British High Commission Accra
The British High Commission in Ghana maintains and develops relations between the UK and Ghana.
Find out more on our UK and Ghana news page. We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Ghana and Niger. You can access UK government services while in Ghana.
Urgent assistance
If you’re travelling in Ghana, see our Ghana travel advice about coronavirus (COVID-19).
Get an emergency travel document
You can apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.
Apply online for an emergency travel document
If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.
If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.
If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before
If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen
If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document.
Other consular services
Consular fees
We charge for some services. See our list of consular fees.
Development work in Ghana
Ghana’s story is one of relative development success. A beacon of stability and democracy for over 20 years, it has halved the proportion of people living in poverty and has held peaceful and internationally-recognised elections, most recently in 2016.
Development programmes in Liberia are also run from the Ghana office.
Find out more in the country profile for Ghana and Liberia.
Development work in Burkina Faso
- Development Tracker: Burkina Faso to explore international development projects funded by the UK government by country and sector
- Burkina Faso and the UK updates, news and events from the UK government in Burkina Faso
Find out more in the profile for Sahel.
Our people
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Tom Hartley
Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana
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Beth Cadman OBE
Development Director to Ghana
Contact us
British High Commission Accra
PO Box 296
Accra
Ghana
Telephone
+ 233 302 213 200
Passport Advice Line
+ 44 300 222 0000
Fax
+ 233 30 2213 274
Email Enquiries
http://ukvi-international.faq-help.com/
Visa Hotline
+ 44 1243 213 316
Consular Hotline
+233 302213200
In line with the Government of Ghana, visitors to the British High Commission or Residence should be prepared to show their vaccination card on entry.
Use our contact form for consular enquiries: www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-accra
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email: High.Commission.Accra@fcdo.gov.uk
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