The Executive Director of the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA), Kofi Kapito, has charged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to demand better services for Ghanaians from foreign missions.
Mr Kapito explained that it was time “Ghanaians spoke against unfair treatment because we are not slaves”.
Cataloguing a myriad of problems, Mr Kapito said he would petition the ministry to take action in the interest of Ghanaians.
He told Class FM Wednesday, May 3, that the US Embassy, British High Commission, and other foreign missions must refund visa fees if they reject the applications of persons who wish to travel to that country.
He explained that in the case of the British High Commission, for instance, visa application fees vary depending on the duration of one’s stay in the UK. However, an individual who pays a higher amount for a particular duration could be given approval to stay for a shorter period while the difference in visa cost is not refunded.
He was not enthused that foreign missions could easily obtain information on Ghanaian travellers from their banks when such information is supposed to be confidential.
The disgruntled consumer protection advocate could not understand why Chinese travel to Ghana and obtain visa on arrival yet Ghanaians who wish to travel to China cannot also obtain visa after they have arrived in the Asian country.
For him, foreigners do not come up against such hostilities when they travel to Ghana and it was bad that the country’s leaders have done nothing about the ill treatments meted to Ghanaians.
Mr Kapito emphasised that the time had come for such mistreatments to cease and called on stakeholders to ensure Ghanaians were treated fairly.
Source: classfmonline.com
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senior... thanks for the effort made.. whether your voice would be heard... we pray that its... either than that.... then its serious problems confronting the potential travelers ... foreign affairs and interior ministry should quicken their very steps in stopping this visa thing.... serious rules and regulations should be set up ... Senior Kapito .. we respect your views and your efforts.. we pray that its heard.. and we support 100% fully....
KAPITO, is your own Ghanaian visa fees refundable. Check before you disgrace yourself, Kofi. Free advise.
This decision is highly welcomed. Please go on, you have our support.
I do not blame the embassy in Ghana because we have made our selves soo cheap that all are steping on us. It is time that we have to know that once we have good tgings in our country that those greedy people are looking for they would come but we should not make ourselves cheap for them we shpuld also do same.
Great idea Mr Kapito, i supported you 100 percent, its time to put our leader on their right truck to fight for we ordinary Ghanaian they normally call us since we hold no position in governance. We shall back you spiritually, mentally, financially, physically to bring your undiluted awareness to realization.
Mr Kapito this is superb but would they mind u. Embassies just take delight in refusing people even if there's no reason .
Same with the Israeli embassy in Ghana when u take document there they don't attend to it on time , the government should do something about it
I salute you for such decision. It should not only be the embassies. i think other institutions like the UNIVERSITIES, SECURITY SERVICE, etc should also do the same. The rate at which institutions are using this channel to make money is not good.
Dis has been a matter lingering on d mind of many reflective thinkers. It's all abt who d ring leader to start d fight against dis inhuman treatment. Dis shd be a national interest cos natn n natn absolutely can justify d money dat dey still keep when visas r approved. It just doesn't make sense. I hope n pray Ghana n Africa as a whole deal wid dis sensitive matter once n for all. Thks
Very True, I remember India's application rules demand you get an air ticket first before applying, but if they reject your application, your air ticket paid is waste .. this is totally unbearable