Guidelines For Ghana Passport Applicants

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GUIDELINES FOR PASSPORT APPLICANTS
Please read carefully the following requirements and guidelines on
application for a Ghana passport.
WARNING!!!
APPLICANTS, GUARANTORS AND WITNESSES ARE TO NOTE THAT THE MAKING
OF A FALSE STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCURING A PASSPORT IS AN
OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 15 OF THE PASSPORT AND TRAVEL CERTIFICATE
DECREE (NLCD 155, 1967) OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA.
WHERE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PROSECUTE SUCH PERSONS IN A CRIMINAL COURT
BECAUSE THEY LIVE OUTSIDE GHANA, SUCH PERSONS SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED
FROM HOLDING OR ACQUIRING A GHANA PASSPORT, AND ANY PASSPORT
ALREADY ISSUED TO THEM SHALL BE WITHDRAWN, CANCELLED AND
CONFISCATED. THEY MAY ALSO BE ARRESTED AND DEALT WITH UNDER GHANA
LAW ANYTIME THEY ENTER GHANA.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants for Ghana Passports must be Ghanaian nationals and
evidence of Ghanaian citizenship will be required.
REQUIREMENTS
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1. New passport (1
time applicants)
An applicant must submit/provide:
i.
a duly completed Ghana Passport Application Form – (Form can be
obtained from the Embassy or downloaded directly from the website);
ii.
four (4) identical passport-size photographs (full face) taken on a plain
background not more than three (3) months from the date of
application;
iii.
an original and a photocopy of applicant’s Ghanaian Birth Certificate
notarised by a Notary Public in Ghana together with an affidavit from
if
the High Court sworn on his/her behalf in Ghana by a close relative;
the applicant has neither a proof of the travel document with
which he/she entered France/Portugal nor a proof of legal
residence in France/Portugal
. The affidavit should indicate whether
the applicant has acquired a passport before or not and should be
covered by attestations from both the Judicial Service and the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Ghana;

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