 December - Christmas
The Embassy of Switzerland in Abidjan accepts and issues Schengen short-term visas on behalf of the Czech Republic.
The possibility of submitting your application for a short-term visa at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Accra remains possible and the agreement with the Swiss Confederation does not affect it.
You can find more information about the visa representation of the Czech Republic in Côte d’Ivoire and how to apply for a Schengen visa with the destination of the Czech Republic in Abidjan here.
The Embassy of France in Lomé accepts and issues short-term visas on behalf of the Czech Republic in the Republic of Togo. The issuance of visas for the Czech Republic by the Embassy of France in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, was suspended in 2023.
You can find more information about the visa representation of the Czech Republic in the Republic of Togo and how to apply for a Czech Schengen visa in Lomé here.
The possibility of submitting your application for a short-term visa at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Accra remains possible and the agreement with France does not affect it.
Further useful consular information is also available at the web pages:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic.
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