JennyCM
New Zealander looking for information about Ghana
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Registration: 23 April 2023
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Retiring in Ghana by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Why did you choose to retire in Ghana? What are the advantages compared with your home country? What were your main considerations when deciding to move? For example, taxes, ease of transferring your pension, etc.. Are there ...
@hkannMany thanks, this is really helpful. I did go to the GRA site and they say that pensions are on the exemption list, I was just concerned that it may just be for Ghanaians, my husband is Ghanaian but I am not. Read More
Retiring in Ghana by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Why did you choose to retire in Ghana? What are the advantages compared with your home country? What were your main considerations when deciding to move? For example, taxes, ease of transferring your pension, etc.. Are there ...
Hi everyone, I know this is an old thread, but wanted to ask if anyone could tell me about taxation of foreign pensions. I am hoping to retire to Ghana with my Ghanaian husband, but we will both have pensions coming in from other countries, are they ... Read More
New to Accra by shadialzarif
Hi Everyone, I am from Canada and will be arriving to Accra on Nov 6th for work. Nice to meet all of you here. Wanted to ask about the best options of banking especially those banks in Ghana that i can easily transfer funds (international wire ...
Hi shadialzarif, I travel to Ghana regularly for visits of up to six weeks at a time. I discussed this with my GP and she prescribed several vaccines that I should take to boost the ones I already had (I don't remember what now). I suggest you do ... Read More
Internet connection by rokaxelvaska01
I am planning a work trip to Accra and I wonder about internet connection. I need access to my company in Europe via internet, Facetime and such. How about wifi in bars, cafes and such? My staying place wont have internet, which is why i ask. Cheers!
I find it is not so easy to find places that have an internet connection when I’m in Accra. I end up using my roaming on my phone a lot. We have internet at the house in Accra but even this can be iffy at times so I end up hotspotting with my ... Read More
New members of the Ghana forum, introduce yourselves here - 2023 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Ghana forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your expat ...
@hkann Thanks so much for the information, this is great. I have been coming to Ghana for years so it shouldn't be too much of a shock for me, but will still need some adjustment time. The biggest problem I have is how much I have to rely on my ... Read More
New members of the Ghana forum, introduce yourselves here - 2023 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Ghana forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your expat ...
Hi everyone, I am planning to retire, at least part of the time, in Ghana in the next 7 or 8 years. My partner is Ghanaian, living and working in Ghana while I remain in Europe for work. He is a workaholic who will probably never retire, so I will ... Read More