Former French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave, has revealed the awkward situations she has been subjected to by Ghanaians keenly in search of visas.

According to her, some Ghanaians have taken to contacting her in the middle of the night to request visas. She mentioned that individuals have been reaching out to her both during the day and late at night via WhatsApp.

In a discussion with Andy Dosty on Hitz FM on August 31, Anne Sophie Ave expressed her astonishment, as she had no knowledge of how some Ghanaians obtained her contact information. She also conveyed her discomfort with the situation, finding it embarrassing to receive such requests.

Anne Sophie Ave emphasized that she had already communicated to Ghanaians that she is not responsible for issuing visas, yet she continues to receive late-night calls from individuals seeking assistance with visa matters.

“People come to me night and day and even on my phone as well. I don’t know how they managed to get my WhatsApp and they call me in the middle of the night and I’m like oh, it’s crazy.”

The former French Ambassador added that she is also not worried that much because she understands the ‘frustrations’ of these people knowing how things work.

She said “But I understand where they come from. You need to travel, you have an appointment, a concert, a business meeting and then you apply for a visa and then there’s no appointment, no slot.”

She further explained that there are many reasons why there are usually no slots when you apply for a visa with Andy Dosty “The number of requests (for visas) has increased remarkably so the size of the desk that is providing and studying the application is not enough because the number increased from 4000 a year to 7000 and to 10,000 with the same number of people; so that’s one thing,” she disclosed.