Investment Pathway To Work and Residence Permit In Ghana

In Ghana, a foreign investor who invests in an established entity and meets the prescribed capital has a pathway to an automatic work and residence quota/permit. Thus, allowing such an investor to remain and lawfully undertake his establish enterprise in Ghana.

A work permit or immigration quota authorises an employer or employee to engage in lawful and gainful employment in Ghana.

In Ghana, registration of enterprises with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) provides a clear pathway to obtaining work and residence permit from the Ghana Immigration Service.

Section 24 (1) of the GIPC Act 2013 (Act 865) provides that an enterprise in which foreign participation is permitted under this Act shall, after its incorporation or registration and before the commencement of business operations, be registered with the Centre.