The U.S. Embassy in Ghana has promised to take action regarding the delays students are facing in obtaining expedited student visas.

Several students have voiced concerns about the long processing times, which could result in missed academic deadlines and hinder their ability to pursue education abroad. In response, they are calling for urgent intervention to resolve the delays and speed up the process.

In an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on December 19, Stacy Comp, the Visa Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, assured Bernard Avle that she would look into the matter and ensure it is resolved. She recognized the frustration of the students and emphasized that the embassy was committed to finding a solution.

Stacy Comp also indicated that she would gather a full list of students waiting for expedited appointments to help prioritize their applications.

“I can assure you that I am going to take this issue back and go into the system and see what is going on and contact our third-party contractor to see what the problem is, and I will also ask for the list of students who have been sitting on this expedited student visa appointment queue, and then I will look at them and see if we can try to accommodate their request.

“I can only apologise for this issue with our third-party contractor and reassure you that we really appreciate the interest in studying in the United States and that the ability to have these bilateral exchanges is foundational to the US-Ghana relationship.”